Required Hours: Approximately 55 minutes
Fare: 1,200yen a day
Reduced Admission For Foreign Visitors: 1,200yen→800yen
[R-8]Matsue Horikawa Pleasure Boat
Horikawa Pleasure Boat slowly encircles Horikawa River, which surrounds Matsue Castle for 3.7km.
All-day ticket allows you to disembark and embark as much as you want.
There are also some souvenir shops around Matsue Castle.
▼Detail (Horikawa Pleasure Boat)
Horikawa Pleasure Boat
Horikawa Pleasure Boat slowly encircles Horikawa River, which surrounds Matsue Castle for 3.7km. During the approximately one-hour ride, please enjoy traditional Japanese scenery with old samurai residence and old pine trees. In winter, Kotatsu (small table with electric heater underneath) set in the boat will give you a warm welcome.
Tourists disembarking at Ote-mae Departure and Arrival Point by Matsue Castle
Tourists disembarking at Ote-mae Departure and Arrival Point by Matsue Castle
Terminal and Timetable
There are three terminals;1. Ote-mae Departure and Arrival Point by Matsue Castle
2. Horikawa Pleasure Boat Departure and Arrival Point next to a local beer hall
3. Karakoro Hiroba Departure and Arrival Point
*Karakoro Art Studio is a local handcraft center.
All-day ticket allows you to disembark and embark as much as you want.
Please disembark at any of the three terminals, and enjoy sightseeing.
Boat Map
営業時間
Month | First Boat | Last Boat | Interval |
March-June | 9:00 | 17:00 | Every 15 minutes |
July-August | 9:00 | 18:00 | Every 15 minutes |
September-October 10th | 9:00 | 17:00 | Every 15 minutes |
October 11th-November | 9:00 | 16:00 | Every 15 minutes |
December-February | 9:00 | 16:00 | Every 20 minutes |
Visitors buying tickets at ticket office of Ote-mae Departure and Arrival Point
- Address: 507-1, Kuroda-cho, Matsue-shi, Shimane
- Phone: 0852-27-0417
- Open Daily
- Admission: Adult 1,200yen, Child 600yen (All-day ticket)
- Reduced Admission For Foreign Visitors: 1,200yen→800yen
- Credit Card: N/A
- WiFi N/A
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