Traditional "Nagara River Cormorant" postponed with the new coronavirus Gifu May 7 4:40
Gifu City's traditional "Nagara River Cormorant" will be postponed on the 11th of this month due to the extension of the emergency declaration associated with the new coronavirus. It means that the postponement for the reasons other than the weather is the first time after the war.
The "Nagara River Ukai" in Gifu City, which has a history of more than 1,300 years, is held from May 11 to October 15 every year, and is visited by many tourists during the period.
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the operation of the ferries that watch the cormorants has already been postponed, but according to the representative of Umo, the emergency declaration was extended, and the cormorants on the 6th. It means that they have also decided to postpone themselves.
It means that if cormorants are carried out, people may gather in the riverside without operating a ferris boat.
Due to the postponement, Ayu will not be offered to the Imperial Household Agency on the opening day.
I would like to judge the opening time by looking at the state of emergency and the prefecture's request for refraining from going out.
This means that the opening of the event will be postponed for reasons other than the weather only after the war.
Mr. Masahiko Sugiyama, the representative of the cormorant, said, “It's a final decision that I was worried about. I would like to show everyone the traditional fishing after waiting for the time to enjoy the cormorant fishing”.