murmurMiyoshi Cormorant Fishing (Ukai)
Miyoshi City · Ukai boarding area, Tokaichi Shinsui Park (Basen River)
Dates and details can change. Always check the official website before you go.
Miyoshi Tourism Promotion Organization (Miyoshi DMO) · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Jun 1 – Sep 10, 2026 （Ended） About 19:00-20:40 (check in by 19:00)
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early June
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Boats run nightly through the summer season; dates are announced each year
- Venue
- Ukai boarding area, Tokaichi Shinsui Park (Basen River)
- City
- Miyoshi City, Hiroshima
About
On summer nights in Miyoshi, lantern-lit boats take to the river for cormorant fishing, a method handed down for around 450 years and listed as an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Hiroshima Prefecture. Visitors board sightseeing boats at the cormorant fishing pier and ride right alongside the fishing master's boat as it makes its way along the river. Traveling together like this is a style unique to Miyoshi, and it lets you see the master's handiwork and the birds diving in the dark up close. The master, in a tall black cap and straw waist skirt, works leashes about seven meters long, reputedly the longest in Japan. Don't miss the moment a bird swallows a sweetfish and he reels it in to make it give up the catch. Boats run on summer evenings; adults pay 4,000 yen, and you can also charter a whole boat.
Sources
- OfficialMiyoshi Tourism Promotion Organization (Miyoshi DMO) www.miyoshi-dmo.jp
Last checked: Oct 10, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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