Visit Yanagawa, one of the most popular towns for sightseeing in Fukuoka Prefecture, enjoy the traditional river cruise.
Enjoy the beauty of the scenery in each season: cherry blossoms in spring, green leaves in summer, autumn leaves in fall, and snow in winter if you are lucky. (In winter, it is not cold because the boat is equipped with a kotatsu (a table with a heater).
Around 400 years ago, maintenance dug artificial moat to form a castle town in the cage of Yanagawa Castle fortification was created. In Yanagawa, a very unique water supply system for flood control, irrigation, various mechanisms by the wisdom of our ancestors is still alive. Yanagawa is the city the feudal era of heritage is still alive, with the world's leading waterway in harmony with canal that extends to the center city 2km square to the extension 60km. That's why this city is known as the "Venice of Japan" Leave it to the road of water of the moat, please enjoy a boat trip with the Funauta ( boatman song ) sung by a boatman, seeing a beautiful scenery of each season.
The tour fee includes tickets for river cruise only. No tour guide will escort you.
River cruising hours are from 10:00 to 17:00 (until 16:00 in winter), but we will let you know the time we can arrange for you, when you make your reservation. Please let us know in advance if there is a time that is not convenient for you.
The river cruise tour will be guided only in Japanese. At the time of reservation, please inform us the mobile phone number available in Japan.
If the weather condition is not good for river cruise, this tour will be cancelled for your safety.