Monday, July 30, 2012

Cormorant Fishing Takes Place in Kyoto

A female cormorant fishing master Sawaki Mariko 38, uses a burning lantern and birds as she fishes on the Uji river on July 30, 2012 in Kyoto, Japan. The anciant fishing system, which sees fishermen use fire lanterns to illuminate the river to assist cormorants in catching their prey, runs from July to September in Arashiyama and Uji annually. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

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A female cormorant fishing master Sawaki Mariko 38, uses a burning lantern and birds as she fishes on the Uji river on July 30, 2012 in Kyoto, Japan. The anciant fishing system, which sees fishermen use fire lanterns to illuminate the river to assist cormorants in catching their prey, runs from July to September in Arashiyama and Uji annually. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

A female cormorant fishing master Sawaki Mariko 38, uses a burning lantern and birds as she fishes on the Uji river on July 30, 2012 in Kyoto, Japan. The anciant fishing system, which sees fishermen use fire lanterns to illuminate the river to assist cormorants in catching their prey, runs from July to September in Arashiyama and Uji annually. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

A female cormorant fishing master Sawaki Mariko 38, uses a burning lantern and birds as she fishes on the Uji river on July 30, 2012 in Kyoto, Japan. The anciant fishing system, which sees fishermen use fire lanterns to illuminate the river to assist cormorants in catching their prey, runs from July to September in Arashiyama and Uji annually. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

A female cormorant fishing master Sawaki Mariko 38, uses a burning lantern and birds as she fishes on the Uji river on July 30, 2012 in Kyoto, Japan. The anciant fishing system, which sees fishermen use fire lanterns to illuminate the river to assist cormorants in catching their prey, runs from July to September in Arashiyama and Uji annually. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

A female cormorant fishing master Sawaki Mariko 38, uses a burning lantern and birds as she fishes on the Uji river on July 30, 2012 in Kyoto, Japan. The anciant fishing system, which sees fishermen use fire lanterns to illuminate the river to assist cormorants in catching their prey, runs from July to September in Arashiyama and Uji annually. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

A female cormorant fishing master Sawaki Mariko 38, uses a burning lantern and birds as she fishes on the Uji river on July 30, 2012 in Kyoto, Japan. The anciant fishing system, which sees fishermen use fire lanterns to illuminate the river to assist cormorants in catching their prey, runs from July to September in Arashiyama and Uji annually. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

A female cormorant fishing master Sawaki Mariko 38, tends to roosting cormorants on July 30, 2012 in Kyoto, Japan. The anciant fishing system, which sees fishermen use fire lanterns to illuminate the river to assist cormorants in catching their prey, runs from July to September in Arashiyama and Uji annually. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

A Cormorant roosts on July 30, 2012 in Kyoto, Japan. The anciant fishing system, which sees fishermen use fire lanterns to illuminate the river to assist cormorants in catching their prey, runs from July to September in Arashiyama and Uji annually. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

A female cormorant fishing master Sawaki Mariko 38, waits to cormorants fishing on July 30, 2012 in Kyoto, Japan. The anciant fishing system, which sees fishermen use fire lanterns to illuminate the river to assist cormorants in catching their prey, runs from July to September in Arashiyama and Uji annually. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)

A view of Uji river on July 30, 2012 in Kyoto, Japan. The anciant fishing system, which sees fishermen use fire lanterns to illuminate the river to assist cormorants in catching their prey, runs from July to September in Arashiyama and Uji annually. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe)
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