Kuranomachi Tourist Boat Tour (Uzuma River)
The boat tour must be THE highlight of our visit to Tochigi city, and the best attraction in the Kuranomachi area.
For just 1000 yen per adult, we were able to experience riding a boat that was similar to what one would get punting in Cambridge, but the boat was punted by a driver who worked for the boat company. While punting on the surface of Uzuma river, the driver (in Japanese) introduced how the river was significant to the local economy and trade in ancient times. As our tour took place in late winter/early spring, there were many migratory ducks from Siberia in the area, and tourists could buy some tiny round-shaped feed for those ducks.
We took the last boat service of the day, and the driver gave us a complimentary pack of duck feed. We had fun throwing these goodies for those cute little ducks.
蔵の街遊覧船 (巴波川)
來到栃木市遊歷藏之街，最大的亮點莫過於遊覽船。
一名大人只要1000日圓的價格，就能在巴波川上體驗舊時代的撐篙船。船支由遊覽船營運商的工作人員駕駛，一路上駕駛會以日語解說巴波川過去在栃木經濟貿易扮演的角色。一路上還有可愛的西伯利亞候鴨作伴，還可以買飼料來餵食這些鴨子。
今天搭的是末班船，駕駛還特別送我們額外一包免費飼料，讓我們餵鴨子餵得十分過癮。
