Welcome to Wasen tomo no kai

お知らせInformation 　

How to board a boat

Please come at the reception time (10:00
AM-2
:15PM)
on the operation day. It will be canceled on rainy days.

When and where can you ride

Click here for schedule and boarding location

Cherry blossom festival

It is held in Monzen Nakacho from March to April every year. (YouTube video) （Koto Wide Square)

Purpose of our activity

It inherits the tradition of Japan's unique wooden boats.(click here)

新着情報news

May　28th　,2023

Today was a windy day. However, many passengers came. (here)

May　4th　,2023

Yesterday (5/3), we were interviewed for TV Tokyo's program "Haunting! Ad Town Heaven".
From 9:00 pm on Saturday, May 20th, it will be broadcast in ~Toyocho~.

April　24　,2023

The content aired on Koto Ward public relations program Wide Square has been released on the official channel of Koto Ward. "This is the first time for the rookie boatmen to row a Japanese-style boat at the Sakura Festival." (here)

April　23　,2023

Today was the perfect day to board a Japanese-style boat, and many foreign passengers came to experience boarding and oar rowing.(Click here)

April　19　,2023

There was an interview for the French TV program "ASIE INSOLITE".

April　15　,2023

We were featured in Koto Ward's PR program, "Koto Wide Square".
(Title) "I tried rowing at the Sakura Festival"
~ Members of the Wasen Tomo-no-kai, who are participating in the experience of boarding a Japanese-style boat.
　　From the new member's boating practice to the gala occasion, we will closely follow them. ~
(Broadcast date/time) 4/16 (Sun)-22 (Sat) Every day: 9:00, noon, 15:00, 19:00

April　14　,2023

A digest version video of the Edo Fukagawa Sakura Festival has been released on YouTube.(Click here)

April　12　,2023

Sailing Japanese-style boats along the Oyoko River to the Yokojukken River (Click here)

April　2　,2023

Today is the last day of this year's Sakura Festival. The cherry blossom petals that started to fall were so beautiful.(Click here)

March　26　,2023

Due to the rain, the Japanese boat service has been canceled today.For details, please refer to the official website of the tourism association. (Click here)

March　21　,2023

We enjoyed cherry blossoms on a Japanese boat.(Click here)

March　15　,2023

We sailed on Japanese boats to participate in the cherry blossom festival. The first boat arriving at Kurofune Pier has been published on YouTube.(Click here)

March　14　,2023

Koto Ward's public relations program, which was broadcast on Koto Wide Square,
"I'll try Masumi -I'll try to ride a Japanese boat-"
(February 26, 2023) – YouTube (Click here)

March　12　,2023

For the Edo Fukagawa Cherry Blossom Festival, 5 Japanese boats sailed to Kurofune Pier.(Click here)

February　26　,2023

Town magazine "Fukagawa" published a feature article about Wasen Tomo no Kai. These articles are in Japanese.(Article)

February　13　,2023

On February 9th, the Yomiuri Shimbun published an introductory article about our association. However, the article is in Japanese. (Article)

February　12　,2023

This month (February 2023), we will introduce three people who have passed the certification exam and have become new boatmen. From the left in the photo, Mr. Mikio Unehara, Mr. Kazuhiro Ito, and Mr. Shinichi Takeda, I look forward to their great success in the future.(Photo)

February　5　,2023

Mr. Mikio Unehara, who passed the boatman certification exam last week, was awarded a certificate of boatman. We look forward to his future success.(Photo)

January　29　,2023

Two new boatmen were born today. In the afternoon, there was a boatman's certification exam and they passed it.Details will be announced later. At the end of the ceremony,the vice-president presented a hand-made paddle and "Ro" model.
Further special training continues for the Sakura Festival. (Photo)

January　23　,2023

A special feature on Koto Wide Square, a Koto Ward publicity program broadcast last July
"Traditional technology to the future - Japanese boats in Koto Ward" Part 2
"~Traditional technology to the future~ Revived Japanese boats".
Please take a look.
[Feature] -Traditional technology for the future- Reviving Japanese boats｜Koto Ward (koto.lg.jp)
https://www.city.koto.lg.jp/011501/kmovie/wide-square/20230115wasen.html

January　22　,2023

We made it for practice by resembling the bit for mooring at Kurofune Pier.
We are all practicing assuming that the cherry blossom festival will be held. (Photo)

January　22　,2023

We had about 60 people on board today. The photo is Mr. Tatsuya Suzuki,
head of the Fukagawa branch of the Koto Ward Tourist Association.
(Posted with customer's permission.)(Photo)

