Our 2026 spring cycling season is officially open! 
We kicked things off with a private Satoyama & Craft Bike Tour through the Nasu and Mashiko regions, designed especially for a couple with a shared love of art and traditional craft. Riding e-bikes through the tranquil satoyama countryside, with cherry blossoms just beginning to bloom along the way, our guests visited the makers behind some of Japan’s most cherished craft traditions: shinodake bamboo weaving, daruma, washi papermaking, and Mashiko pottery.
There is something about traveling through a landscape by bicycle that brings you closer to it. These crafts were born from life in the mountains and fields, shaped by local materials passed down over generations, and experiencing them on two wheels makes that connection feel real and immediate. You see the land the materials come from. You feel the rhythm of the communities that keep these traditions alive.
Cycling and craft: a pairing we think is long overdue. Stay tuned.
