Hobikisen – traditional fishing boats (Lake Kasumigaura area)
Eastern Ibaraki
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‘Hobikisen’ are traditional wooden fishing boats used on Ibaraki’s Lake Kasumigaura, the second largest lake in Japan. With billowing white sails, these boats evoke a Japan of days gone by.
During the warmer months, visitors to the area can take a cruise on the lake to observe these traditional fishing boats at work.
Three municipalities in the Lake Kasumigaura area offer these sightseeing boat trips – Kasumigaura City, Tsuchiura City and Namegata City.Information
- Access
- Tsuchiura City: around 40 minutes from Tsuchiura-Kita IC on the Joban Expressway.
- Website
- http://www.namekan.jp/
- Contact
- TEL: 0299-55-1221
- Prices
- Tsuchiura City The White Iris Sightseeing Cruise: Adults ¥1570 Children ¥780 The Jet Wheel Tsukuba Adults ¥1680 Children ¥840 Kasumigaura City: Namegata City: please inquire for prices
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