Kyoto Bike Tour: Scenic Landscapes & Heritage

Experience the best of Kyoto on a scenic bicycle tour. Explore the city’s historic streets, learn about the shogun and samurai era, and immerse yourself in Japanese culture.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Heian Shrine - EAST SIDE COURSE: This tour includes a visit to the Heian Shrine, a replica of the ancient imperial capital. Guests will also explore the hidden garden, featuring three large ponds and an abundance of stunning natural beauty. (Note: This site is exclusive to the East Side Course)
  • Ginkakuji Temple - EAST SIDE COURSE: Renowned…
What's Included
  • Standard Bike rental
  • Landing and/or facility fees
  • Professional guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Join us for an enjoyable and picturesque bike ride through Kyoto’s breathtaking landscapes, historic landmarks, and charming streets. This tour provides an ideal blend of natural beauty, cultural heritage, and the classic allure of Kyoto.
Picture yourself setting off on a delightful bike tour through the heart of Kyoto, where ancient traditions and…

Location
Kyoto Bike Rentals
We start the tour at our bike shop located just a 1 minute walk from Kuramaguchi station which is a 11 minute subway ride from Kyoto Station. (Newly opened Oct 1st 2025)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Michael_s
Aug 20, 2025
Best Way to See Kyoto on a Bike - Awesome trip! Our guide, Kevin, was terrific. He was so knowledgeable and we learned so much. Plus he was like a friend you didn’t know you had. We even had lunch with him after the trip. This was a great way to experience Kyoto. I definitely do it again.
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H4752cvkateb
Jun 12, 2025
Fun day out - I love seeing a place via bicycle - my daughter and I really enjoyed our tour around Kyoto for the day. Highly recommend as a cool way to see this lovely city
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Chriswz2992tn
Apr 14, 2025
Fantastic tour led by Philippe, a local expert - We took this tour with Philippe, who has been living in Kyoto for over 20 years. Although each of the places we visited were, on their own, amazing, Philippe provided an in-depth history of each which significantly deepened our appreciation. We have been in Japan for over a week now, and this has easily been a top 3 experience for us.
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Simonei2366ju
Jan 23, 2025
Kyoto Fun bike tour delivers! - The Eastern bike tour with Kyoto fun and led by Canadian Kevin was our favourite Kyoto experience and a wonderful way to immerse ourselves in this special corner of the world. Kevin was informed, personable and his knowledge of Japanese language, culture and history was amazing. Thank you Kyoto Fun! ps I would also recommend Kyoto Fun's podcast.
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309wk
Jan 5, 2025
Memorable and worth it - This is a great way to see some gems of the Higashiyama area. Philip was a wonderful person who guided us with thoughtfulness and he takes great photos. This biking tour turned out to be a memorable experience for our family of five.
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Grant_w
Dec 31, 2024
Relaxed tour with good knowledge - This was one of the least biking heavy bike tours I've ever done, but in a good way. It involves small/medium segments going between locations followed by decent amounts of time spent at those spots waling around and talking. Traditional temples/shrines as well as Roman looking aqueducts (and why that even exists). Our tour guide was great, very focused on history and information about the various stops. My wife and I were the only people on the tour, and he was very accommodating of our questions and was open to changing parts of the tour based on what we wanted. My favorite part was visiting a few gardens that were very peaceful and less crowded with tourists. One was right next to a popular attraction, but I would have never known to look for it if not for this tour.
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Miguelgc7619xy
Dec 5, 2024
Great time! - Really nice tour through Kyoto, Canadian Kevin knows the good spots, excellent tour guide. Thank you. Miguel & Paulina
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862earnestinej
Nov 28, 2024
Beautiful scenery and folklore - The tour took us away from the hustle and bustle of the city along the path of philisophy and other beautiful locations. Philippe has great folklore and history to capture your imagination also!
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Rob_clarus
Nov 27, 2024
Amazing day on the bikes w Kevin M! - We had an incredible bike tour with Kevin M (the good looking one!). Our 9 yr old rocked the bikes and 14 and 16 yr olds had even more fun!! We can’t recommend this enough!! Give Kevin a call!
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Es0111
Nov 4, 2024
A fun way to discover Kyoto - Kevin (from Canada) who led our group ensured that we all maintained a comfortable pace and we had enough time to view the sites and have conversations in a relaxed way. I was vegetarian so it was ensured that we were taken to a place for lunch that had available options. Majority of the streets we were on were not crowded which made riding easy. I did this on the last day, which was a fun way to end my Kyoto trip.
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From $107
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).