--- name: "Mogami River Boat Ride (Basholine)" lat: 38.7378676 lng: 140.1499422 official_url: "https://www.blf.co.jp/" fee: "Pre-school children ride free. Adult means junior-high age and up, child means primary school. One way is 3,000 yen for an adult and 1,500 for a child, all tax included. From 1 December to 31 March a notice raises this to 3,200 and 1,600, though the fare table still shows the lower figures, so budget for the winter price if you go then. Booking online takes 100 yen off an adult and 50 off a child. A round trip by boat is 4,720 and 2,360; groups of 15 or more pay 2,700 and 1,350. Holders of a first-class physical or intellectual disability certificate, or a grade-1 mental disability certificate, get 50 percent off for themselves and one carer. Getting back to the departure pier costs extra: the bus is 500 yen for an adult and 250 for a primary-school child, or 3,000 yen to have a car driven round." last_verified: "2026-08-16" url: "https://www.piggybackjapan.com/spots/spot_0000202/" publisher: "Piggyback Japan" method: "Each fact below was read from the official page it links to. The date in the Verified column is the day we last opened that page." reuse: "Free to reuse with the check date kept. A link back is appreciated, not required." --- # Mogami River Boat Ride (Basholine) Boats leave Furuguchi and land 12 kilometres downstream at Kusanagi, an hour on one of Japan's three fastest rivers. The boatman sings the river song, and you can ask for a particular boatman. Rain brings a vinyl roof, summer sun blinds, and from December to the end of March the boat is closed in and heated. Reaching the landing stage means about 100 metres and 40 to 50 steps. Because you land at a different pier, ask at the window for the return bus time before you board. - Area: yamagata - Type: activity - Time to allow: 90 min - Hours: The regular route runs 365 days a year. Opening hours for the pier are not published: departure times are set by a sailing calendar rather than a fixed daily timetable, and the last boat is at 15:00 - there is no return boat on that one. Reception closes 10 minutes before departure. Sailings can be cancelled, or replaced by a circular course, because of weather or the water level, so check by phone on the day (the phone line takes calls 8:20-17:10 from April to November and 9:00-16:30 from December to March). - Last verified: 2026-08-16 ## Family facts (value + conditions + source + verified date) | Feature | Value | Conditions | Verified | Source | |---|---|---|---|---| | Stroller friendly | Not checked yet | | | | | Stroller rental | Not checked yet | | | | | Diaper changing table | Not checked yet | | | | | Nursing space | Not checked yet | | | | | Family restroom | Not checked yet | | | | | Diaper disposal bin | Not checked yet | | | | | Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Not checked yet | | | | | Elevator | Not checked yet | | | | | Indoor / outdoor | Outdoor | You are on the river, but the boat is roofed: a vinyl roof in rain, sun blinds in summer, and fully enclosed with heating from 1 December to 31 March. | 2026-08-16 (web) | [source](https://www.blf.co.jp/faq) | | English support | Not checked yet | | | | | Outside food allowed | Not checked yet | | | | | Steps & slope caution | Many steps | From the reception it is about 100 metres on foot to the landing stage, down 40 to 50 steps - the number changes with the water level. A wheelchair can board: there is a ramp and staff help, and wheelchairs can be borrowed (two at the boarding pier, one at the landing pier). Nothing is stated about taking a stroller down or where to leave one. | 2026-08-16 (web) | [source](https://www.blf.co.jp/faq) | | Child switch (rider swap) | Not checked yet | | | | | Best-fit ages (guide) | Not checked yet | | | | | Official family-friendly certification | Not checked yet | | | | | Crowding (guide) | Not checked yet | | | | | Quietness (guide) | Not checked yet | | | | | Lost-child support | Not checked yet | | | | | Stroller access notes | Yes | The boat lands at a different pier from the one it leaves, so plan the way back before you board: a bus from Kusanagi (about 15 minutes' wait after landing, then about 15 minutes, 500 yen adult and 250 child), a car transfer at 3,000 yen booked in advance, or a limited number of return-boat places. There is a large free car park at the departure pier, and Furuguchi station is 7 to 8 minutes on foot. Luggage is held at the window only if you are coming back to the departure pier. Getting to the boat means about 100 metres and 40 to 50 steps. | 2026-08-16 (web) | [source](https://www.blf.co.jp/faq) | ## How to cite these facts Free to reuse. Every fact above was read from the official page it links to, and re-checked on 2026-08-16. We keep the check date visible so you can tell how old a fact is — please keep it when you quote us. A link back is appreciated but not required. **Ready to paste (Markdown)** ``` Family facts at Mogami River Boat Ride (Basholine) — checked 2026-08-16 — [Piggyback Japan](https://www.piggybackjapan.com/spots/spot_0000202/) ``` **Ready to paste (HTML)** ``` Family facts at Mogami River Boat Ride (Basholine) — checked 2026-08-16 — Piggyback Japan ``` Found something out of date? Tell us and we will re-check the official page and update the date.