Japan
Cycling
Roadtrip

In Tokyo, we arrange our schedule according to the team's preferences. Our goal is to ensure that everyone gets to experience the several faces of one of the world's most exciting cities.

There are some must-visit neighborhoods and attractions that we can explore together on an optional basis, such as Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ueno, Asakusa, Akihabara, Yoyogi Park, or the fish market.

However, if someone prefers to spend both days shopping or diving into the depths of arcade games, there are opportunities to do so.

In the morning, we bid farewell to Tokyo and hop aboard Japan’s world-renowned rail network, speeding toward the Japanese Alps in Nagano Prefecture at up to 270 km/h.

In the afternoon, we pick up our bicycles, set them up, and take them for a test ride.

In the evening, we unwind in the hotel’s onsen, shaking off the urban chaos and preparing for the slower pace of rural life.

After breakfast, we hop on our bikes and head towards one of Nakasendo's former wealthiest post towns, where traditional wooden buildings now house restaurants, sake breweries, and craft shops. In an open house, we can also see how local merchants lived in the past.

For lunch, we sample Nagano’s famous soba noodles, then continue our ride to Kiso-Fukushima. There, we relax our legs in a roadside foot bath filled with thermal water and taste the sake we bought in Narai-juku.

We visit the Kiso Valley’s most famous Zen temple, renowned for Asia's largest dry rock garden, and then unwind in the hotel’s onsen in the evening.

In the Kiso Valley our journey is accompanied by gorges, waterfalls, estuaries, and sacred sites as we reach the most beautifully preserved section of the Nakasendo.

We ascend into the mountains along the Araragi River, where the atmospheric post towns of Tsumago and Magome welcome us.

After soaking in the ambiance of Japan from 300 years ago, we’ll descend the other side of the mountain and spend the evening relaxing in an authentic Japanese izakaya, enjoying a well-deserved break after a long day.

As we leave the Japanese Alps and Nagano behind, we enter a much more open landscape in Gifu Prefecture.

Following the Nakasendo, our route meanders through partially modernized post towns and scenic forests until we reach Inuyama. Inuyama, renowned for one of Japan’s oldest wooden castles, awaits us for exploration.

In the evening, we experience Japanese table grilling at an izakaya, discovering this unique method of cooking.

In the morning, we continue along the widening Kiso River, reaching Ogaki, known as the City of Water, where sake breweries, castles, and onsens cross our path.

In the afternoon, we wind our way through rice fields, forests, and post towns as we enter Shiga Prefecture. Along the way, we visit a soy sauce brewery and a unique sacred site at a natural spring.

By the afternoon, we arrive at our accommodation on the shores of Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake. From the panoramic onsen, we enjoy the sun sinking behind the mountains across the lake.

In the morning, we visit Hikone’s key attractions: the Zen temple nestled in the forest, the prefecture’s most significant historical landmark—the castle—and its exceptionally beautiful Japanese garden.

Next, we head south, winding along the lake shore and through dense forests. After admiring the view of the lake and the Hira Mountains from the middle of the Biwako Bridge, we arrive in the suburbs of Kyoto on the opposite side of the lake.

In Kyoto, often referred to as Japan’s cultural heart, we bid farewell to our e-bikes and explore the city’s vibrant nightlife.

In Kyoto, we swap our e-bikes for simple city bikes and explore the city on them.

On the first day, we head north to enjoy exceptional views of the city, see the wild monkeys of Kameyama-koen Park, the main attraction in the district, Tenryu-ji Zen Temple, and take some pictures in the famous bamboo forest.

On the second day, we visit one of Kyoto's most important heritage sites, the Kiyomizu-dera temple, in the eastern part of the city.

We visit the old town and the beautiful Maruyama-koen Park, and of course explore Gion, the infamous district of the geisha.

In the morning, we board a train and, in less than an hour, arrive in the ancient city of Nara, Japan’s first permanent capital in the 8th century, renowned for its oldest temples.

We visit and pet the freely roaming deer in Nara Park. After lunch, we take a short train ride to Osaka.

In the evening, we dive into the city’s most vibrant district, Dotonbori, where we sample Osaka’s famous street food.

We spend the first part of our last full day in Japan enjoying free time, allowing everyone to get the essential souvenirs.

In the afternoon, we embark on a city tour, visiting the most unusual neighborhoods and key attractions.

In the evening, we say farewell to each other and to Japan with a big group dinner, then try to rest up before the long journey home.

We take a private transfer to the airport, according to each person’s flight schedule.

After the two-week tour, pleasantly tired, and with lasting memories, we fly home.