With 70 canoes, Kasagi Canoe School is Japan's largest.
The school is mainly aimed at beginners, and uses the gentle flow of the center of the Kizugawa River as a slope with which to teach first-timers the basics, after which participants can head down 6km of the river themselves.
- Address
- 45 Kasagi Sada, Soraku District 619-1303
- Access
- Walk 10 minutes from Kasagi Station on the JR Kansai Main Line
- Date & Time
- Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays beginning on the Vernal Equinox in March, through the end of November.
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
(However, the school is also available on weekdays to groups of five or more) - Contact
- Fujita Canoe (Reservations are accepted from 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.) Telephone number: 0743-95-2507