Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on August 2013
Is it a boat? Is it a bus? No, it’s Sky Duck! The only amphibious tour of Tokyo (we think) on its main route boards at the Tokyo Sky Tree before bussing off to the shitamachi neighborhood of Kameido—famed for Showa-period shopping arcades and buildings. Then comes the exciting bit. The quackmobile transforms into a boat and enters the water of the Nakagawa River! The whole tour, wet and dry, takes 100 minutes, happens four times a day and costs ¥2,800/¥1,400 (adult/child). The only problem is the entertaining, interactive commentary is all in Japanese, so non-speakers better go with a patient Japanese-ready companion, or spend the tour enjoying the strange looks of passers by.
