Yoshinogawa halfday river rafting Tokushima
Tokushima Yoshino River Rafting is the biggest rafting spots in Japan.
High adrenaline the Half-day course rafting.
Rafting Fee
Fee
Available from 29th April to 10th October.
4,580 JPY~(with tax)
Rafting tour guide fee, insurance fee, basic rental fee.
Time
- AM rafting : meeting 9:00 Finish 12:30
- PM rafting : meeting 13:00 Finish 16:30
The finishing time may be delayed by about 1 hour depending on the amount of water etc.
Age Limit
18-65 years old , Weight less than 120kg
Please wait for a while until the season starts.
Introduction to halfday rafting
The Yoshino River(Yoshinogawa) called "One of the wildest river in Japan".
It is one of the best rafting spots not only in Japan but also in the world.
The attraction of the half-day course is that you can easily enjoy Japan's most powerful rapids.
The sense of accomplishment after overcoming a large wave is unmatched!
By car, it is a 20-minute drive from the Ikawa-Ikeda IC on the Tokushima Expressway.
By train, it is a 1-minute walk from Awakawaguchi Station on the JR Dosan Line.
Rafting Schedule
Meeting!
Meeting base is located 1 minute walk from JR Station. For those coming by car, free parking is available.
In the changing room, there are coin lockers and A/C available.
We have enough wear and variety of sizes(XS~4XL) for everyone.
Before the meeting time, you fill in the rafting form.
After that,change for the wet suit in the clean and comfortable room with A/C.
After you changed, put on a life jacket and helmet.
Go to the starting point by our passenger's bus.
Go to the starting point by our passenger's bus.
At the starting point, tour guide explains about safety.
Now it is time to go rafting!
Let's go rafting!
After paddling practice, we will go down the river.
Enjoy the greatest scenery from start to goal, 4 kilometers about 1 hour and 20 minutes.
River rafting being prepared a boat of at most 7 seats of basis.
We will board a boat right away. It's the moment tension rises most.
At first, Paddling practice. Friendly tour guides teach you it kind politeness gently.
Let's go rafting after paddling practice.You guys ready? Here we come!
Try the huge rapids.
Large and small variety rapids wait you! Enjoy the white water rafting. It makes you thrilling and refresh!
Splash! The feeling is like down into the river. We cannot see anything! Let's go down the river together!
Long rapid of this river! Let's all work together!
Our boat seems to run into the river. Please get the biggest thrill in Japan.
Jumping and games
On the way to the goal, we do some games,too. Jumping from the rock and swimming. Do some more fun games!
Jumping from the rock, it makes you refresh!
Let's swim in the swimming point. Whenever you are not good at swimming, it is OK! The life jacket is floated you.
On the river beach, we take some pictures.
We do some games called "The TITANIC" and "Seesaw"... Please enjou many kind of games.
We sometimes cancel these game by water level or the crowded condition of the day
After finish rafting
When we go rafting all of rapids, it is the goal.
We will go back to the meeting base by our passenger's bus.
Finally, a slideshow of rafting photos will be shown.
Here we are! If even the person who doesn't know each other, and after rafting together, our relationship becomes very good.
on AM rafting, we go back to our base from the goal point by our passenger's bus.
on PM rafting, about 3 minutes on foot to our base.
At the our base, we change into clothes and break up.
If you have a time,please check some photographs we took you today.
What you need?
helmet, life jacket ,paddle and so on are prepared by BIGSMILE for free
It depends on the weather situation of the day, we prepare another wears.