January　16　,2023

This is the broadcast date of the Nippon Television program, which was interviewed on January 8th.
※Saturday, January 28, 22:54-23:00 "Michigatari"

January　15　,2023

In preparation for the cherry blossom festival (Click here)

January　9　,2023

I took a commemorative photo after the annual New Year's Safety Prayer Ceremony.(Click here)

January　8　,2023

We would like to introduce Paul Lacke (left photo) and Seiya Jinguji (right photo), who passed the boatman's certification exam on December 18th last year and made their boatman debut today. We look forward to working with you both.(Click here)

January　8　,2023

Today is the beginning of the year for us.(Click here)

December 27　,2022

We decorated for the New Year to welcome the New Year.(Click here)

December 21　,2022

NHK TV program (About the Origins of Kanji) covered Wasen, and the broadcast date was decided.
　E Tele (021 channel)
　February 3, 2023 7:00-7:10
　February 9, 2023 17:25-17:35 (rebroadcast)

December 18　,2022

Today is the last sailing day of the year.
We washed and cleaned all the boats in the morning.
Reception for general boarding was finished in the morning, and in the afternoon,
training was conducted in preparation for the cherry blossom festival. In addition,
there were two trainees' boatman exams, and they both passed.(Click here)

December 4　,2022

There were about 70 customers who came on board today, probably because it was cold in the morning. We hung the big catch flags to pray for safety in the new year. A passerby in the park asked us, "Is it a festival?"(Click here)

November 30　,2022

On November 30th, trainee Tsuguhiro Miyazaki passed the boatman's exam. On the day of the event (11/27), after finishing the half of the Koto Seaside Marathon, he has a tough heart to take the exam. (Click here)

November 28　,2022

Year-end activities end at 12:00 on Sunday, December 18th.
New Year's activities are scheduled to start around 10:30 on January 8th.
In addition, we are praying for safety from 9 o'clock.

October 27　,2022

"Chidori" is repaired and ready for use (Click here)

October 24　,2022

Important notice: On October 24th, our website was migrated to support SSL. We hope that you will continue to visit our website.

October 1７,2022

Important notice: From the afternoon of October 24th, the website of Wasen Tomo no Kai "Japanese Traditional Wooden Boat Association" will be switched to SSL support. The new URL is scheduled to be "https://www.wasen-tomo.com/wasen-english/". Sincerely.

October 12,,2022

Today, October 12th (Wednesday), we would like to introduce Mr. Isao Fukuda, who passed the boatman qualification test and successfully made his debut as a boatman. I look forward to working with Mr. Fukuda in the future.(Photo here)

October 12,,2022

The "Yurikamome" that was being repaired has returned from Sano Shipbuilding. Crowdfunding recruited in Koto Ward is used for this cost. Thank you for your cooperation.(Click here）

October 4 ,2022

Tomorrow, October 5th, general boarding has been canceled due to rain forecast.

October 4 ,2022

We unloaded our largest Japanese boat, “CHIDORI”, cleaned and painted the bottom of the boat, and moved to the workshop. We are going to start repairing the bow part.(Click here)

September 28,2022

We have more new members. They both passed the boatman's certification exam. We look forward to seeing the success of the rookie boatmen.（Photo　here)

September 21,2022

After a long time, many customers boarded the boat.（Click here)

September 14,2022

On the second day of general boarding resumption, 14 people in addition to 2 trainees boarded today in the heat wave. The next time will be September 21st (Sunday), I think it will get cooler little by little. Please come out to the pier. The picture is Mr. Ota's family from Cebu, Philippines, and the boatman is Mr. Maekawa. (Posted with the customer's permission. The only passengers on board were family members, so the mask was removed only when taking pictures.)　{Click here :photo}

September 14,2022

General boarding will start from 10:00 as usual today, but due to the forecast that the heat stroke information (approximate value of WBGT) in Koto Ward will reach the dangerous level, the rowing experience will be canceled.

September 12,2022

Yomiuri Shimbun (Tokyo version) published on September 9th,
This is an article about "Yurikamome" repair.

Tokyo: Restoration of Japanese-style ships Succession of virtuoso skills Koto Ward Sons work: Regional News: Yomiuri Shimbun Online (yomiuri.co.jp)
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/tokyo23/news/20220908-OYTNT50258/

September 8,2022

Koto Ward's public relations program, which was broadcast on Koto Wide Square,
"Traditional technology to the future - Japanese boats in Koto Ward"
This is the result of a month of research.
Please take a look.

