Yanagawa River

Area

Chikugo (Yanagawa) Yanagawa-shi

Category

Nature / scenery Water activity

Yanagawa River locates in southern Fukuoka prefecture. The area was once a thriving castle town, and is still packed with traditional culture and architecture. A manmade waterway, measuring 60 kilometers, runs through the city, which served as protection from outside invaders. A popular tourist activity is the boat tours. The tours are conducted on a special boat called donko boat. The tours are about an hour long, and take you throughout the town. In the summer, there are special night tours, and in the winter the boats are decked with kotatsu heated tables. Unagi, or eel dishes, are popular in the area. There are many unagi restaurants with a long history in this area.

Basic Information

Address

Okinohata-machi, Yanagawa-shi, Fukuoka

Phone

0944-74-0891

Hours

〈Boat tours：Yanagawa Kanko Kaihatsu〉
9:00a.m. - 4:10p.m.

〈Boat tours：Suigo Yanagawa Kanko〉
9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.

Closed

Open year-round

Fee

〈Boat tours：Yanagawa Kanko Kaihatsu〉
Adults: ¥1,650
Children: ¥830

〈Boat tours：Suigo Yanagawa Kanko〉
Adults: ¥1,500
Children: ¥800

Website

https://www.city.yanagawa.fukuoka.jp/home.html

Access

FromHakata Station (JR Lines and Fukuoka City Subway Lines)

【Hakata Sta.】Fukuoka City SUbway Kuko Line / for Chikuzen-Maebaru
→【Tenjin Sta.】about a 3-minute walk to Nishitetsu-Fukuoka (Tenjin) Sta.
→【Nishitetsu-Fukuoka (Tenjin) Sta.】Nishitetsu Tenjin Omuta Line / for Omuta
→【Nishitetsu Yanagawa Sta.】