Horikawa Sightseeing Boat (Matsue)
In Japanese: ぐるっと松江堀川めぐり（堀川遊覧船）
A 50-minute boat loop around the moats of Matsue Castle, ducking under 17 bridges (the roof lowers for the low ones); kotatsu-heated boats in winter.
Nearby
- Matsue Castle ≈ 10 min by car
- Shiomi Nawate (Matsue Samurai District) ≈ 10 min by car
- Lafcadio Hearn (Koizumi Yakumo) Memorial Museum ≈ 10 min by car
- Lake Shinji Sunset ≈ 15 min by car
- Yakumotatsu Fudoki-no-Oka ≈ 20 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Getting there
- About 15 min by Lake Line bus from JR Matsue Station to Ote-mae Horikawa Yuransen-noriba
- Fee
- One-day pass: adults ¥2,000, junior high/high school ¥1,600, children ¥1,000
- Good to know
- 9:00-17:00 Mar-Sep, 9:00-16:00 Oct-Feb; boats every 15-30 min; open every day, suspended in bad weather
- Time needed
- 1 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info