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Northeast Kyoto Tour: Hidden Temples & Tastes
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11 Ratings
Kyoto
Discover hidden temples and shrines in Northeast Kyoto on a bike tour. Taste local delicacies and immerse in the city’s rich history and culture.
Discover hidden temples and shrines in Northeast Kyoto on a bike tour. Taste local delicacies and immerse in the city’s rich history and culture.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Heian Shrine - Once equipped with your e-bike, the group will cycle for about 15 minutes to reach Heian Shrine. The journey includes pedaling through the iconic Torii gate, leading to some of Kyoto’s hidden treasures.
- Enkoji Temple - Following the ride from Heian Jingu, participants will enter a serene, secluded shrine rich in Shinto history….
- Heian Shrine - Once equipped with your e-bike, the group will cycle for about 15 minutes to reach Heian Shrine. The journey includes pedaling through the iconic Torii gate, leading to some of Kyoto’s hidden treasures.
- Enkoji Temple - Following the ride from Heian Jingu, participants will enter a serene, secluded shrine rich in Shinto history. Here, they will discover ancient rituals and spiritual traditions that are central to Japanese culture, all in a tranquil environment away from typical tourist routes. The group will then cycle a short distance to a historic Zen temple, featuring breathtaking gardens and its own serene bamboo forest—a true Kyoto retreat!
- Shimogamo Jinja - After sampling a local delicacy, the group will cycle to one of Japan’s oldest and most historic shrines. The journey continues with a 20-minute ride along the Kamo River back to the bike shop, where local recommendations for the rest of the stay in beautiful Kyoto will be provided.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Helmet
- Bicycle use
- In-person guide English or Japanese
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Helmet
- Bicycle use
- In-person guide English or Japanese
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Join the journey through the tranquil corners of Northeast Kyoto, exploring serene temples and shrines rarely visited by most travelers. Along the way, savor local delicacies, immersing in the region’s flavors. Ideal for those seeking an authentic Kyoto experience or returning visitors wishing to avoid the usual crowds, this tour provides a deeper, more intimate connection to the city’s rich history and culture.
Join the journey through the tranquil corners of Northeast Kyoto, exploring serene temples and shrines rarely visited by most travelers. Along the way, savor local delicacies, immersing in the region’s flavors. Ideal for those seeking an authentic Kyoto experience or returning visitors wishing to avoid the usual crowds, this tour provides a deeper, more intimate connection to the city’s rich history and culture.
Location
Bicycle rental Raku-chari Sanjo
For Google maps please search for "Sanjo Bicycle Rental Raku-chari"
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(11 Ratings)
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O4047cidarrenr
Sep 4, 2025
Scenic e-Cycle Tour - must do in Kyoto - Wow! Scenic Cycle tour - just book it!! Best tour we have done. Our host Maki was fantastic. The destinations and pace of the ride was perfect. Not strenuous, Kyoto is as flat as a pool table, safe and away from busy roads. It’s a cultural experience, and being on the e-bike you see more and have a breeze over you the whole time. Just loved it.
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Szarym2023
Aug 27, 2025
Kyoto tourists do not know about - Maki guided me to the part of Kyoto tourists never see, all the way north, up the mountain, past a samurai guard/teahouse dating back to 1600s - to the Buddhist temple built by Tokugawa Ieyasu as a school, later converted to a temple. Poetic experience of pure beauty, no crowds, no noise - just the experience.
Maki is an excellent guide, with in depth understanding of Japanese culture and history, which she explains using personal examples, making her explanations relatable and easy to understand. And she knows a lot, just ask. Want to know where are the teeth of Tokugawa Ieyasu? Just ask Maki.
The bikes are in excellent shape, well maintained, so if you are worried whether they can carry a 100kg tourist - they can, they carried me.
Highly recommended, very professional company and a great experience.
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Dickd69
Aug 4, 2025
Bicycle tour Kyoto - Super fun bike ride under the professional and enthusiastic guidance of Maki. Highly recommended to discover the less busy Kyoto and learn more about Japanese culture and history.
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Rowan
Aug 4, 2025
Fantastic, nice guide, - Today bike tour done with Maki, great guide. Seen a lot of authentic Kyoto. Learned a lot about the history and customs of this city
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Nataliak773
Jul 26, 2025
This tour is so special! - Let me introduce you to Maki — my amazing guide on an e-bike tour of Kyoto’s hidden gems. She showed me places that were unusual, unique, and absolutely breathtaking — spots most people would never find on their own.
This tour was so special. Every stop felt like a secret waiting to be discovered.
These hidden gems deserve to be seen by everyone.
It’s an incredible experience — one of the best things I’ve done in Japan, and I’m completely in love with it.
Maki is kind, knowledgeable, and truly passionate about Kyoto.
5 stars is not enough. This tour needs to be on everyone's must-do list!
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Nadine_r
Jul 5, 2025
Secret Spots of Kyoto with Maki: An Exceptional Experience. - This was the most incredible experience of Kyoto, and my guide Maki could not have done more to show me such an unstated side of Kyoto.
Being in the middle of June, I expected to encounter hoards of people everywhere I went. And while I love to explore new places, over tourism can certainly put a dampener on on these things. Incredibly, Maki sought out the lesser know spots, allowing me to soak up the magic of the city without hundreds of tourists.
The experience was wholly authentic, and Maki's manner was service minded throughout. Maki weaved personal experience and stories into the various stops, creating context and significance around what I was seeing. This is worlds apart from a genetic tour guide experience where context and personal attachment is often missed.
I have spend 15 years in Japan on and off, and learnt more about every day culture in this afternoon with Maki than I have in the last five years combined.
For anyone looking to depend their understanding of this place, and discover the secret spot of Kyoto - book a tour with Maki: a talent guide and kind human through and through.
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Seliasat
Jul 4, 2025
So fun and beautiful - This tour was fantastic. It was fun, interesting and beautiful. Maki is a great guide who clearly loves Tokyo and knows a lot about the city. We saw beautiful places we would have otherwise missed. We all loved being in the ebikes. The day was really hot, but Maki was prepared, made drink stops and adjusted accordingly. We loved her energy and dedication. We would recommend visiting Kyoto with Maki and ebiking!
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Patrick_y
Jul 3, 2025
Great time even amidst an... - Great time even amidst an afternoon rain that cooled us off. Maki offered insight in Kyoto’s history and a fun ride around the city
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20susanj
Nov 19, 2024
A tour you’ll never forget! - We absolutely loved this tour! It was phenomenal. Our guide, Maki was charming & very knowledgeable. We learned so much from her! Absolutely, we never could’ve found our way to where she brought us. That was the special thing that we really appreciated. We’ll never forget this day! 😊
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Journey47257105893
Oct 20, 2024
E-Bikes in Kyoto - We picked this company for an e-bike tour sort of last minute which worked out in our favor. Miki the tour guide and owner of the shop was amazing. She was full of energy and had lots of knowledge about the sights she took us to. We were a group of 4 adults and a 12yr old. Being able to travel all around on comfortable bikes with Miki was perfect for our group. We would not have been able to see all the things, especially the local coffee shop without her tour. We would highly recommend her tour.
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