Shimanto River ー
四万十川
The river feeling original Japanese scenery:
The Shimanto River is a clear stream in Japan flowing through Ehime Prefecture and Kochi Prefecture, and there are no man-made constructions such as dams along the river where the fishermen of the river fish lives a life and the original scenery remains most even now in Japan. It is a river where its beauty changes every season. Many people visit here for outdoor sports such as cycling or canoeing along the river.
Access and Getting Around
City is a town in the southwestern part of Kochi Prefecture of Shikoku facing the Pacific, and, as for the train, the JR Yodo line and the Tosa Kuroshio Railway are available. Because the public transport is a little inconvenient, and it is not on the base line of Shikoku, it is necessary to take enough time making a plan.
Features
-Outdoor Activities
Cycling is recommended to experience the scenery of this beautiful river and river bankbecause there are some courses suitable for cycling from the upper side of the river to the lower basin.A bicycle can be rented at Ekawasaki Station and the Tourism Association of Shimanto City,a user can park the bicycle anywhere between two places....
-Outdoor Activities
The Shimanto River is a longed-for river of the Japanese canoeists.Because there is not a dam though it is a big river,canoeists gather to be able to go down from the upper basin to the downstream by a canoe,so they come to this river from the whole country.The scenery of the simple country of Japan is the most charming. It is the different canoe experiences from a four-day course for senior canoe...
-Outdoor Activities
Tourists may have different experience of a short course, long course of canoe,and it offers lodging facilities such as camping fields, bungalows and log houses,which makes it the basic spot of outdoor sports in the Shimanto area...
Accommodation around Shimanto River
