Rafting / Boat Tour Spots in Yamagata Area

  • Mogami River Basyo Line Descent
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    Yamagata Pref. Mogamiguntozawamura Furukuchi 86-1
    This boat trip descends the Mogami River. They're regular route covers about 12 kilometers from Furukuchi Pier in Furukuchi, Tozawa Village to Kusanagi Pier. It operates every day of the year. The hour-long journey lets visitors enjoy the seasonal views of the Mogami Gorge. The songs of the well-trained boatmen are one of the highlights, and on occasion they'll break into mimicry or sing in Korean. They also offer a variety of special plans, like a course that takes in Shiraito Falls from April to November and a cool of the evening cruise in July and August where you can watch the sun set from the Mogami River.

    戸澤藩船番所で乗船券を購入し、坂を降りて、古口港から出発します。 ここから草薙港まで、12kmの定期航路は通年営業で、冬でも乗船できます。 基本的には船頭さんのお話を聞きながら、両岸の滝を眺め、のんびり川を下っていきますが、途中何箇所か流れが早い部分があり、スリルを楽しめます。 しかし、川の水量によって、そのスリル度は異なるようです。 今回は大雪の後で、水量が多く、スリルを楽しむ事が出来ました...

  • Tozawahan Funabansho
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    Yamagata Pref. Mogamiguntozawamura Furukuchi 86-1
    This river port is about five minutes on foot from JR Furukuchi Station. It serves sightseeing boats that ply the Mogami River towards Kawa-no-Eki Mogamikyo Kusanagi. The Mogami River Basho Line Descent lets visitors take in the scenery from the river while listening to the songs of the quirky boatmen. You can get a meal along with the boat ride if you reserve in advance, and passengers who come on their own are welcome. They offer a limited period cruise course, and the boat itself transforms with the seasons with bamboo shades replacing the roof in summer and heated low kotatsu tables installed for winter.

    戸沢藩船番所は、入口が番所の作りになっていました。駐車場には、番所役人の格好をした方が、観光客が来ると歓迎してくれます。

  • Mogami River Sannansho Funakudari
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    Yamagata Murayama-shi Inakudashi Kanaya 110-2
    This is a riverboat ride down the Mogami River in Murayama City. From the boarding dock area at the base of the Goten Bridge, along Prefectural Route 294, to the disembarkation point at Nagashima Bridge is approximately 12 kilometers, or a 50 minute ride. One can enjoy viewing the natural beauty and history of Mogami River as the helmsman guides you past the three difficult straits Goten, Mikanose, and Hayabusa.

    出船時間が午前10時、11時50分、午後2時、4時で、最終の時間に予約しました。 その時は私達だけでの運行で貸し切り状態。ガイドさんの話は歴史的背景を含め面白く、時には舟歌も歌って下さいました。三難所と言うように、川幅の狭い難所で、しかも岩場を縫っての通過は迫力満点でした。風も心地よく、変化の富んだ景色等、50分の船下りを大いに満喫できました。舟着場から乗舟場の無料送迎バスがあるので、乗舟場に駐車...

  • Sennindo (Togawa Shrine)
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    Yamagata Mogami-gun Tozawamura Furukuchi Yamauchi 3263
    This shrine is located in Furukuchi, Tozawa Village, Mogami County. It was founded by Hitachibou Kaison, a retainer of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, and has Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, the 12th Emperor of Japan, as its main enshrined deity. It is along the Mogami River, and is only accessible through the Yoshitsune Romance Sightseeing downstream course.

Yamagata Areas

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Although often overlooked, Yamagata prefecture by no means lacks appeal: the Yamadera temple trail through the mountains, deliciously tender Yonezawa wagyu, and over 100 steaming hot springs, most notably Zao Onsen, await visitors. When winter comes, the snowcapped peaks become dotted with skiers by day and onsen-goers by night, while summer brings the celebration of juicy Yamagata cherries.

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