Mogami River Boat Ride (Basho Line)

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A short summary made from the official facts below. Check the rows for details.

Getting there

Train / Car

Admission

Paid (see the price below)

Closing days

Has closing days (see below)

Before you go

Only facts we confirmed on official sources are shown. Anything else is listed under “Not yet confirmed”.

Opening hours

Apr-Nov 8:20-17:10; Dec-Mar 9:00-16:30.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

Closed

No regular closing days, but check the official site for days without service.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

Admission

Regular boat (one way): adults 2,800 yen, children 1,400 yen. Round trip (boat back, limited, weather permitting): 4,400 / 2,200 yen. Car forwarding to the landing: 3,000 yen (large vehicles 3,500 yen; reservations first).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site

Getting there

About 7 min on foot from JR Furukuchi Station; about 20 min by car from JR Shinjo Station.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

Parking

Parking for 200 cars; coaches can park.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

Accessibility

2 wheelchairs to borrow and staff assistance; 1 accessible parking space; assistance dogs welcome; written communication available. In winter the boarding ramp is snowed over, so wheelchair users cannot board.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

Not yet confirmed

Payment

we have not confirmed this on an official source yet. Check with the spot before you go.

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Address: 86-1 Furukuchi, Tozawa-mura, Mogami-gun, Yamagata (Furukuchi port)

Official site: https://www.blf.co.jp/

Location

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Nearby spots

• Photo: monja.rs.z / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0Hijiori Onsen Morning MarketYamagata15 km away (straight line)
• Photo: Yamagata Prefecture (yamagatakanko.com)Mt Haguro (Dewa Sanzan Shrine)Yamagata15 km away (straight line)
• Photo: yari hotaka / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0Mt. Gassan Midagahara MarshYamagata21 km away (straight line)

Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances.

Crowds

Not yet confirmed

Crowd level, Best time to visit, Peak time, Busiest days, Busiest season

no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.

Latest traveler report

None yet

Groups of 15 or more must book in advance.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

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

You can check typical busy hours in Google Maps ("Popular times" on the place's page). Open this spot in Google Maps

Visiting respectfully

• RulesBoats may be cancelled or changed to a loop course because of weather or water level. The official site also says a boat was lost in the 2024 heavy rain and some reservations cannot be taken. Call on the day to check.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

Verification log

• 25 Sept 2026First check · Official website · https://www.blf.co.jp/enFares, round trips, car forwarding and suspension notes read from the official English page (the Japanese text is loaded by script and could not be read). The page also says a boat was lost in the 2024 heavy rain and reservations cannot be taken, without saying which service; it says regular boats are kotatsu boats, while the prefectural site says kotatsu boats run Dec-Mar.
• 25 Sept 2026First check · Official website · https://www.blf.co.jp/faqOpen every day and the port address read from the official FAQ page.
• 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://yamagatakanko.com/attractions/detail_4446.htmlHours, closing days, accessibility, access, parking and coordinates read from the Yamagata Prefecture tourism site.