~ Traditional technology to the future ~ Japanese boat in Koto Ward (July 24, 2022) – YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlwSDHe8rOU

September 7,2022

We will resume normal activities on September 11th. (General boarding experience, "Ro" rowing experience, group reservation, trainee registration)

August 21,2022

Conducted safety training for the first time in three years. We will continue to strive for safe ship operation and navigation.（Click here)

July28,2022

Looking for crowdfunding for "Yurikamome" repair by Koto Ward（Click here)

July27,2022

Japanese boat "Yurikamome" flies in the sky！（Click here)

July24,2022

Today's activity will be from 10:00 to 12:00. Due to the rapid increase in the number of people infected with the new coronavirus, the rowing experience will be canceled and general boarding will be until 12:00. The activity will be suspended for a while from July 31st. We will inform you about the resumption.

July20,2022

Activities after today will be on Sundays only until August 28th. Please be careful. Also, when you come to the pier, please cooperate with heat stroke prevention measures and new corona infection prevention measures.　Due to the forecast that the heat stroke information in Koto Ward will reach the dangerous level today, the service reception time will be from 10:00 to 12:00.

July13,2022

It was raining today, so the service was canceled.

July6,2022

The activity is canceled today due to the rain forecast.

June29,2022　　8：30

Heat stroke information has reached a dangerous level today.
The rowing experience will be canceled in the morning, and the general boarding experience will end at 12:00.

June26,2022

Pull out the iron pipe in the water. （Click here)

June18,2022

There was a location on June 1st, of the TV program
We will inform you that information such as broadcasting has arrived.
Please take a look.

O A station: Tokyo Metropolitan TV (TOKYOMX-TV)
Program name: "Gururi Tokyo Edo Walk"
Broadcast date and time: Saturday, June 25, 11: 30-12: 00 9ch

June14,2022

The activity will be canceled tomorrow due to the forecast of rainy weather.

June13,2022

The weather was fine yesterday, and the visitors enjoyed the boarding and rowing experience. The appearance of many Calgaomo chicks was very cute. It rained heavily in the afternoon. ("Kawaii" movie1,movie2)

June12,2022

Today is an activity day, but it may be canceled as soon as it rains.

June1,2022

We are doing normal activities today. Reception hours are from 10:00 to 14:15. The weather is nice so please come and visit us.

March28,2022

The TV station's coverage on March 9 was broadcast as a program. (Click here)

March22,2022

The resumption of activities has been postponed again. Please check the latest infomation for future resumption schedules.

March17,2022

All activities will resume from March 23rd. Please enjoy Japanese boat while cooperating with our infection control measures.

February 27,2022

The second work was completed in the spring-like cheerfulness. Powerful members are very active in the work of pulling out old pipes.　We are making various preparations with the aim of resuming operations.　(Click here)

February 13,2022

Completed the hard work　(Click here)

January ９,2022

Safety prayer and first rowing　(Click here)

December 1９,2021

We enjoyed rowing this year.(Click here)

December 14,2021

Today, in the cold rain, the boat that had been repaired by the crane was dropped onto the river.(Click here)

November 28,2021

Due to the decrease in the number of new coronavirus infections, the restrictions on the number of passengers will be lifted from December.

November 27,2021

Regular repairs go smoothly.(Clik here)

November 9,2021

The boat was put into the workshop for regular repairs.(Clik here)

October 21,2021

The general boarding experience will resume from November 3rd. Please follow our instructions when resuming. Wearing a mask,measuring temperature, disifecting hands, distance from people, boarding with half the capacity,etc.

October 5,2021

To the workshop for maintenance of the Japanese boat .(Click here)

September 30,2021

Although it has been decided to cancel the state of emergency, the resumption of the boarding experience for the general public will be postponed for a while in consideration of safety.

August 22,2021

Today, we performed maintenance with 15 captains.(Click here)

April 7,2021

We have announced the resumption of activities, but as the number of infected people is increasing again, we will suspend the boarding of general passengers for a while.

March 24,2021

Today's activity was to clean and maintain the boat without the general passengers on boad.(Click here)

March 19,2021

We are planning to resume the general boarding experience from April 14th.

March 11,2021

We will inform you of the schedule from April. However, it will be changed at anytime depending on the infection status of COVID-19. Please check the latest information.(Click here)

January 10,2021

The annual safety prayer was canceled and each boat was cleaned with Japanese Sake.(Click here)

December 8,2020

After the regular repair of the Japanese boat, We floated the boat on the river.(Click here)

November 19,2020

We will suspend our activities again due to the spread of COVID-19 infection.

October 20,2020

Second regular maintenance has started .(Click here)

October 14,2020

There was an interview with the TV station(NHK) today. It will be broadcast on NHK BS on November 15th.

October 14,2020

The activity was suspended for half a year due to the spread of the new coronavirus, but it has resumed today.(Click here)