Banquet halls — Tokyo

Funasei Yakatabune

An operator of yakatabune, the traditional covered boats where dinner is served on the water, based in Kita-Shinagawa, once the first post town on the Tokaido. Its charter fleet runs from 32 to 120 places, on chairs or sunken-kotatsu seating, all with an observation deck. The roughly 2.5-hour cruise moors off Odaiba, then heads up the Sumida River to around Eitai Bridge, facing the Skytree.

Yakatabune boats lit with red lanterns, moored at night

屋形船船清

City: Tokyo
District: Kita-Shinagawa (Shinagawa)
Cuisine: Banquet halls
Seated capacity: 120 pax
Private hire: Yes

Indicative budget: Charter boat: from ¥13,000 to ¥22,900 per person, including cruise, meal, free-flow drinks and tax.
Address: Funasei Bldg., 1-16-8 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0001
Access: 13 minutes on foot from Shinagawa Station (JR and Keikyu), 10 minutes from Kita-Shinagawa (Keikyu), 15 minutes from Tennozu Isle. No parking.

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Corporate use

A very Japanese team evening that is easy to organise: one package covers the cruise, dinner and free-flow drinks, and the boat is chosen by headcount (charters from 20 people, with a guaranteed minimum per boat). Some boats have karaoke and bingo on board. The pier is 13 minutes on foot from Shinagawa Station and has no parking, so we arrange a coach drop-off nearby.

Private rooms & private hire

Each boat is chartered as a whole. Atsuhime: 32 places, comfortable up to 24 (chairs). Orihime: 48, recommended up to 35 (sunken kotatsu). Murasaki-shikibu: 60, recommended 45 (sunken kotatsu). Benkei and Shizuka-gozen: 72 each, recommended 50 and 60 (chairs). Ushiwakamaru: 104, recommended 76 (sunken kotatsu). Kaguya-hime: 120, recommended 90 (sunken kotatsu). A shared boat with semi-private areas also takes small parties from 2 guests.

The menu

Japanese food prepared by the house cooks, built around tempura served during the cruise (seven seasonal pieces per person) and wild bluefin sashimi, with starters, rice, noodles and dessert; higher courses add wagyu, spiny lobster or otoro. Free-flow drinks are included. A vegetarian version of the first course is available with advance notice, and there is a menu designed for groups with religious or allergy restrictions.

Frequently asked questions

How many people are needed to charter a boat?

Charters start at 20 people on the smallest boat; each boat has its own guaranteed minimum, higher for the large ones.

How long is the cruise?

About 2.5 hours, with a stop off Odaiba and a run up the Sumida facing the Skytree; during cherry-blossom season a 2-hour-45 version is offered at extra cost.

Are vegetarian and halal diets handled?

A vegetarian menu is available with advance notice (not on the day), as well as a menu designed for groups with religious restrictions or allergies. Individual dish changes are charged extra for groups.

Can bookings be made in English?

English, Chinese and Korean requests go through the site's foreign-language page (handled by HIS); we book directly in Japanese for our clients.

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