"Spoll! I tried it." Niyodo River Healed Rafting.

This time, Mr. Nakayama, born in Kochi Prefecture and raised in Kochi Prefecture, is a fourth-year university student. Mr. Nakayama, who likes to spend time relaxing in nature, watching the scenery and listening to the sound of the waves, felt during the Niyodo River rafting experience? I will tell you about the experience with Mr. Nakayama's impressions.

First of all

Mr. Nakayama was known as a river with beautiful water, and experienced rafting in the Niyodo River, the best water quality in Japan for four consecutive years. The tour we used is a rafting tour of "Robolafter", which offers activity tours in Ochi-cho, Kochi Prefecture. It can be applied by 2 people, and it can be used from 3 years old (accompanied by parents), so small groups and families can experience river activities.

Place

Ochi-cho, Kochi Prefecture is a town with a population of 5,000, famous for Mt. Yokokura, which is the oldest geology in Japan, about an hour by car from Kochi Station. Mt. Yokokura is also known as a mountain where the world-famous Dr. Tomitaro Makino, who was called the father of botany, was immersed in plant research during his youth.

A trekking tour to experience the mysterious mountains loved by Dr. Tomitaro Makino　

In addition, in the clear stream Niyodo River flowing through the city, there is the Asao sinking bridge, which is a model for a bridge where the main character of the movie "Dragon and Fuckle Princess" crosses over, and the surrounding forest roads are also recommended as a running course.

Let's run the location of "Dragon and Fuckle Princess" and sightseeing spots in Kochi!

A 5-minute drive from the Asao Sinking Bridge, there is a robolaphter at the foot of the mountain overlooking the Niyodo River.

State of the experience

Mrs. and Mrs. Takemoto from Hyogo Prefecture, who moved to Kochi in 2004, welcomed the interview team that arrived. During the off-season of the rafting tour, we produce Tosa Buntan, a specialty product of Kochi, as a "robo farm", and we live rooted in the community while wearing two pairs of straw straws.

We asked Mr. Nakayama, who finished writing the application form, about his feelings before the experience.

Mr. Nakayama: "I had experienced rafting once, so I was not worried, but I was relieved to be kind because I thought what kind of person the guide was."

Get off when you change into swimwear and water shoes you bring and wear wet suits, life jackets and helmets included in the tour fee.

Check the safety aspects such as the helmet strap and the life jacket belt, and get on the boat with the guide Takemoto.

First, the practice of rowing. "Itch, two. Itch, two." Let the two breathe together according to the shout.
I hear a lot of birds. The rafting of the Niyodo River, which flows quietly and gently, is different from the rafting that passes through the so-called mountainous river, is starting.

The more it looks like it's floating, the more the boat moves over the clear water.

Mr. Nakayama: “The water is very beautiful anyway. When you walk on the boat, you have a completely different perspective than when you sit down, and that’s really fun.”

Mr. Nakayama: "I was surprised that there are a lot of fish in the water. I was told that it was a sweetfish, and for the first time I saw it swimming. "

Mr. Nakayama: "I tried how many seconds I stood at the tip of the boat, but I fell early, laughing. But at the moment when I fell, I thought, "Oh, the water was beautiful." I'm not good at water, but strangely I wasn't afraid. "

While listening to Mr. Takemoto's interesting story, such as the identity of the singing bird, the characteristics of the overgrown trees, and the charm of the starry sky seen at night, the boat slowly progresses toward the Asao sinking bridge.

A sinking bridge is a bridge that is still immature and it is difficult to build a bridge that does not break even in floods, so that driftwood etc. can easily flow over the bridge by building a bridge at the height that sinks when the water rises. It is a bridge that has been devised, and is characterized by low height from the water surface and no railing (handrail).
Despite the large river width, on the bridge, which is about 3 meters high from the water surface, you can feel like walking on the river because you can feel the distance from the water nearby without handrails. The history is old, and the appearance that blends into the landscape with the accumulated years also has the beauty of Kochi's original landscape.

The rafting experience is over, with the rare sinking bridge nationwide, the precious scenery and experience that you can pass under the bridge by boat to your eyes and hearts.

Finally

One of the charms of Robolafter is that your wife will serve you with desserts using seasonal fruits.
Mr. Nakayama, who has a delicious sherbet made of seasonal plums, looked back on rafting.

Mr. Nakayama: "I'm a little weak at active and high tension rafting that I experienced before. At that time, I thought that not everyone would enjoy this kind of thing, so rafting to enjoy the scenery like today was very fun for me. Takemoto told me that the voice of this bird was Japanese bush warbler, and I thought, "Oh, Japanese bush warbler isn't just Hohokekyo," or told me the name of the flying bird, "I've heard the name, but I saw it for the first time."

"It's so beautiful that the water surface looks like a mirror on the way and the sky and the mountains are reflected and reflected, 'This is it! That's it!" I was happy to be able to go down the river while watching the beautiful scenery. In the last rafting, I was scared to jump into the water from the top of the rock, but I did it today. I don't think I was afraid because the water was beautiful and the bottom was visible, but I was happy to jump in and feel that I was able to overcome one wall inside me. I asked you that the Niyodo River at night was also wonderful, so next time I wanted to come to see the river seen between the mountains and the starry sky. "

You can tell that Mr. Nakayama had a wonderful experience where you can feel the charm of the natural environment of the Niyodo River through rafting.

(* Jumping is performed after confirming safety under the guidance of instructors.)

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Above, "Spoll! I tried it – rafting.” In addition to the usual rafting tour that Mr. Nakayama experienced this time, there is also a birdwatching tour where a guide familiar with living things will explain on the boat. This is also a rafting tour that can be applied from two people, and it is recommended for those who want to enjoy while observing the river slowly. For more information, please visit the website of Mr.
Please come and visit us to experience the river activity that is healed in nature.

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