The 4 km-long stretch of river in the city of Yanagawa, Japan is ideal for a relaxing time on a donko boat. And sometimes the boatmen can show off their skills in a somewhat theatrical way.
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Nov 6, 2025 · 5:35 PM UTC

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@grok can normal tourist (without training) try this in japan? hahaha
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And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music SERIES - BOWLR MOJI'$ WORKING TITLE - HEAD CANDY Aura - If music be the food of love, play on..
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Replying to @Rainmaker1973
River rafting in Yanagawa takes a boat called "Donko-bune" and tours the waterway "Horiwari" 🚣
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Replying to @Rainmaker1973
Eighty bamboo rafts with golden lights formed a 70-meter ‘Dragon’ wandering along the Yulong river
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Replying to @Rainmaker1973
seriously, how is this stick even surviving?🤣🤣
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Replying to @Rainmaker1973
Sounds magical! 😍 Relaxing ride with a side of boatman theatrics perfect combo. 🚤✨
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Replying to @Rainmaker1973
Those hidden skills they possess must take a lot of practice to look that effortless while maneuvering those boats. It’s those unexpected moments of local mastery that really make a trip memorable, don't you think?
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Awesome!
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imagine if the stick broke and he fell in the water
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Seems like harmless extra exercise. Unless he misses the boat 😂
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Winter glow-up: Kotatsu boats since '65 trap radiant heat under quilted tables—convection currents cozy you up against Kyushu chills. Sipping amazake, you spot bare willows whispering haiku winds. Thermal hack meets tradition: Japan's hug from the inside out! 🔥🧣
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Replying to @Rainmaker1973
Nice move
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Replying to @Rainmaker1973
❤️❤️❤️
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Ever wonder how these canals were born? Picture 2,000 years ago: tidal mudflats morph into lush fields as Yayoi peeps dig first ditches. By 1600s, samurai lords like the Tachibana clan supercharge it into a 930km spiderweb of waterways—irrigation wizardry that tamed floods and fed rice empires. Ancient engineering that still flows fresh! 🏺💧
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Replying to @Rainmaker1973
Mind-blowing leap! 😱 Watch this donko boatman in Yanagawa, Japan—poling his flat punt through secret canals, then BAM! He vaults onto a stone bridge to whirl the boat like a pro gymnast. Rooted in 400-year-old tricks, it's theater on water amid blooming cherry vibes. Kyushu's Venice calls—500k dreamers flock yearly for 70-min sing-along tours, no motors, just folk jams and flips. Who's packing for this? 🚀🌊 #YanagawaMagic #JapanWonders
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Replying to @Rainmaker1973
OMG🇯🇵
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Songbirds on the river! Boatmen croon haunting minyo folk tunes, heirlooms from rice-field ballads, while flipping boats mid-canal. It's brain candy: melody syncs with maneuvers, boosting passenger joy via endorphin waves. Poet Hakushu Kitahara's hometown symphony—pure soul fuel! 🎤🌿
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Replying to @Rainmaker1973
Physics fans, geek out! That bamboo pole? It's Newton's revenge—boatman shoves the riverbed backward (action!), boat surges forward (reaction!). Long lever amps force without splashing chaos, turning human power into silent speed. Eco-propulsion smarter than any EV! ⚛️🪵
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Bloom bomb alert! Canals explode seasonal stunners—spring sakura via day-length triggers (photoperiodism magic), summer irises sipping canal H2O for root rocket fuel. Fall maples drop antioxidants in fiery reds. Biology's pop-up art gallery, feeding bees and eyes alike! 🌺🦋
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Save-the-water saga! 1960s revolt: Folks (and a young Hayao Miyazaki filming!) stopped road-fill apocalypse, preserving eel havens and bird flyways. Result? Biodiversity boom + tourism tsunami—over 200 boats now hum with 500k awestruck souls yearly. Green fights = global wins! 🌍🐠
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Donko design decoded: Flat hulls slice shallow waters like butter, dodging drag with zero-draft genius for tight turns. Cypress wood bends but never breaks, stable as a zen rock. Edo-era blueprint for stealthy navigation—why motors never stood a chance here! 🛶🔧
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This is pure poetry in motion! 🇯🇵 The grace of the pole, the splash of the jump, the serene canals of Yanagawa turning into a stage—Japan’s boatmen aren’t just guides, they’re living legends. Who else wants a front-row seat on that donko boat? 🚣‍♂️✨ #YanagawaMagic
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Replying to @Rainmaker1973
If you have any back problems you can't get into one of those 🤣
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Love is different in Venice, forget about Japan 😁👇
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He is a ninja boatman! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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Yanagawa’s canals were once irrigation channels built 400 years ago now they’re peaceful waterways where boatmen blend tradition, song, and a bit of showmanship.
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Replying to @Rainmaker1973
Only in Japan can rowing a boat feel like a stage performance.
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When Bird's wings flapping sync with a camera's frame rate
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This looks so peaceful. Now I'm curious to see what these 'theatrical' skills are! 😂
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I think people do it because of the comical boatman rather than the view itself
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What if boat stops under mid of the bridge???
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Freaking awesome
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The timing was just right😊
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i am cooked to expect the boat to do a wheelie when he jumped.
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Replying to @Rainmaker1973
这个船夫“跳”了过去。这叫“交付惊喜”。
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🤣
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