Commercially popular fishing methods put the tradition at risk of disappearing. More sediment, falling water levels, and higher temperatures are making it harder to fish. Under the light of the moon, ...
INUYAMA, Japan >> The 1,300-year-old summer tradition of ukai, or cormorant fishing, started June 1 on the Kiso River in Inuyama, Aichi prefecture. Ukai goes on day and night on the river, which runs ...
Cormorant fishing has been a fishing method in Japan and China for over 1,300 years. Commercially popular fishing methods put the tradition at risk of disappearing. More sediment, falling water levels ...