🇯🇵Yanagawa🏯 Cruise🚣‍♂️

Yanagawa🏯 is located in the central part of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan🇯🇵, most famous for their "water town"💧 scenery and cruise experience🚣♂️.

The entire Yanagawa 🏞️ has almost 470 kilometers of canal network 🚤, dating back to the 16th century 🗓️, when it was governed by the Warring States general Tachibana Muneshige ⚔️, to consolidate the castle town and facilitate transportation.

Today's Yanagawa is like a living Edo period🎎 water town, where visitors can sit on a small "どんこ boat"🛶, slowly pushed by the boatman with a long boat, feel the breeze on the water🍃 and the antique scenery along the coast.

There are different cruise ships here 🥰 itinerary for you to choose, roughly along the way will pass Yanagawa Castle ruins 🏯, white wall warehouse, ancient houses, and several short bridges 🌉, the boatman has to press down the boat with his skills to pass, perfect for taking pictures 📸!

Some bridges are even as low as an expedition🧭, passengers have to bow their heads🙇 first, very interesting😊. Along the way, you will also encounter several ancient willow trees🌿, the breeze blows down the shadows of the trees swaying🍃, completely explaining its name "Yagagawa"📍.

The most special thing is that the boatmen👨 are not just rowing, they will also sing traditional "boat songs" for everyone to listen to🎶. While looking at the scenery🏞️, listen to the boatman singing ancient tunes in the local dialect, the atmosphere is really healing💖.

Yanagawa makes me not feel as busy as a big city🏙️, but a quiet town🏘️, the slow pace of life makes you truly relax😌.

For me, taking a 🛶 cruise is not just fun, it’s like entering a journey through history⏳. Next time you go to Kyushu🗾, if you want to experience the water town style💧, Yanagawa really can't be missed🌟.

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Post by Cyril Chan | Oct 8, 2025