Whitewater Rafting in Yoshino River
What is RAFTING?
Whitewater rafting is doubtlessly fantastic experience. Using special raft boat made by enforced PVC(or rubber), guide and crew challenge rapids, big waves, huge holes.
It is totally fun, like a roller coaster without rail with much thrill and excitement!
We use inflatable PVC raftboat, specially made for Japanese steep and technical rivers. The capacity of the raft is 8people including a guide.Bring it with you
Necessary
bring if you have
your choiceSwimming wear(bring extra underwear if you don't have)Towel(uses after trip)Glasses strap when wear glasses*Swimming goggle when wear contact lensesChemical fabric underwear for cold daySmiles(^o^)*Glasses strap(neoplene) is sold at ODSS Riverbase Yoshinogawa.
Our lunch
You can enjoy lunch for the 1Day course at our scenic lunch spot. We believe that lunch is also an important stuff for rafting tour.Open sand style hot lunch is surved, made by ODSS staff. The location, menu, and the taste are our pride, of course, it includes desserts and drinks.
From mid October to mid April, we offer staff's hand-made hot NABEYAKI-UDON noodle at Riverbase Yoshinogawa instead.
Equipment Sales
ODSS also sells rafting gears and other kind of outdoor sports' equipment. For details, ask by email.
ex. Raft boat(INCEPT)6-8people, Inflatable Kayak(INCEPT)1-2people, Paddles, Snowshoe, Backcounrty skis and so on.
Yoshino River Rafting, the best Whitewater experience in Japan
Open all the year round
Open all the year round
Rapid water flow and big drops, clearness of water, and those collaboration with scenic "ooboke-koboke" canyon...Yoshino River, best whitewater in Japan, is truly ideal for whitewater rafting.
ODSS is located only in 3 minutes drive from Ikawa-Ikeda I.C. of Tokushima motorway. Also we can pick you up at Awaikeda JR Station and at hotels in Ikeda-cho.
Enjoy ODSS rafting tour with adrenalene explosion!
Satisfying wholeday whitewater experience!
Yoshino River rafting tour---1DAY course
from April to mid October
from JPY10,800
from JPY10,800
1day trip of Koboke section of Yoshino River. Enjoy exciting whitewater rafting. If you want, also possible to jump from a rock, float with PFD(life jacket) in calm water...enjoy Yoshino River's clear water.Lunch is to be took on the riverbank of Koboke Canyon. It is a World Class quality exciting tour!
DetailsYoshino River rafting tour---Short course
Open from April to November
JPY7,300
JPY7,300
Short course ends up in early afternoon, so it is recommended for people who hesitate long trip, and who has to do in the afternoon. Short but Yoshino River is still exciting. Enjoy big waves and drops!DetailsYoshino River rafting tour---Halfday course
Open from April to November
from JPY8,800
from JPY8,800
Halfday course is shorter than 1 day, but this halfday course includes Yoshino River's best rapids. Also recommended for people who come back home on the same day from long distance.DetailsYoshinogawa Winter Rafting with NABEYAKI-UDON
Opens from mid October to mid April
JPY10,000
JPY10,000
Yoshinogawa is runnable even in winter. Water level gets lower, with calm air and the beautiful scenery. The gorge looks like a chinese monotone paintings...With enough equipment, let us enjoy this beautiful Yoshino River! You can enjoy hot NABEYAKI-UDON(udon noodles and vegetables, chicken, mushrooms and other ingredients in soup. Served very hot in the earthen pot) after the trip.
Very good option for the people who comes quiet shikoku in winter, and spring break, and of course, ideal for so-called graduation trip.
DetailsBenefits for 1Day course and Halfday course
1. You can enjoy goat-milk cheese cake, made by a neibour cake shop, that you may feel thicker than cow-milk one.
2. We take pictures or movies during the trip and you can see them after the trip to purchase DVD or CD-R
Attn: Short course doesn't include those benefits.
Safety and Equipment
All ODSS rafting guides are professional river guides, who has licence of RAJ(River guide Association of Japan)(Japanese page).
ODSS rafting guides has Swiftwater Rescue licenses of Rescue 3(Japanese page), with knowledge about danger accompanying with rafting tour.ODSS Shikoku's rafting tour uses equipment all suitable for whitewater.
| main equipment | |
| Raft boats |
INCEPT(NZ), "R43SJ(8people)", Japan original model suitable for technical wavy river. |
| PFDs(Life Jackets) | NRS(USA), "Big Water V" buoyancy force is more than 11kg, superb fitting |
| Wetsuits | NRS(USA) made 3mm thick model. Also 5mm models keep you warm even in winter. |
| Wet Jackets | NRS(USA) made 2mm thick model keeps you warm in cold condition. |
Self Responsibility and Risk Management
In outdoor environment, always something might happen. Medical services in outdoor environment is not like in a big city, when you got suddenly suffered from injury or disease.
All ODSS staff make efforts during the trip to avoid such problems, still it might happen.
In such outdoor situations, we cannot supply more than first aid. So you also need to try to keep yourself safe during all the outdoor activities. Safety advises by guides are always important.
You need to sign on the paper, written like that on it, before you go to the trip.(less than 18 years old people needs agreement of his/her parent). We dare to say in advance.
<Notice about alcohol and pregnance>
Rafting is SPORTS. Anyone who is drunk, who drank just before the trip, or who is hung over too much, cannot participate in the tour for safety reasons.
For pregnancy, however we don't know rafting is good or not good, but we are sorry, pregnant women cannnot take part in the tour...your baby cannot make agreement to participate in the tour...
Rental charges
