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We Ride Japan

Guided Cycling Tours in Japan

Multi-day Guided Cycling Tours in Japan’s Countryside

Experience the culture, the food and the amazing cycling on one of our top-class cycling itineraries. Based in Japan we are a local company that offers our guests authentic and professional guided cycling tours in some of Japans most beautiful regions. Welcome to We Ride Japan! 

Cycling tour in Japan
"Your bike is a discovery; your bike is freedom. It doesn't matter where you are when you're on the saddle, you're taken away."
- Doug Donaldson, author of bicycle magazines guide to bike touring.

Our Tours

Explore our guided cycling Journeys across Japan

A 10-day road cycling journey from Hiroshima to Nagasaki, linking coastal islands, rural Shikoku roads and the volcanic landscapes of Kyushu. 

An immersive 10-day cycling journey through the Shimanami Kaido, quiet Inland Sea islands and the rural roads of Shikoku.

✨New for 2027!

A 10-day journey from Kyoto to Wakayama, linking quiet backroads, tea country and the sacred landscapes of the Kii Peninsula.

✨New for 2027!

A deeper journey into Shikoku’s mountainous interior, following quiet backroads through remote valleys, forested climbs and the island’s lesser-known cultural landscapes. 

Details coming soon — register your interest to be the first to hear more.

2027 Tours Dates Now Available

Plan ahead and secure your place on one of our 2027 departures

Seto Inland Sea and Shikoku Cycle

4–13 April
9–18 May
5–14 September
17–26 October
14–23 November

Southern Japan Cycle

18–27 April
12–21 May
12–21 September
1–10 November

Kyoto to Wakayama

25 May – June 3

Oct 31 – Nov 9

2026 Dates

Most 2026 departures are now fully booked. Please get in touch to join the waitlist.

Seto Inland Sea & Shikoku Cycle
8–17 April — Fully booked
26 May–4 June — Fully booked
2–11 September — Fully booked
28 September–7 October — Fully booked
15–24 November — Fully booked

Southern Japan Cycle
21–30 April — Fully booked
17–26 September — Fully booked
1–10 November — Fully booked

Looking for a shorter trip?

Stay and Ride

Short stay local experience cycling tours in Shikoku

Why travel with us?

Local guides on our bike tours in Japan
We Ride Japan

Local connections

Working closely with local businesses, tourism boards and councils through our work in regional tourism development, we offer our guests authentic and sustainable experiences utilizing our extensive network. 

All of guided cycling tours in Japan include unique local experiences allowing our guests opportunites to form deeper connections with region they travel in and locals they meet. 

Our Values

We are passionate about cycling and ethical travel and feel strongly that a cycling holiday can be a very sustainable travel product. 

Experience and passion

We bring a ton of experience to our tours through years of work in the cycle and tourism industries. To add to this experience our passion for cycling and the regions we tour in comes accross in our unique itineraries.