Paddle forward
Learn how to hold and use the paddle before setting out under your own power.
SUMMER / CANOE
Canoeing on Lake Kanayama
Paddle yourself out onto the lake.
Please check current availability on the booking page.
CANOE EXPERIENCE
Explore the lake under your own power.
Participants use paddles to propel their own canoes.
See the lake
Enjoy Lake Kanayama and its forests from close to the water.
Experience nature
Experience Lake Kanayama's nature as you handle your canoe.
GUIDE ROLE
Your guide's role.
The guide normally travels in a separate canoe, explaining, supporting and accompanying you.
Explain
We explain the equipment and basic paddling techniques before setting out.
Support
We help with first-time concerns and adapt support to what is happening.
Accompany
We travel together on the lake, monitoring conditions along the way.
BEFORE YOU GO
What to check before joining.
Current information on location, duration, prices and booking status.
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Location
Lake Kanayama, Minamifurano, Sorachi District, Hokkaido
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Tour duration
Allow approximately 1 hour 30 minutes for the whole experience, from meeting your guide to finishing.
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Price
Adult, age 13+: JPY 6,000
Child, age 6–12 (primary school): JPY 4,000
Young child, age 4–5: JPY 3,000
Pet: JPY 3,000 - 04
Check-in / bookings
Please check current availability on the booking page.
The current experience is called Lake Kanayama Canoe Experience.
FUTURE VISION
From a first experience to what comes next.
Future ideas, not current offerings
First experience → Return visits → Skill development → More advanced outdoor experiences
- Tours of Hokkaido's lakes
- River trips
- Downriver paddling
- Advanced canoe tours
These are not currently offered or available to book.
PREPARATION
Where to go next.
After reviewing the experience, explore booking preparation, FAQs and our safety approach.
READY FOR HOKKAIDO?
Lake Kanayama canoe experience
Review the experience and participation requirements, then prepare your preferred dates and group size.
QUALIFICATIONS / STANDARDS
Qualifications and training.
Our everyday guiding draws on training in skiing, canoeing, safety and care for the natural environment.
SAJ-certified ski school
NAMARA HOKKAIDO Ski & Snowboard Academy
Hokkaido Outdoor Guide
Canoe discipline
Swiftwater Rescue Technician Level I
Completed Rescue 3 Japan training
Wilderness First Responder (WFR)
Wilderness Medical Associates · Professional level
Leave No Trace Japan
Care for the natural environment