Hozugawa River Boat Ride (Hozugawa Kudari) Review

【性价比】船票涨价了很多，从4000+円到现在的6000円了，每人。但还是很值得去体验，当地人手动去穿过不宽的保津川，还是很不错的体验，船员都很不容易。时间要近2个小时，停留在了渡月桥的附近，下来就可以逛岚山了坐车坐到龟山，比岚山小火车要强太多了

Booking in advance , the trip was nice and exciting, lucky to have some interesting experience riding , fun to go , so good to go there to have a try

The two-hour boat trip was very fulfilling. The 9:02 small train took to the Guigang Station. After leaving the station, it was the ticket exchange port. The rafting time at 10 o'clock was just right. The crew of 3 people, everyone rotates and shakes, from time to time introduce the scenery on the side of the boat in English, joke, first start to ask where everyone is from, and then help us take pictures of each group of families, very good, at the end of the end there are snacks (squid, group, coke, rice wine, The boat cooked in Kanto was side by side with us, and the salmon + Kanto cooked 1500, which tasted very good. In short, this trip to Baojinchuan rafting is very worthwhile.

Hozu Gorge is located between Kameoka City, Kyoto and Togetsukyo Bridge, Arashiyama, Kyoto, and is a famous scenic spot. Huge rocks, boulders and rapids can be seen everywhere in Hozu Gorge. Take a rubber boat near JR Kameoka Station for a rafting trip. Wonders such as Eboshi Rock and Shizi Rock will follow one after another. As the rapids jostle, the waterway suddenly narrows, which is exciting and thrilling. If you want to raft, the recommended itinerary is to take the JR Sanin Main Line from Kyoto Station to Arashiyama Station, transfer to the Sagano train to Kameoka Station, walk to the rafting site, then raft down to Arashiyama, visit Togetsukyo Bridge, Bamboo Forest, Tenryuji Temple, and finally take the JR back to Kyoto Station

From Osaka, take the JR New Rapid to Kyoto and then transfer to the Kameoka line. Ordinary trains pass Arashiyama Sagano three stations and you will reach Kameoka Station. After getting off the train, walk for about 10 minutes to the starting point of the Hozu River rafting. After all, there are not many people coming here to play, and tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. After buying the tickets, there are just the last two vacancies for a boat that is about to depart, so we set off immediately after boarding the boat. The price of the rafting ticket is 4,100 yen per person. Depending on the water flow conditions of the day, it usually takes about 90-120 minutes to reach the Arashiyama Togetsukyo Bridge downstream. There are three boatmen on each boat, namely the poleman, the rower and the helmsman. Every once in a while, the three people will switch roles. The rower faces everyone and introduces the scenery along the way to everyone. He is also very lively. There are constant jokes along the way, and the boat is full of laughter. This is completely different from the rafting I have experienced in China before. For example, when rafting on Jiuqu River in Wuyi Mountain, the boatmen would blatantly ask for tips, and would give you a cold look if you didn't give them tips, and they wouldn't explain anything along the way. When you meet a boatman selling something in Danxia Mountain, he would stop explaining if no one bought it, and so on. Moreover, the Japanese boatmen not only explain along the way, but also communicate with the people on the boat, and make some fancy rowing moves. Sometimes, they would pretend to lose their hands, as if they were about to fall off the boat, and then do a handstand on the bow, which would draw everyone's exclamations and laughter. The water of the Hozu River is very clear, and there are some rapids and dangerous shoals along the way, which is a little exciting but not too scary. Their life jackets are also very interesting. They are not vests like the ones we wear here, but just a belt that you can tie around your waist like a belt. When you are close to the end, the water flow slows down, and a boat selling snacks will come up, and you can buy some skewers and other things to eat. Personally, I feel that the Hozu River is more suitable for the late autumn red maple season, when the red leaves along the mountains are extremely beautiful...

It is worth a visit, the ticket price is 4100 yen. The whole process takes about 2 hours. The wooden boat, which is purely paddled by hand, has a history of more than 400 years. At the same time, it is also a world intangible heritage. Along the way, the boat captain will enthusiastically introduce the various scenery. If there are friends who can speak Japanese, it will be more exciting.

‍♀️I give this rafting a score, and I strongly recommend that everyone must come and experience it‼ ️Sitting on the boat to see the scenery on both sides, it is so exciting to scream when encountering turbulence~ The old man paddling is humorous and interesting, and speaks pure English, at least at the level of CET-6. When you are close to the end, there will be snacks sold on the river, and the food is delicious. And there is no Japanese accent. There is also a boat selling snacks on the river. The grilled squid is so fragrant and delicious, but it is a little less