Director Junji Yamashita | Public transit access Gifu Bus | |
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Location Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan Type Cormorant fishing museum Website Cormorant Fishing House | ||
The Cormorant Fishing House (鵜飼資料園, Ukai Shiryō-en) is a museum dedicated to Cormorant Fishing on the Nagara River and located in the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. In addition to viewing artifacts from the history of cormorant fishing, visitors can also view the cormorants actually used in the process. The museum is run by the cormorant fishing masters, who are Imperial Agents of the Royal Household Agency.
Contents
- Map of Japan E38092502 0071 Gifu ken Gifu shi Nagara E9B59CE9A3BCE8B387E69699E59C92
- Facilities information
- Access
- References
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Facilities information
Access
From JR Gifu Station (Bus Platform 11) or Meitetsu Gifu Station (Bus Platform 4), board any Gifu Bus towards Nagara. Get off the bus at "Ukai-ya," approximately 15 minutes from the train stations. The museum is a 300 m (984 ft) walk up river from there.
References
Cormorant Fishing House Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA