Bike Hidden Japan
Discover authentic Japan in your most soul-stirring cycling holiday ever.
OUR MISSION
Empower local people, Boost local economy and Sustain beautiful rural life in Japanese countryside through providing life-changing cycling experiences.
We are local.
We are responsible for the sustainability of local economy and natural environment in our region of Japan.
We live here, we know every detail of this place, and we have a lot of local partners.
So, we can continuously provide carefully planned unique cycling tours in this region and through it, we can empower local people, boost local economy and sustain beautiful rural life in this region.
FEATURED TOURS
Nasu Slow Life E-Bike Tour
[5 days 4 nights]
Discover authentic "Slow Life" in Japanese countryside through cycling between the natural beauty and rich cultural heritages around Nasu by E-Bikes! With our local knowledgeable cycling guide, you will ride off the beaten paths and visit local farmer's house, bakery in the forest, serene Japanese garden and wooden Japanese castle etc.
TRANS-TOHOKU Bike Tour
[12 days 11 nights]
Our Signature tour with many praises from our guests and recommendation from Japanese Ministry of the Environment.
The Tohoku region, the northernmost part of Japan’s main island, is known for its gorgeous natural environment, rich local history, and delicious agricultural produce. Experience a more traditional side of Japan and follow in the footsteps of famous Japanese "Haiku" poet Matsuo Basho and his journey along “The Narrow Road to the Deep North”.
Foodie’s Bike Tour NASU – NIKKO
[6 days 5 nights]
In this foodie's bike tour, you will go on an eating spree and experience a wide variety of great food that Japan has to offer. You will visit historic towns and stay at long-established hotels and ryokans (inns), which have been welcoming VIPs from inside and outside Japan for a long time, and also at accommodations that are committed to serving high quality meals.
KUMANO KODO Pilgrimage Bike & Hike
[7 days 6 nights]
In this tour, you will be biking and hiking on Japan's oldest ancient pilgrimage roads called "Kumano Kodo", in the south of Wakayama. Visit the Three Grand Shrines of Kumano, and will find yourself completely immersed in the beautiful nature of spectacular mountain ranges, massive and strange rocks, clear streams of water, and magnificent waterfalls.
Aizu SAMURAI Gravel Tour
[5 days 4 nights]
Immerse yourself into the gorgeous nature of rural Japan through four days gravel riding on off the beaten tracks in Aizu! And discover a “hidden side” of Japanese culture and history in Aizu, a historical town famous as the former stronghold of the Last Samurai 150 years ago!
Mt. NASU Self-guided Bike Adventure
[1 day - 3 days or more]
Nasu is easily accessible from Tokyo by Shinkansen (70 minutes) and is the best biking area close to Tokyo.
Nasu’s natural environment offers us the ability to plan a wide range of inviting bike routes to match your preferences and stamina and to make the most of the seasons. Our plans include scenic hill climb rides, biking through vast rural areas, traveling in a ranch landscape along gentle hills, and gravel riding through forests that look unexplored.
NEWS & REPORT
TOURS
Epic Tours
Join our cycling tours that offer dynamic road trips, biking from one town to another, for 5+ days. Each tour is planned under an interesting theme. You will be biking less traveled areas and roads in various parts of Japan. You are sure to rediscover the heart of Japan in an epic ride experience. Of course, all tours are guided and under full support.
Relaxed Tours
They are guided and fully supported tours designed to enjoy biking in areas around hotels and ryokan (inns) while indulging yourself with relaxing stays at luxurious resort hotels or onsen ryokans (Japanese style hot-spring inns). Suitable for family trips and people who love to enjoy cultural experiences more. Slower riding speed with shorter (30 – 60km) daily distance.
Self-Guided Tours
In these easy-to-get-going tours, you will rent a bike and a GPS navigation device with preinstalled recommended routes and enjoy riding while following the navigation. There will be no guide or support. You will be free from the hassle of riding in an unknown area while constantly checking a map in one hand. You can now bike like a local while savoring the air and landscape of the area.
These tours are recommended for those who want to enjoy biking the Japanese countryside at their own pace or those who can handle bike trouble.
Solo riders are welcome.
The tour route or length can be adjusted to the season, time, or your requests and biking skills.
One Day Tours
These are half-day to one-day guided cycling activities in Nasu that anyone can join. If it’s your first time to ride a sports bike, don’t worry. Our guide will teach you how to maneuver it. On the calendar select a date when a tour is on and sign up for it at least two days in advance.
Custom Tours
We will prepare a special, chartered bike tour for your group by arranging the theme, area, schedule, route, and riding distance to your preferences.
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Reviews from Our Guests
Derek Brown
We had a fanstastic self-guided tour around Nasu and Nikko. Everything about the tour worked out great with the team from Ride Experience - planning a route that worked for us, meeting us off the train and setting up the bikes, to all of the rides, support along the way, accomodation, food and sights to see. Great countryside and quiet roads with waterfalls, shrines, forests and great places to eat were all included in the itinerary - things that we would never have seen if we were just planning the trip on our own. The trip included great accomodation - most nights we were in local ryokan hotels with onsen and local gourmet 'foodie' food. A great travel experience! ..
Michael Chin
Like a multi course ‘Kaiseki’ meal, this tour is not just about only the cycling and the food. This is an immersive sensory experience in many elements: waking up in a ryokan at dawn to go sit in an outdoor onsen and listen to the chirping of the birds in the trees above, attending a local fire festival with accompanying drumming performance one evening where we were the only overseas visitors, discerning the multi dimensional textures of the meals and walking through a golden bamboo forest in the drizzling rain dispersing the soft light to a golden aura that cannot be captured by camera. Tetsuya-san is like a master chef bringing all these together with his team in an all too short tour.....
Milind Bagde
We've just wrapped up six days of incredibly exciting experiences, surrounded by breathtaking scenery, indulging in delicate and delicious Japanese countryside cuisine, and interacting with the warm-hearted locals. Throughout our journey, we've come to admire Japan's impeccable road and rail infrastructure. Exploring the countryside, particularly in the Nasu and Nikko areas nestled amidst picturesque mountain ranges, has been a revelation...
Evizel Seymour
Wow - a super professional company with great friendly English speaking staff. If you’re looking for a cycling adventure, then look no further. They will adapt the tour to what you would like to do. A great mix of cycling, cultural events with extremely comfortable accommodation. oh, don’t worry about going hungry, the food is exceptional...
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