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Cormorant fishing
I don’t know how the cormorants feel, but I think they probably enjoy catching fish. Rather, humans are more attentive so that the cormorants can catch fish comfortably. Cormorant fishing is a traditional fishing method that uses trained cormorants to catch river fish such as sweetfish (ayu). Cormorant fishing is called “Ukai” in Japanese. Cormorant fishing has a long history, with clay figures depicting cormorant fishing excavated from ancient tombs in Gunma Prefecture dating back to the 5th and 6th centuries. Cormorant fishing is mentioned in Japan’s oldest history books, “Kojiki” and “Nihon Shoki”, and in the Chinese history book “Suishu (Book of Sui)” (7th century), cormorant fishing in Japan […]
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“Hell Tour” of Beppu Onsen
Here is a question for you. Ant hell, crocodile hell and capybara hell. Which hell actually exists in “Hell Tour” of Beppu Onsen? Even in Oita Prefecture, where the number of hot springs yielding is highest in Japan, Beppu City is especially known as the largest number of hot springs. Gas, hot mud, and hot water has been gushed for over 1000 years and its scene was feared as hell. There are hundreds of hot springs in Beppu city, and there are not only hot springs that you can be soaked in hot water, but also hot spring that you can enjoy with your eyes. This is “Hell Tour” that […]