Wakayama rafting: It's on logs -- and standing up! cnn.com

You haven't tried the wildest rafting experience in JapanKitayama village , located about three hours from Osaka in Wakayama prefecture, offers tourists a chance to discover what it's like to sail down the swift currents of Kitayama River on traditional logging rafts.
For the whole time, riders stand in a line on the sturdy, long wooden rafts, clutching only the metal/wooden handles that rise from the base of the rafts.
Wooden oars in hand, they pilot the rafts down the river rapids while standing, wearing boots, a hat... and no life jacket.
The rafting season lasts from May to September, with reservations accepted from April 1.
Price is 6,000 yen ($53) per adult, 3,000 yen per child.