Geibikei

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photo by John Seb Barber from Leeds, UK · CC BY 2.0

The boatman pushes the boat with a single pole, between sheer walls more than 100 m high.

The Satetsu River has carved a limestone gorge two kilometres long, with walls over 100 metres high: you go through it on flat boats seating 20, pushed by hand with a single wooden pole, on a round trip of about 90 minutes. It is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty (国指定名勝).

River gorge in the Higashiyama district of Ichinoseki, formed by the Satetsu River eroding the limestone rock. The boat trip runs all year round, and on the way back the boatman often livens it up with a song.

ℹ️ Boarding 8:30–16:00 from April to November, 9:30–15:00 from December to March. Tickets: adults 2,000¥, elementary school children 900¥. JR Geibikei Station on the Ōfunato Line, then 5 minutes' walk.

🚉 Shibajyuku · 16 min walk

Sources: geibikei.co.jp · ichitabi.jp

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