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UKAI no Sato is a community of six Cormorant Fishing Master's houses located along the Nagara River. The cormorant nests, piled firewood and UKAI tools in the front yards of the houses makes for a picturesque scene! You will find many interesting things related to UKAI during your stroll through this neighborhood.
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- River Lighthouse
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- Stacked split pine fire wood for Kagari-bi (UKAI fishing torches)
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- Cormorant-shaped roof tile
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- Cormorant Fishing Master Statue
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- UKAI no Sato (UKAI's Land) map
Gifu City Cormorant Fishing Viewing Boat Shipyard
You can look around an old-fashioned wooden houseboat (for UKAI fishing) being constructed by craftsmen using traditional techniques.
- Open hours:
- Mon - Fri 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Contact:
- Gifu City Cormorant Fishing Viewing Boat Office
TEL: 058-262-0104
U no Iori, U (Cormorant pens/Cormorants)
A coffee shop owned by an active Cormorant Fishing Master. You will have a chance to observe cormorants up close in the courtyard.
- Open hours:
- 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Closed:
- The 2nd and 4th Sundays / the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Mondays
- Address:
- 94-10 Nagara, Gifu City
- TEL: 058-232-2839
INFORMATION
| Access |
Take one of the following buses at JR Gifu Station or Meitetsu Gifu Station to “Ukai-ya”. (takes 17 min, 200 yen/one way.)
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| Parking | Gifu Park Parking Lot |
| Contact |
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- Tourist Information in Gifu City:
- Feel free to contact the Gifu City Tourist Information Office when you visit Gifu City.
