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Oze-Ukai, Japan's Oldest Cormorant Fishing & Purveyor to the Imperial Household
Duration
2 hours
Overview
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On this English guided tour you will get an up-close look at a Japanese traditional fishing method with more than 1300 years of tradition.
-Observe the traditional Japanese fishing method with a history of more than 1,300 years
-One of the few cormorant fishing in Japan that has been used by the Imperial Household Agency for over 120 years
-Watch how the master fishermen feed the cormorants and live with them like a family
-Enjoy the sounds of nature created by traditional fishing, selected as oneof 100 soundscapes of Japan
-Cormorant fishermen themselves teach you how to fish cormorants in English
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