The Ukai held in the Takatsu-gawa River, Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture is the only Ukai called 'hanashi-ukai' all over the country, in which cormorant fishing is done without using a rein.
島根県益田市の高津川で行われている鵜飼は、全国で唯一の「放し鵜飼」と呼ばれるもので、ウに手綱をつけずに漁を行う。