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Ukai (鵜飼い), a traditional method of fishing with cormorants, can be seen on Arashiyama's Oigawa (嵐山/大堰川) between..

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73 days ago

Ukai (鵜飼い), a traditional method of fishing with cormorants, can be seen on Arashiyama's Oigawa (嵐山/大堰川) between..

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KyotoDailyPhoto 73 days ago

..lured to the boats with baskets of fire. A leash about the cormorant's neck prevents it swallowing the catch.

KyotoDailyPhoto 73 days ago

...July & mid-September. As night falls the birds are sent into the black waters to catch Ayu (鮎 Sweetfish),...