Kyoto Arashiyama Uki comes on the scene every summer. A group of three people serve as boatmen, hold bonfires, and fish with pelicans, while tourists watch on the other side of the boat. This kind of ancient fishing has changed from meeting the needs of life to becoming a local Arashiyama. The way of performing culture, with the lights swaying in the quiet night, is also a scene that cannot be seen in the spring and autumn. It is performed for tourists all year round. If you come to Arashiyama in summer, you may as well buy a ticket and go on a boat to watch it.
How to Get to Arashiyama Togetsukyo Bridge
The location for ticket purchase and boarding of Ukai is close to Togetsu Bridge. From other places to Arashiyama, you can take JR to Saga-Arashiyama Station, and then Keifuku Electric Railway to Arashiyama Station, walk all the way through Arashiyama Street, and the closest to Togetsu Bridge is On the Hankyu Arashiyama Line, get off at Arashiyama Station, walk through the transitional bridge, about 800 meters, and you can arrive within 10 minutes. It depends on how you arrange your itinerary and plan your route.
▲ I finally collected the summer greenery of Arashiyama.
Kyoto Arashiyama Ukai Tickets and Boarding Points
We bought the Ukai shared boat ticket, which cost 1,800 yen for adults and 900 yen for children (four years old to elementary school students). At that time, the little hamburger could board the boat for free when he was over one year old. .There are two places to take the boat. The official website will announce which date section to which boat dock. I have arranged the boat location as follows. Before departure, remember to confirm on the official website, or ask locally.
- Arashiyama-dori Ship North Ride: Kyoto City Ukyo Ward Saga Tenryuji Temple Mannobabacho (▶ Google Map)
- Arashiyama-dori Ship South Ride: Nakao Shita-cho, Arashiyama, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto City (▶ Google Map)
▲ The winter snow scene is still worse, so be sure to come next year!
Arashiyama Ukai Travel Notes and 2022 Announcement
The method of u-feeding has been around since the Heian period. When Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu were watching, they were rewarded to these people respectively, and they used ropes around the necks of the birds. The fish they caught would not be injured and kept fresh. into their stomachs.In addition to lighting, the burning bonfire will also frighten and activate the fish, which is conducive to pelican fishing. This time, one of the group of catchers on the boat is foreigners, and it is quite amazing to learn traditional techniques!
- 7月2日至8月31日：19：00和20：00，每天兩次出發
- 9月1日至23日：18：30和19：30，每天兩次出發
- 2022 official website announced ticket price: 2,300 yen for adults, 1,200 yen for children
▲ Wendy and Hamburg are in charge of the video.
▲ The fishing fire reflects the swaying light and shadow on the water, so beautiful!
Kyoto Arashiyama Ukai
- Online reservation:Reservations and Inquiries | Arashiyama-yakatabune (arashiyama-yakatabune.com)
- Phone: 075-861-0302
- Official website: https://arashiyama-yakatabune.com/
