We visited the Ashikaga flower park which have now fantastic illuminations.
In Ashikaga city, we Tokyo Backstreets Bike Tour has a bike tour. The park is located only few minutes by train from the town.
It is worth visiting there when you visit Ashikaga.
We Tokyo Backstreets Bike Tour have a tour in Ashikaga, about 2 hours by train from the central Tokyo. We use rent-a-bike there.
Now, you can enjoy a lot of autumn leaves with wonderful red and yellow colours at a few places inside the town.
It must be ideal place to see the leaves by day trip from Tokyo.
You can also taste some local foods of Ashikaga.
Autumn has come in Japan. We often cycle under trees with beautiful yellow and red leaves.
One day we visited the Saiboku Hum restaurant in Saitama.
You can enjoy grilled pork and sausages there both inside and outside.
We also tasted a fine coffee at the fine cafe near by.
It is an ideal place to visit from Tokyo as day trip.
You may know “Okonomiyaki” , a kind of pancakes, contains various ingredients such as meat, fish, vegetables. You can eat it at almost all areas in Japan, but this is something special. Enjoy the video!
We found a good guided bike tour in Ehime, Shikoku island.
Located near the Shimanamikaido, one of the most popular cycle ways in Japan, they organize some unique tours with Bromptons.
Miwa, a local guide, will show you hidden gems which you never find on websites or guidebook.
When you visit there, we highly recommend their tours, Go! Go! Brompton.
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If you are a ramen lover, joining a guided tour might be a good option. Brian, an American guy living in Tokyo, has organized ramen tours for a long time and has a good reputation.
After I met him in Shinjuku, I visited a ramen restaurant which he recommended. “Nagi” serves fine ramen with niboshi, a kind of dried sardine. It was fantastic!
We Tokyo Backstreets Bike Tour have bike tours in the north part of Tokyo, including Asakusa, Yanaka, but if you wish to see rather the west, you can join the DIG TOKYO TOURS. This tour is operated by Andy, Australian guy. He has been in Japan so long time so that he knows the backstreets of this area as well as streetfoods.
His base is located near the Koenji railway station, where young people love to live because there are a lot of lovely second-hand clothes shops, Izakaya bars, restaurants and so on.
This area is sometimes called “City of rock music”, because there are a few live houses. If you dream to be a Japanese rock star, it might be ideal place to live!
We are pleased to announce the renewal of Trailfinders official website.
Its design and format are renewed for our customers and business partners to visit and use it more comfortably.
We will continue updating it and providing more useful information about our “Tokyo Backstreets Bike Tour”.
The website in the other languages will be ready shortly.
●Summery
We Tokyo Backsteets Bike Tour welcome your original tour.
In Tokyo, we have a lot of amazing backstreets which are suitable for cycling. We can organize special tours for you, and we will accept your requests as much as we can.
Of course we can do it not only in Tokyo but also suberbs.
Please send a message with the date you wish to join, places and spots you wish to cycle, and the number of your group.
●Price – We will estimate the price when we receive your request.
●Booking and Enquiry
Please send a form. We usually reply within 24 hours.
●Summery
Shaved ice, known as “Kakigōri” in Japan, is a popular summer treat in Tokyo. It is finely shaved ice, typically flavored with syrup and sometimes topped with condensed milk, fruit, or other sweet toppings.
暑い日本の夏、サイクリングにはあまりいい条件ではありませんが、自転車で東京下町のかき氷店を訪問するツアーはいかがでしょうか？
There are a few shops serving fine shaved ices around Asakusa, where we usually cycle, but they are often too busy. So, we avoid such tourstic shops, and take you to rather good ones locals love to visit.
東京下町サイクリングツアーのある浅草付近には、SNSでも有名なかき氷の店がありますが、いつも長蛇の列。このツアーでは、むしろ地元の人に愛されている店を選んで、夏の味覚を楽しんでいただきます。
We will visit 1 buddihst temple and shrine during the tour other than shaved ice shops.
かき氷店のほか、東京下町の寺社ふたつを訪問します。
●Place to visit
・Matsuchiyama Shoden temple（待乳山聖天）
This temple is a part of Sensoji, founded in 595. There are many images of a “daikon (Japanese radish)” and a pouch in the temple. The daikon represents our minds trapped in deep ignorance, emanating poison of anger, but off by a daikon to temple, that poison will be removed from our The pouch is a symbol of treasure, and it represents the gift of prosperity in business. There is a beautiful garden, which is authentic Japanese style, in the temple. You can ride a small transportation (like a train) to go to the main building instead of walking up stairs.
・Imado shrine（今戸神社）
Founded in 1063, this shrine is now a “Power spot”, that is popular for people who want lovers or marriage partners. (Power Spot = Sacred place) Beckoning Cat, Fortune Cat We say believing beckoning cats are great fortune, such as business prosperity, family happiness. Cat’s left paw brings many customers. Right paw brings money.
・Shaved ice shops
We will visit 2 of them below, depended on availability. We may visit other shops.
訪問予定の店は2つです。以下は代表的な店で、これらと違う店に行く場合もございます。定休日や休業日により、訪問する店は変わります。
Ichiya いちや
Shinryokudo 深緑堂
Aurora Kitchen オーロラキッチン
Wabi-suke わびすけ
Ameshin アメシン
●Tour ツアー催行日 – From 29 July 2024 – until further notice 2024年7月29日～当面の間
●Price – 10,000JPY/pp 10,000円（税込み、おひとり）
●Duration 所要時間 – Approx. 3 hours 約3時間
●Departure 出発時刻 – 13:30（10分前を目途にお越しください）
●Inclusions ツアー料金に含まれるもの – bike rental, 1 bottle of water and 2 shaved ices レンタサイクル、ペットボトル水1本、かき氷2つ（各店で1つづつ）
●Exclusions ツアー料金に含まれないもの – transportation to/form the meeting point. Additional orders food and drinks 弊社までの交通費、飲食の追加オーダー
●Booking and Enquiry ご予約、お問い合わせ
Please send a form. We usually reply within 24 hours 下記フォームからお問い合わせください。