In 1564 Nobunaga ODA saw Ukai at the Nagara-gawa River and gave the name of ujo (a cormorant master) to each Ukai and treated them the same as takajo (a falconer) and gave 10 bales of rice as stipend for each house.
永禄7年、織田信長は長良川の鵜飼を見物し、鵜飼それぞれに鵜匠の名称をさずけ鷹匠と同様に遇し、1戸に禄米10俵あて給与した。