<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/>
<http://www.kouwan.metro.tokyo.jp/english/odaiba/eng/access/ship.html>
<http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Tokyo_to/Tokyo-969164/T
ransportation-Tokyo-Waterbus_Ferry-BR-1.html> 

and many more....


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