Other expenses not mentioned above、Dining expenses、Transportation fare

Cancellations 4 day(s) (inclusive) before the selected date are allowed. Unused orders can be canceled for free；For cancellations made 2 to 3 days prior to selected date, a cancellation fee of 20% will apply；For cancellations made 1 to 1 days prior to selected date, a cancellation fee of 30% will apply；For cancellations made 0 to 0 days prior to selected date, a cancellation fee of 50% will apply；Due to time zone differences, the confirmed cancellation date is based on the supplier’s local time. Please allow 2–5 business days to process your cancellation request, after which the cancellation fee will be charged according to the product’s cancellation policy. Once your refund request is confirmed, KKday will initiate the refund to your original payment method within 15 days. The actual refund timing depends on your card-issuing bank’s policy.

Gifu Nagaragawa Cormorant Fishing Viewing Boat Ticket (Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture)

Name: Gifu Nagaragawa Cormorant Fishing Viewing Boat Ticket (Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture)
Brand: KKday
SKU: 581648
Rating: 4.43 (7 reviews)

Japan-Nagara River , Gifu City

4.4Very Good

Sold 75+

Free cancellation 4 day(s) prior to experience date

Please present the e-voucher on-site

The Gifu Nagaragawa Cormorant Fishing has a history of over 1,300 years and is designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan for its 'Nagaragawa Cormorant Fishing Techniques.'
You can witness the masterful technique of the cormorant masters and the powerful spectacle of the fishing up close.
The sight of the cormorant masters, dressed in traditional attire, skillfully guiding the cormorants to catch ayu (sweetfish) while calling out 'ho-ho' will transport spectators into a world of ethereal beauty.

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Ticket type	E-ticket (requires redemption)
Attraction type	History & culture

Product Info

- About Cormorant Fishing -

・The Gifu Nagaragawa Cormorant Fishing has a history of over 1,300 years and is designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan for its 'Nagaragawa Cormorant Fishing Techniques.'

・You can witness the masterful technique of the cormorant masters and the powerful spectacle of the fishing up close.

・The sight of the cormorant masters, dressed in traditional attire, skillfully guiding the cormorants to catch ayu (sweetfish) while calling out 'ho-ho' will transport spectators into a world of ethereal beauty.

An illuminated cormorant fishing viewing boat is moored along the Nagara River as fireworks bloom overhead at dusk.

Sightseeing boats and fireworks: Fireworks light up the sky, signaling the start of cormorant fishing, and the cormorant fishing finally begins.

A traditional fisherman guides a tethered bird beside a blazing torch from a boat on the Nagara River in Gifu City, Japan.

Cormorant fishing: You can enjoy the magnificent and impressive spectacle up close from a viewing boat.

A traditional fishing boat carries two attendants and a large flaming torch on the nighttime waters of the Nagara River.

Experience cormorant fishing: Enjoy the "Nagara River Cormorant Fishing Technique," which has a history of over 1300 years and is designated as a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

Several cormorant fishing boats carrying people travel along the Nagara River at night, with fires burning at their bows.

The grand finale: The climax of cormorant fishing, when the cormorant fishing boats line up in a single row across the entire width of the river and simultaneously drive the ayu (sweetfish) into the shallows.

Cormorant

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Includes/Excludes

Consumption tax
boarding fee

Other expenses not mentioned above
Dining expenses
Transportation fare

How to Redeem Your Voucher

How to Use Your Voucher

Please present the e-voucher on-site

Voucher Redemption Period

The voucher must be redeemed on the selected date and within operating hours; Invalid after expiration

Experience Location

Location Name: Gifu City Cormorant Fishing Sightseeing Boat Office

Address: 1-2 Minatomachi, Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan 500-8009

How to Get There

[Public Transportation] From JR Gifu Station or Meitetsu Gifu Station: Take a Gifu Bus bound for Takatomi or the City Loop Line (counterclockwise) via Nagarabashi Bridge (20 minutes, 250 yen one way). Get off at the "Nagarabashi Minami/Kawaramachi" bus stop and walk for about 1 minute. [By Car] (1) From the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway Gifu-Kakamigahara I.C., head north on National Routes 21 and 156, turn left at the exit of the Iwato Tunnel, turn left before Ukai Ohashi Bridge, and immediately after exiting the Kinkasan Tunnel is the Gifu Park Embankment Parking Lot (310 yen per visit). Approximately 5 minutes on foot. (2) From the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway Ichinomiya-Kisogawa I.C. or Nagoya Expressway Ichinomiya-Higashi I.C., head north on National Routes 22 and 156, turn left at the exit of the Iwato Tunnel, turn left before Ukai Ohashi Bridge, and immediately after exiting the Kinkasan Tunnel is the Gifu Park Embankment Parking Lot (310 yen per visit). Approximately 5 minutes on foot. (3) From Yamagata Interchange on the Tokai-Kanjo Expressway, head south on National Route 256, cross Nagara Bridge, and turn left to reach the Gifu Park Embankment Parking Lot (310 yen per visit). Approximately 5 minutes on foot. *Right turns are prohibited from the southbound direction of Nagara Bridge towards the Cormorant Fishing Boat Office. Please follow traffic regulations. *Please note that on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays, right turns are prohibited from the west exit of the Kinka Mountain Tunnel to the Embankment Parking Lot.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations 4 day(s) (inclusive) before the selected date are allowed. Unused orders can be canceled for free
For cancellations made 2 to 3 days prior to selected date, a cancellation fee of 20% will apply
For cancellations made 1 to 1 days prior to selected date, a cancellation fee of 30% will apply
For cancellations made 0 to 0 days prior to selected date, a cancellation fee of 50% will apply

NOTE

Due to time zone differences, the confirmed cancellation date is based on the supplier’s local time. Please allow 2–5 business days to process your cancellation request, after which the cancellation fee will be charged according to the product’s cancellation policy. Once your refund request is confirmed, KKday will initiate the refund to your original payment method within 15 days. The actual refund timing depends on your card-issuing bank’s policy.

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