Nagara River Cormorant Fishing

Nagara River Cormorant Fishing is a traditional fishing method with a history of over 1,300 years. From covered boats, you can watch up close as Imperial cormorant masters skillfully operate cormorants to catch sweetfish in a mystical scene. The sight of the cormorant masters and cormorants dancing on the river surface, lit by bonfires on summer nights, continues to enchant many as a symbol of Japanese summer.