Yakata-bune (House Boat), Tokyo

Tokyo is now popular for sightseeing with houseboats. There are various tourist destinations in the city, but there is a lack of night sightseeing. Among them, Japanese traditional and cultural, Japanese food, and houseboats where nature can be enjoyed all at once are attracting attention.
You can enjoy a different view from Tokyo by car, train or walking. Of course it is nice to enjoy the scenery and the atmosphere on a boat, but it is also recommend a houseboat where you can also enjoy food. Houseboats can be enjoyed casually unexpectedly. There are a variety of houseboats, from small-sized ones to single-purpose ones.
A “houseboat” that is said to have been born as a noble boat in the Heian period. It is also covered in Japan’s oldest songbook, “Manyoshu,” and you can know the age of its history. In the Edo period, ships were decorated with luxury, and it became a general play where wealthy people play with geisha groups, and now everyone can enjoy an elegant feast. It is a good Japanese culture to experience the Sumida River, enjoy a meal while watching the beautiful night scene in Tokyo Bay, and experience it once.
It is said that there are about 60 boat houses that own houseboats in Tokyo alone, and tourism using houseboats is popular throughout Japan. Besides being able to enjoy scenery and food while boarding, various events such as lion dance, dance by geisha, rakugo, and mimic show are held on board.
You can enjoy Tokyo with plenty of routes, such as the Odaiba area where the night view is wonderful, the Sumida River where a variety of attractively designed bridges are lined, and the route that overlooks Japan’s tallest Sky Tree. It is also attractive to be able to choose according to the scene, such as a chartered boat that can be used freely and a chartered boat that can be enjoyed without hesitation. How about trying it by all means?

Yakata-bune of Tokyo which is likely to fulfill such all

When traveling Tokyo, you have to consider a means of transportation, the tourist resort to visit, a gourmet, and cost. Although there are many sightseeing spots in the twenty-three wards of Tokyo, but it is difficult to visit many in a short period. Efficiently, deliberate itinerary is needed at reasonable expense. It is a Yakata-bune (House Boat) of Tokyo which is likely to fulfill such all.

Offers formal Japanese dinner like a Japanese-style restaurant

The course which the round tour through a famous place in Tokyo such as Odaiba and Asakusa is often prepared in Yakata-bune. It’s possible to look at streets in Tokyo in the ship. There are also a lot of Yakata-bune tours which can enjoy the tempura in the Tokyo style, the sushi in the Edo style and the monja-yaki which are Tokyo gourmet in the ship. A delicious gourmet and alcohol can be enjoyed during movement. Moreover, there is also Yakata-bune which offers formal Japanese dinner like a Japanese-style restaurant, so a fresh dish can be enjoyed according to expense.

Trains are complicated transfer and high fare

Many main tourist resorts in Tokyo are located in Shinagawa-ku, Koto-ku, and Minato-ku. Many Yakata-bune touring in these areas.
Although the main means of transportation in Tokyo are trains, but there are also a complicated transfer and a line of high fare, so the cost of moving unexpectedly comes high

The reasonable price including a good meal and alcohol and the nice scenery of Tokyo

But when it’s a houseboat, it can be used at the reasonable price including a good meal and alcohol and the nice scenery of Tokyo. Through Asakusa and the Odaiba round tour course, since it can look also at a sightseeing spot such as the cherry tree roadside trees in spring, the Tokyo sky tree, and the Rainbow Bridge, etc., while traveling, so it is recommended.

It’s possible to make a reservation from 2 people

A houseboat is divided into a charter ship and a passenger boat. It’s possible to make a reservation from 2 people, so it can be used casually. Moreover, if it is a lunch course, it can use for 3,000 yen – 6,000 yen. It can also use from about 10,000 yen per one person to enjoy a beautiful night view and the delicious Tokyo gourmet. It’s possible to experience reasonable Tokyo sightseeing.

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