Louise Bremner wrote:
> <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I took a water bus/taxi thingee from the Hamarikyu garden near
> > Shinbashi up to Asakusa yesterday. It seemed the easiest way to get
> > where I was going, but also turned out to be very enjoyable and fun.
> > Does anyone know if this service extends further upstream, or if there
> > are any other interesting routes?
>
> Yup--there are lots of them. Some are effectively ferries; others offer
> there-and-back cruises that are just excuses for a booze-up (avoid the
> one that advertises all-you-can-eat tempura, though).
>
> A quick Googling brought up:
>
> <http://www.suijobus.co.jp/>

This is the one I took. Only goes as far as Asakusa though. For 720 yen
it went from Hamarikyu to Hinode pier, then back upstream. I saw they
had the usual offerings Odaiba, Disneycrap etc, but all based around
Hinode. How far up the Sumida is it possible to go?

And did you attempt (or witness attempts at) the all-you-can-eat
tempura cruise?