[One of Japan's Three Great Cormorant Fishing] See Ozu's summer tradition, "cormorant fishing," up close!

Cormorant fishing is a traditional Japanese fishing method in which cormorants are skillfully used to catch river fish. When river fish are attracted to a bonfire lit on a boat, the cormorants dive into the river and catch the fish by swallowing them whole. At Ozu Ukai, one of Japan's three major cormorant fishing methods, you can see the moment a cormorant catches a fish up close!

2024.07.23

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Ozu Ukai, one of the three great Ukai in Japan
Characteristics of Ozu Ukai
Reservations, fees, etc.
inquiry
We also recommend taking a boat tour in Ozu!

Ozu Ukai, one of the three great Ukai in Japan

Cormorant fishing is a traditional Japanese fishing method in which cormorants are skillfully used to catch river fish.

When river fish are attracted to the bonfires on the boat, the cormorants dive into the river and catch the fish by swallowing them whole.

At Ozu Ukai, one of the three major cormorant fishing practices in Japan, you can see up close the moment when cormorants catch fish!

Characteristics of Ozu Ukai

"Ozu Ukai" is a type of cormorant fishing called "Awase Ukai," which is rare even in Japan.

The cormorant fisherman's boat, carrying the cormorants and the fisherman, and the pleasure boat carrying passengers run side by side, allowing you to see the cormorants catching fish up close.

The best part of Ozu cormorant fishing is being so close to the cormorants that you can practically reach them!

Another highlight is the exquisite control of the usho boat and the yakatabune, which are neither too close nor too far apart.

Reservations, fees, etc.

Fee

■ Boarding only

Adults: 4,000 yen

Children: 3,000 yen

■ Lunch box included

Adults: 8,000 yen

Children: 5,000 yen

schedule

■6:00pm

Meeting place/reception begins (Ozu Tourist Information Center)

■ 6:10 p.m.

Depart for the boarding area

■ 6:30pm

Boarding (Garyu Sanso Lower Boarding Point)

■8:30pm

Disembarkation (Ozu Castle Town)

reservation

If you would like to use a shared boat, please make a reservation using this reservation form.

Ozu no Ukai Reservation Form

inquiry

Ozu Tourist Information Center

TEL: 0893-57-6655

Reception hours: 9:00am - 6:00pm

We also recommend taking a boat tour in Ozu!

When sightseeing in Ozu, in addition to cormorant fishing, we also recommend the "Ozu Castle Town Boat Tour"!

You can take a leisurely boat trip on the Hijikawa River that flows through Ozu for about an hour.

You can also view famous Ozu architecture such as Ozu Castle and Garyu Sanso from the river.

Please try it when you come to Ozu!

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