Yakatabune 屋形船

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Yakatabune 屋形船
Yakatabune 屋形船

Tokyo, Japan

Yakatabune is a unique Japanese-style wooden tour boat on which you can have a party while sailing a river. The root of yakatabune is believed the boat popular among aristocrats in the 8th to 9th centuries. They reached the height of their popularity during the Edo Period in the 17th to 18th centuries, when there was lavish pastime among rich merchants and high-ranked samurai. It is said that there were luxury boats decorated with gold, silver, and lacquer sailing on the Sumida River at that time.

Modern yakatabune tour boats are made from light and durable fiber-reinforced plastic. However, they keep traditional details such as “miyoshi” (a bow that protrudes upward), which is unique to Japanese ships, and lanterns under the roof. Passengers sit on a lowered tatami-matted floor with tables , which is just like a lounge at a Japanese style inn. In Tokyo alone, there are more than fifty recreational boat companies that operate yakatabune boat tours. They usually offer 2 or 3 hour cruises, and they serve traditional Japanese cuisine that is now designated as UNESCO World Heritage.

Source: japan-magazine.jnto.go.jp/en/1407_boat.html

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