Private Half-Day Grand Bike Tour in Tokyo
Description
Enjoy one-way cycling tour to visit essential sightseeing spots in the central Tokyo with our folding bikes! With about 15km distance, it might be a bit tough for you, however, we promise that you can have unforgettable experience by this tour. We start at near Asakusa, one of the oldest town in Tokyo, then, cycle on the high streets. We visit the Ginza, the imperial palace, Tokyo tower, Takeshita shopping mall in Harajuku, Meiji shrine and so on. Finally, we arrive at the Shibuya zebra crossing. We can cross it by your bike, of course. You can take trains and subways to another place from Shibuya.
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Itinerary
Taking wonderful photos with the Tokyo skytree.
This is a museum exhibiting a lot of Japanese traditional handicrafts. You can see how wonderful our craftsmanship is.
Sensoji is one of the biggest temples in Tokyo. Inside the temple, there are a lot of shops and snack stalls as well as a traditional gate and a pagoda. At the main building, you can see how Japanese worship is. You can leave bikes here, and please enjoy strolling.
Cycling in front of the Ryogoku Sumo stadium. We may have a time to take pictures.
Yanagibashi is one of the bridges over canal in the central Tokyo. You can see rather old waterside landscapes of Tokyo and a lot of Yakatabune '(a party boat) jetties.
Sightseeing old waterways from the bridge and the town around.
We cycle on the street in Ginza, one of the high streets with a lot of gorgeous brand shops such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel and so on.
The imperial palace is a residence for the royal family with 115ha land. It was built on the former Edo castle, the Tokugawa Shogun's house as well as the center of Edo government. You can see the outside of the palace with stone walls and moats. We cycle in the part of the palace.
The national parliament building, officially the national diet building is built in 1936. There are a house of Representatives (a lower house) and a house of Councilors (an upper house). We cycle near the building.
With 333m tall, this tower was opened in 1958 mainly for broadcasting purpose. It is rather old, but it is still popular sightseeing spots not only for foreign tourists but Japanese. We cycle under the tower and have a time to take some photos.
This area is known as a lot of gingko trees, which turn yellow in autumn. Even in other seasons, trees on both sides of road is so beautiful. We enjoy cycling between the trees.
Cycling through Roppongi, known as night town.
Cycling on the road, known as one of the most fashionable in the central Tokyo.
Pushing bikes inside this popular shopping mall. You may have a time for shopping.
Cycling in one of the high streets in Tokyo, which has a lot of luxury brand shops.
This shrine is one of the biggest in Japan. Here, we park bikes and walk inside. Established in 1920, the shrine is dedicated to the former Emperor. You can see a lot of sake barrels which are dedicated to the Shinto deities to thank them for a rich harvest.
The zebra crossing, known as always busy
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Our rental bikes are folding bikes with 14-20 inch, suitable for people between 140 - 180 cm tall. Please inform priorly if you are over 180cm.
Reviews(5)
Great day biking in Tokyo. Our guide Take made sure we were safe the whole time and we hit all the highlights and even some lesser known places. Getting around on the bikes was so easy and we got to see some of the back streets too. Highly recommend!
Thank you for your great comments. It is so appreciated. We are happy to hear you really enjoyed backstreets in Tokyo. We hope you had a great time in Japan, and see you again some time. Takeshi
Takeshi is a great guide - informative, interesting and has a kind and quirky sense of humour which I thoroughly enjoyed. The bike tour required a moderate level of fitness and cycling confidence although I am sure that Takeshi would have reduced its intensity if required. Weaving around backstreets was fun and seeing large areas of Tokyo in 5 hours was for me quite exhilarating. Tokyo traffic is calm and considerate so even though the cycle paths are not that obvious I did not feel threatened. Highly recommended for the curious traveller.
Thank you for your great comments. It is so appreciated. I really enjoyed cycling with you. If you are happy to cycle in the central Tokyo, I am happy, too. I hope you had a good time in Japan. See you some time! Takeshi
First I discovered parts of Tokyo that would have not been possible without the Bike, second the owner is a charming person , very service minded and with a deep knowledge about Tokyo I took the 5 hour, I think 3 hours is the best.
Thank you for your great commnets. It is greatly appreciated. I hope you had a nice time and wonderful experiences during the tour. Have a good time both in Tokyo and other places! Takeshi
We loved this bike tour. Our group was myself, my boyfriend, and his son and daughter who are 16 & 27. We were a little concerned about height and the folding bikes because while I am 5'2 everyone else is 5'7,5'11 and 6'2 but it wasn't an issue. We were in Japan for 10 days did a number of tours and excursions- a tea tasting, food tour and mount fuji and of them all this was my favorite. It was so exhilarating biking the streets of Tokyo and Taki gave us the Cultutral background. We did this on the last day of our trip and everywhere we went was a place we had not already seen. I hope to return to Japan again in the next few years and this is one that I will do again.
It is so wonderful comments! Thank you so much! I am happy that you did not find problems about our bikes. Thank you any way, and see you again some time. Takeshi
This is a great way to see Tokyo! Takeshi is a great tour guide who is very much aware of what the group wants. We had a whole day private tour with family with teenagers and they all loved it. Whole day tour. Takeshi asked our lunch idea and cake with good suggestions. We are Dutch and bike a lot, but have never seen someone change a tire so quickly when we had a puncture. Great experience and would recommend highly
Thank you for your kind comments. It is greatly appreciated. This tour must be one of the most beautiful memories of my tours for me. I hope you have wonderful experiences in Japan. Takeshi
