Cormorant Fishing House
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| Location | Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan |
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| Coordinates | 35°26′28.14″N 136°46′34.76″E / 35.4411500°N 136.7763222°E |
| Type | Cormorant fishing museum |
| Director | Junji Yamashita |
| Public transit access | Gifu Bus |
| Website | Cormorant Fishing House |
The Cormorant Fishing House (鵜飼資料園, Ukai Shiryō-en) is a museum dedicated to Cormorant Fishing on the Nagara River and located in the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. In addition to viewing artifacts from the history of cormorant fishing, visitors can also view the cormorants actually used in the process.[1] The museum is run by the cormorant fishing masters, who are Imperial Agents of the Imperial Household Agency.