Since 1909, the ukai has been performed as a tourist attraction, and is also carried out in full moon days and the days when the water is muddy, although ukai as a fishing method is not carried out in both of those periods.
1909年（明治42年）には観光鵜飼となり、漁としての鵜飼では中止される満月や水の濁ったときも行なうようになる。