Ichinoseki, Iwate / 猊鼻渓舟下り

Geibikei Gorge Boat Ride

A 2 km limestone gorge with cliffs over 100 m high, a national Place of Scenic Beauty, seen from a boat poled by a boatman; the round trip takes about 90 minutes.

Tall grey cliffs and green forest in a gorge under a clear sky — Cliffs of Geibikei Gorge (photo taken July 2023)Photo: 663highland / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized) · License · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

Traveler reports

Reports open in Phase 2

Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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Getting there: Train / Car
Admission: Paid (see the price below)
Booking: Some things need booking (see the rows below)

Before you go

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Opening hours

Boats run all year: 8:30-16:00 from April 1 to November 5, 8:30-15:30 from November 6 to 10, 8:30-15:00 from November 11 to 20, and 9:30-15:00 from November 21 to March 31.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

Admission

Boat ride: adults 2,000 yen, elementary pupils 900 yen, small children 200 yen; group rates for 15 or more and 100 or more.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

Getting there

JR Ofunato Line from Ichinoseki to Geibikei Station (30 minutes), then about 5 minutes on foot; about 25 minutes by car from Ichinoseki IC.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

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Address: Ichinoseki, Iwate (Japanese address: 岩手県一関市東山町長坂字町467)

Official site: https://ichitabi.jp/spot/data.php?p=1

Location

We have not confirmed the location on an official source yet, so there is no map.

Crowds

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Latest traveler report: None yet

Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).

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Visiting respectfully

Local etiquetteBoatmen sing the Geibi Oiwake folk song; in winter "kotatsu boats" with heated tables run (the hot-pot meal must be booked).Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

Verification log

25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://ichitabi.jp/spot/data.php?p=1Hours, fees and access read from a tourism organization's site.