An Epic Adventure on Japan’s Nakasendo Trail - An epic, once in a lifetime, adventure biking the Nakasendo Trail with my son, nephew and brother. Tim and Naoko Smith, owners, run a first rate operation! Tim, along with his guides, Brendan, Tony and Diego were professional, knowledgeable, flexible and down right, just plain fun! The rental bikes were top quality gravel bikes, designed, built and maintained by Tim. Tim and his guides made the extremely challenging rides an enormous amount of fun for our crew. My son and nephew are very strong cyclists while at 73, I am quite comfortable on a bike but not able to keep up with them on the significant ascents. Tim, Brendan, Tony, and Diego made the ride amazingly fun despite our separate skill levels by not “dumbing down” the ride to my level but by providing support, guidance and freedom to allow us to move at our own pace and have a memorable experience. I strongly recommend any avid cyclist who wishes to challenge themselves while having a fantastic time while experiencing historic, and authentic Japan to contact GS Astuto and plan a trip.