The 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.Ukai Shiryo-en . Gifu Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Accessed June 2, 2008. The museum is run by the cormorant fishing masters, who are Imperial Agents of the Imperial Household Agency.
Facilities information Hours of operation 8:30am to 5:00pm Holidays 2nd and 4th Sundays Mondays (Tuesday, if Monday is a holiday) Dec. 31 to Jan. 4 Entrance fee Free
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 walk up river from there.
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