Therefore, "Goryo Ukai" is the Ukai patronized by the Imperial Family, and in a narrow sense it refers to fishing done at the fishing grounds for the Imperial Household Agency eight times from May 11 to October 15 every year.
すなわち、御料鵜飼とは皇室御用の鵜飼であり、狭義には毎年5月11日から10月15日まで行われる漁のうち特に宮内庁の御料場で行われる8回の漁を指す。