Cormorant fishing has begun on the Nagara River in Gifu
On the Nagara River in Gifu City, cormorant fishing has been practiced since ancient times, using birds called cormorants to catch sweetfish and other fish.
今年は5月11日の夜に始まりました
This year started on the night of May 11th.
Those who engage in cormorant fishing wear a mino on their waist and an eboshi.
They were skillfully moving cormorants that had entered the river from a lighted boat.
最後には、6隻の船が並んで進んで、川の浅い所に魚を集めてとりました
In the end, six boats lined up and collected fish in the shallows of the river.
岡山県から来た人は「初めて見ました
A person from Okayama Prefecture said, ``This is the first time I’ve seen it.
I was surprised at how well the cormorants caught fish.”
鵜飼いは10月15日までです
Cormorant fishing is available until October 15th
This year, we will do it the same way we did before the spread of the coronavirus
Gifu City hopes that around 90,000 people will ride boats to watch cormorant fishing.
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