Pleasure Boat / Water Cruise Spots in Around Suwa Area

  • Lake Suwa Pleasure Cruise
    Travel / Tourism
    Nagano Pref. Suwashi Kogandori 3-1-27
    To board the Lake Suwa Sightseeing Boat, visitors should walk eight minutes from Kami-Suwa Station or drive 15 minutes from the Suwa Interchange. Two boats sail the route: Suwan, which evokes the image of a swan, and Ryugumaru, which looks like a small turtle riding a larger turtle. Children are especially fond of Ryugumaru, and a further attraction is its upper observation deck. In addition to making several trips per day at designated times, the boats also available for groups of ten or more to reserve excursions outside the scheduled times. It takes about 30 minutes to make a complete trip around Lake Suwa. If the weather is good, passengers are able to see Mt. Fuji.
  • Suwako Kankou Kisen
    Travel / Tourism
    Nagano Suwa-shi Kogan Dori 3-1-27
    "The Suwa Lake sightseeing boats are known as the ""Switzerland of the East"" and offer a 30-minute boat ride around the lake throughout the year. The boat operates a fishing boat, and fishing for wakasagi (Japanese smelt) is a wintertime tradition on Lake Suwa, where you can rent not only special fishing rods, but also colanders and bait containers."
  • Lake Suwa Exploration Duck Tour
    Travel / Tourism
    Nagano Pref. Suwashi Toyoda 2400 - 7 SUWA glass interior
    An exciting tour which travels around giant Lake Suwa, symbol of the Shinshu region, using an amphibious bus. Departing from Shinshu Suwa Garasu no Sato, the tour visits various scenic areas on and around Lake Suwa, taking approximately 55 minutes and returning to the same location. After a drive along the lakeshore viewing the beautiful scenery stretching into the distance, the bus dives into the lake from a yacht harbor with a splash. The tour is thrilling, filled with spraying water and riders screaming with joy. In addition to the magnificent mountain scenery on the lake, riders can witness scenic views of Takashima Castle from the ground. The tour departure area is 20 minutes by Suwa Swan Bus from Kami-Suwa Station.
  • Shirakabakoisshuyuran
    Travel / Tourism
    Nagano Pref. Chinoshi Kitayama Main road 3419-3
  • Suwako Cruising
    Travel / Tourism
    Nagano Suwa-shi Kogan Dori 5-chome 2-10

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Nagano prefecture is an exciting mix of mountains, hot spring monkeys, and preserved Edo history. At the heart of the Japanese Alps, Nagano is one of the country’s most popular destinations, whether in winter for its snow sports and the much-loved Jigokudani Monkey Park or in the warmer months for discovering the undulating hills on foot. For fantastic Edo architecture, head to the Kiso Valley for a 60-kilometer stretch of quaint wooden buildings that marked the Nakasendo route 200 years ago.

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