KIPPO: Japan's 1st amphibious bus debuts in Osaka
Japan's first amphibious bus has made its debut for regular service on the streets of Osaka City, widely known as a 'water town.'Sponsored and planned by the nonprofit organization 'Osaka-Mizukaido808', the bus was introduced to reinvigorate the city as a trigger for luring tourists. A tour of the city on the bus takes passengers from its departure point at the Namba Parks commercial complex to Okawa, the river that flows through the heart of Osaka City, for a pleasure trip of about 40 minutes on the surface of the water. It then returns to land, passing along the city's main street Midosuji. During the ride of about 2 hours on the 22-kilometer route, passengers can take a look at celebrated places, including Osaka Castle...more...
More pictures here. It ought to be useful on days like this:
I have a feeling this has been on FG before so apologies if this is a duplication.
[/floatl]An amphibious sightseeing taxi held a demonstration run Wednesday on the Dotonbori River and nearby streets in downtown Osaka before its debut on Friday as the first of its kind in Japan. Carrying up to three passengers, a tour will cost 19,560 yen for the first one hour and then 8,700 yen per 30 minutes, its operator Osaka Mizukaido 808, a specialized nonprofit organization, said.