Tombori River Cruise

とんぼりリバークルーズ（太左衛門橋船着場）

Twenty minutes on the canal, right under Dotonbori's signs

⚠ Evening slots sell out

Hours

Sailings on the hour and half hour, 11am–9pm (about 20 minutes each); may be cancelled for weather, river works or events

Tickets

Adults ¥2,000, students (junior high to university) ¥1,000, primary-school children ¥500. Slots assigned at the desk by the pier on the day; free with the Amazing Pass (exchange on site)

Address

Tazaemonbashi pier, 7-13 Soemon-cho, Chuo Ward; the ticket desk is by the river-side entrance of Don Quijote Dotonbori

From the pier under Don Quijote's yellow wheel, a small open boat runs up and down the Dotonbori canal for about 20 minutes. It heads up to Nipponbashi, turns, then drops down toward Minatomachi, passing under nine bridges while the crew points out the Glico sign and the riverside shops. Plenty of reviewers say the best part is waving at the crowds on the bridges and getting waves back. By day you are looking at the signs; after dark you are watching the neon in the water.