Yagiri no Watashi
Shibamata, Tokyo
Yagiri no Watashi is a rowed ferry across the Edo River between Shibamata and Matsudo in Chiba, the only river crossing of its kind still running in Tokyo and the subject of a hit 1980s enka song. There's no timetable. The boat goes when enough passengers are waiting.
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Insider tip
It runs daily from mid-March to November and only at weekends and on holidays in winter, and it stops in bad weather. The fare is small. Cross, look back at Tokyo from the Chiba bank, and ride back.
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What's on near Yagiri no Watashi
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Yagiri no Watashi, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
Shibamata Sakura Matsuri
柴又さくらまつり
Time 10:00 to 15:00; cherry trees in Shibamata Park lit 17:00 to 20:00 from late March (2026) Station Shibamata (Keisei Kanamachi Line)
Shibamata's spring cherry blossom festival at the Tora-san Museum courtyard and Shibamata Park on the Edogawa bank, with game stalls and evening light-ups of the cherry trees.
Katsushika Noryo Fireworks Festival
かつしか納涼花火大会
Station Shibamata (Keisei Kanamachi Line), 10 min walk
Around 15,000 to 20,000 shells launched close to the grassy riverbank, so the bursts fill the sky directly overhead. Held on a Tuesday evening in late July; pairing it with a visit to Shibamata Taishakuten and its retro shopping street is the classic move.
Smaller local events nearby
Traditional Craft Market at Tora-san Summit 2026 Market
31 Oct to 1 Nov · Kawajin Machinami-kan, Shibamata
A market of traditional crafts by Katsushika craftspeople, with demonstrations and hands-on experiences, held within the Tora-san Summit.
Map · Source: Katsushika City · かつしか伝統工芸市in寅さんサミット2026
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Around Shibamata
Tora-san's hometown, a carved temple and the last rowed ferry in Tokyo
Shibamata sits at Tokyo's eastern edge on the Edo River, and it keeps the low-rise shitamachi streetscape the rest of the city lost. There's a 200-metre temple approach of dango and cracker shops, a temple covered in extraordinary wood carvings, and a hand-rowed ferry to Chiba. It's famous across Japan as the hometown of Tora-san, and in 2018 it became the first place in Tokyo named an Important Cultural Landscape.
Shibamata has 6 places on the Roam Tokyo map: 2 landmarks, 1 shrine or temple, 1 museum, 1 market and 1 bathhouse. Read the Shibamata guide.
Good to know
- How do I get to Yagiri no Watashi?
- The nearest station is Shibamata (Keisei Kanamachi Line). Yagiri no Watashi is in Shibamata, Tokyo.
- How much does Yagiri no Watashi cost?
- Yagiri no Watashi is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Yagiri no Watashi?
- Plan for 30 min.
- When is the best time to visit Yagiri no Watashi?
- Spring and autumn afternoons.
Stay near Yagiri no Watashi
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Median US$207 a night across 34 listings within 1.8 km for a two-night stay a month out, sampled 20 October 2026. Cheapest quarter under US$116. See the weekly index for every neighbourhood.
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