Title Hachimanbori Boat Rides

  • Shiga
Topic(s):
Historic Sites/Castle Ruins Activities
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Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2022
Associated Tourism Board:
Omi-Hachiman

八幡堀めぐり


近江八幡の旧市街の伝統的な建築物を楽しむには、八幡堀の遊覧船に乗るのが便利である。かつて商業用水路として賑わったこの運河には、白壁の土蔵や風情ある商家が軒を連ね、その歴史を物語っている。江戸時代の風景がよく残っており、タイムスリップしたかのような錯覚を覚えるほどで、時代劇の撮影がよく行われている。

2社が八幡堀めぐりの遊覧船を運航している。どちらも屋根付きの船で、船内は畳敷きの簡素な造り。乗船する際は、靴を脱いで屋根のある部分に入り、畳の上に座る。どのコースも絵になる堀の中央部を発着するが、西端の静かな場所を巡るコースもある。

Hachimanbori Boat Rides


One of the most convenient ways to enjoy the traditional townscape of old Omihachiman is by taking a boat ride on the Hachimanbori Moat. The canal was once a busy commercial waterway, and this history is reflected in the number of white-walled storehouses and elegant merchants’ houses that line its banks. The ambience of the Edo period (1603–1867) is so well preserved here that one can imagine having slipped back in time, and historical dramas are in fact often filmed in the area.

Two companies offer boat rides on the Hachimanbori Moat. Both use roofed boats that have a simple interior with a tatami-mat floor. When boarding, passengers should take off their shoes before entering the covered section and taking a seat on the tatami mat. All tours start and end in the moat’s picturesque central section, and some also take in quieter parts toward the western end of the waterway.

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