Unleashed cormorant fishing tour

Unleashed cormorant fishing tour

People have practice cormorant fishing on the Uji River since the Heian era (784 to 1185), where it passes by Uji City. It is currently carried out from July to September, and is a familiar part of the poetic scenes of summer in Uji. The "sea cormorant" birds used in the activity are quite high-strung, and will never lay eggs in captivity. However, in the spring of 2014, the first sea cormorant eggs were laid incidentally by a cormorant pair that fished the Uji River, and Japan's first artificially fertilized sea cormorant was born. The cormorant born was named "Woody the Umi-u" (Woody the Sea Cormorant) by popular vote. In free cormorant fishing, the birds are released without the typical lead rope (a 4-meter rope connecting the bird and its master) and go fishing, coming back when their masters call for them. The trust between "Woody the Umi-u" (born through artificial fertilization) and his compatriots and masters has produced Japan's only "free cormorant fishing" team.

Photos

Cormorant fishing

Cormorant fishing

A cormorant fisherman and Woody the Umi-u

A cormorant fisherman and Woody the Umi-u

A cormorant letting go of the fish it caught

A cormorant letting go of the fish it caught

The cormorant chick born through artificial fertilization

The cormorant chick born through artificial fertilization

The chick growing up

The chick growing up

Information

Minimum Number of Passengers
10
Maximum Capacity
30
Meeting and Exchange Areas
Ocha to Uji-no-machi Historical Park
203-1 Todo Maruyama, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture
Open Period
Closed on certain days
Tour Schedule
(1) Meet at Ocha to Uji-no-machi Historical Park (2) Cormorant demonstration (Chazuna Conference Room) / Free cormorant fishing tour (Taiko levee) (3) Experience ends
Required Time
Around 1.5 hours
Provision of Meals
Meals are not provided
Parking
Yes
Notes
Full rentals also available for Uji River cormorant fishing (July to September)
Related websites
https://www.kyoto-uji-kankou.or.jp/hanachi-ukai.html

This basic information is current at the time of publication and is subject to change.
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