Try the exhilarating practice of traditional log rafting
Try the exhilarating practice of traditional log rafting
Take a log rafting trip along a scenic ravine
Take an Ikada-kudari log raft ride along a stretch of river once used to transport felled trees downriver.This exhilarating tour takes participants down rapids as well as gentle stretches on seven connected rafts that stretch for 30 meters.
Log rafting has been an important part of Kitayama’s history for more than 600 years, when loggers would skillfully navigate the rafts, made from the felled trees, through rapids. Witness these skills when you take this rafting tour, an activity unique to Kitayama.
| Details | |
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| Available | Spring (Mar to May), Summer (Jun to Aug), Autumn (Sep to Nov) |
| Duration | Approx. 70 min |
| Cost | Adults (age 12 and over): 6,600 yen, children (ages 10 and 11): 3,300 (tax included) |
| Foreign Languages | English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, French, and Thai (with advance notice) |
| Contact | Kitayama Village Tourism Center |
| Address | 335 Shimooi, Kitayama, Higashimuro District, Wakayama |
| Phone | (+81) 0735-49-2324 |
| ikada@kitayamamura.net | |
| Website | https://www.vill.kitayama.wakayama.jp/kanko/ikada/ |