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Cormorant Fisherman of the Tama River

Cormorant fishing is a traditional method of fishing. The fisherman ties a string to the neck of each bird. When a bird catches a fish and swallows it, he pulls it back and make it spit the fish.

 

The fisherman looks just like this power line tower: having several strings tied to birds in his hands and pulling them.

 

I never heard real cormorant fishing has been performed on the Tama River. It is culture of the western Japan. The Nagara River is the most famous for it.

 

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Uploaded on April 6, 2009
Taken on June 14, 2008