Thursday 30 July 2020

Whitewater Rafting Experience in Kitayama in Japan

Go on a 20-minute virtual whitewater rafting experience with a difference in Kitayama! These log rafts take thrillseekers through Wakayama Prefecture’s incredibly scenic Dorokyo Gorge.

Logging was a major industry in the region for centuries, and logs were traditionally tied together as rafts to float down the river. 

Today, the logs are repurposed for raft tours that wind around the sheer cliffs of the Dorokyo Gorge.
Steered through the choppy waters of the river by three ikadashi (drivers), riders stand on the rafts with the aid of handrails for support.
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