You need to prepare for Tokushima Yoshino river Halfday Rafting
- bathing suit
- Towel
- Shoes for rafting (It will get wet)
who wear glasses and contact lenses
- glasses band goggles
Access to Tokushima Rafting
- Meeting Place
- BIGSMILE Awa-Kawaguchi base
- direct phone line
- 080-9161-8959
- Address
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ZIP-code: 779-5304
574 Okawamochi, Yamashiro-cho, Miyoshi-shi, Tokushima
- By car
- By train
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Osaka area→Tarumi I.C → (Kobe Awaji -Naruto Expressway) → Naruto JCT → (Tokushima Expressway) → Aizumi I.C → Igawa-Ikeda JCT → Route 32 to Kochi area about 20 minutes → BIGSMILE Awa-Kawaguchi Meeting base
Free parking lots in the same area
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Okayama Station → (JR Seto-Ohashi Line) → Awa-Ikeda Station(JR Dosan Line) → Awa-Kawaguchi Station → 1 minute walk → BIGSMILE Awa-Kawaguchi Meeting basePlease check the time table of trains.
Yoshinogawa rafting course map
When the water level rises, the course will be changed for safety reasons.
Feel adrenaline rush and flow dopamine!
Yoshino River has the biggest rapids in Japan. Row hard and go down the river together! Our tour guides are waiting for your challenge!
Splash! Why don't you try it?
Wow! We are plunged into the river, and we cannot see anything. Enjoy the Half-day Rafting in Tokushima Yoshino River Adrenaline.
Charter one boat for the price of 7 people!
We promise that you can charter an exclusive rafting boat with no sharing the boat! You can enjoy rafting in a space just for your family and friends!
Up to 7 people per boat, any number of people can ride on the boat.
It is also possible to rent a boat for just two couples... This is also recommended for those who want to join only with a group.
Q&A
- Q. Are they the same meeting places halfday Rafting base and fullday(family) Rafting?
- No, they are different places halfday base and fullday base. Half base is BIGSMILE Awa-Kawaguchi base, takes about 1 minutes walk from JR Awa-Kawaguchi Station. Please look up "BIGSMILE Awa-Kawaguchi base" on Google Map. Two meeting base are close,so you may make a mistake. The meeting place also mentions a map on our website, so please check it.
- Q. Do you have a parking lot?
- Yes, we have free parking lots, takes 2 minutes walk from BIGSMILE Awa-Kawaguchi base near the river. If you cannot find them, please come to BIGSMILE Koboke Adrenaline Awa-Kawaguchi base.
- Q. Can a sightseeing bus be parked?
- No, we don't have enough places for sightseeing buses and minibuses. A bus is in a roadside area around here, and has walk from there to the meeting place in the distance of 1 minute on foot. Our tour guides will induce tightly, so please be relieved. Please wait for a bus a moment at roadside areas or the stations on the way around here.
- Q. May I bring my camera or a GoPro?
- To take your camera or a GoPro to a river has a high possibility that it's lost, so we don't recommend you so much. It is up to you for bringing them, self-responsibility. Our tour guide takes pictures and you can see the pictures. If you like them, you can buy CD-R(about 30 pictures / JPY2,000 post-tax price) for each one.
Participant's Voice
YoshinoHalfday
413 Reviews
(4.9)
Review
date : 2023-10-07
All the staff were very kind and made me feel at ease!
Review
date : 2023-09-18
There are a lot of mini-games, and I had a lot of fun even on the half-day course. I was satisfied with the many photos I took. It might be difficult, but I wanted to buy it if there was a video, and I thought it would be better. Thank you for a good time.
Review
date : 2023-09-18
This was my first time participating, but it was a lot of fun. I would like to participate again. thank you very much!
See Google map review
Limits for rafting
- Age Limit
- Minimum age is 18, upper age limit of 65 years.
- Health conditions
- Participation is sometimes declined by the day's health.
- Decline to accept for be drunk.
- We decline a drunken person. And the case's repayment can't refund a fee.
- During pregnancy
- A pregnant woman can't participate in rafting.
- An epileptic fit
- Doctor's medical certificate is needed, mentioning of participation permission of rafting.
cancellation policy
8 days before | 7-4 days before | 3-1 days before | Same day |
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Free | 30% | 50% | 100% |