Ine, Kyoto / 伊根の舟屋

Ine Funaya Boathouses

About 230 boathouses lining Ine Bay as if floating on the water, with boats and fishing gear below and living space above; an Important Preservation District since 2005.

A row of wooden boathouses with tiled roofs along the water's edge below a wooded hill — The funaya boathouses of Ine (photo taken February 2023)Photo: Naokijp / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized) · License · Source

Last official check

26 Sept 2026

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Next scheduled check

25 Dec 2026

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Getting there: Train / Bus / Car

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Getting there: 55 minutes by Tankai bus (toward Kamanyu or Kyogamisaki) from Amanohashidate Station to Ine; 45 minutes by car north from Miyazu on Route 178.
Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site
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Address: Ine, Kyoto (Japanese address: 京都府与謝郡伊根町)

Official site: http://ine-kankou.jp/

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Photo: 663highland / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5 (resized)AmanohashidateKyoto15 km away (straight line)

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Visiting respectfully

Residential areaThe upper floors of the boathouses are used as homes and living space.Checked 26 Sept 2026 on the official site

Verification log

26 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://www.kyoto-kankou.or.jp/info_search/879Access, description and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.