東京湾クルーズ　～　あら川丸 : Yakatabune Arakawamaru

本来なら桜の花見の季節なのですが、今年は3月期末の日程がうまく調整できず、だいぶ早い日に決行となりました。まだ桜も咲いていないので、いつもの隅田川コースではなく、レインボーブリッジをくぐる東京湾クルーズにしました。
18時過ぎに勝どきを出港して東京湾を南下して行きます。少し風が強い日でしたが、幸い波は穏やかでレインボーブリッジや湾岸の夜景、遠く東京タワーまで綺麗に見えます。

12人で貸し切りの船内は快適で飲み放題の宴会開始。

★刺し盛り桶　　まぐろ、いか、蛍烏賊、甘海老、サーモン
★つまみ盛合わせ　　鴨、玉子焼き、笹かま、明太子、枝豆
★しらすと蟹のちらし
以上は5人分
★おでん盛合わせ
★天ぷら　　海老、穴子、鱚、おくら、さつま芋

お酒は瓶ビール、焼酎お湯割りなどいくらでも飲み放題。
少し船が揺れると、酔いがはやく回って楽しいです。まだ花見はできなかったけど、とても気持ちのよい2時間半ほどのクルーズでした。

Cherry blossom viewing on Japanese traditional houseboat for the first time in 3 years. The world is finally back where we can enjoy cherry blossom viewing. This makes me happy. Thanks to the secretary's fine play, the schedule in mid-March is in full bloom. It looks like it's going to rain, but it's not a problem since it's Japanese traditional houseboat. The cherry blossoms at the boarding area of ``Arakawamaru'' in Kachidoki were in full bloom. We set off and slowly walked up the Sumida River, passing under many bridges. After sailing upstream to the base of the Sky Tree, we stopped there. The cherry blossom trees along the shore are illuminated. However, we enjoyed cherry blossom viewing, and we had a lot of fun talking about it. The dishes are snack plates, sashimi platters, and chirashi Sushi. It's the season when firefly squid is delicious. Next was a bowl of piping hot oden. Last is Tempura. The freshly fried shrimp, kisses, and conger eel were delicious. All-you-can-drink alcohol is available. The banquet on board lasted about 2 and a half hours. it was fun.

A memorandum of the annual Japanese traditional houseboat blossom viewing. Last year, it was in full bloom on March 30th, but this year it was in full bloom on March 29th. The illuminated cherry blossoms and Sky Tree were beautiful. At Ara Kawamaru, both the sashimi and tempura were delicious. It's a shame that I drank so much that I don't have any photos.

Cherry blossom viewing on the annual Japanese traditional houseboat. The boat departed at 18:30 with a charter for about 16 people. Be punctual. Well, it's okay because it's reserved. This year, it has only bloomed for a minute or two. It is difficult to predict when it will be in full bloom. Thank you for your hard work, Secretary. The boat departs from the pier near Kachidoki Bridge, heads north along the Sumida River, and anchors near Kotoi Bridge, where you can enjoy the night view of the cherry blossom trees and Sky Tree. All-you-can-drink included for 10,000 yen per person. When you get on board, you will receive: ・Appetizer ・Five-item snacks such as Tsukiji Marutake's omelette, edamame, smoked duck, kamaboko, etc. ・Assorted sashimi tuna, salmon, squid, kohada, sweet shrimp ・Crab and salmon roe chirashi Sushi set . It was my first time to eat Marutake's Tamagoyaki, and it was delicious. The sashimi platter had a nice texture. The tuna was okay. We toasted with beer and set sail. Basically, you can drink as much alcohol as you want, but be careful as you will get sick quickly if you drink on the boat. After running for about 10 minutes, we stopped at a place where we could see the Sky Tree. We opened the bottles of wine we had brought one after another and started the party.・Snow crab salad was delicious. ・Pork braised, I think it's for snacking with Tempura. ・The Tempura-piece Japanese traditional houseboat 's standard fried tempura shrimp was delicious. ・Dessert Apple There were Montrachet and Meursault among the wines, so I drank them all. So the second half of Tempura meal is filling. Even though it included all-you-can-drink, I brought 11 bottles of wine and emptied them all, so I didn't drink any alcohol on the ship except for the first beer. He was a good customer. There were hardly any cherry blossoms in bloom, but everyone was so excited about the party that they almost skipped the cherry blossom viewing. Skytree was beautiful.