Tokyo Bike Tour: Explore Eclectic Local Armories and Riverside Paths

Uncover the unique regions of Tokyo typically overlooked by tourists and experience the city in a true local fashion: by bicycle. This intimate cycling tour around Tokyo invites you on a fascinating local adventure through the winding back roads and bike paths alongside the river, away from the usual touristy throngs.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Jump on board a salvaged ‘mamachari’ bicycle and join a like minded group of guests on an ALL INCLUSIVE cycling, walking and food adventure in West Tokyo.
Delve into the eclectic local neighbourhoods of Nakano, Koenji, and Asagaya as we pedal to the rhythm of everyday life on this all-season, all-weather neighbourhood jaunt.
With the insider knowledge…

What's Included
  • Snacks
  • Cycling liability insurance.
  • Bicycle use
  • Local English speaking guide
  • Bicycle parking fees.
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
Additional Information
  • This is a ‘no-fuss’ Tokyo cycling, walking and food tour with an emphasis on socialising, exploration and local discovery. There won’t be any major sightseeing or ‘fine dining’ stops on our itinerary.
  • For the enjoyment of the group and your personal safety, you are expected to be competent riding a bicycle in an urban environment through narrow and…
Location
Kōenji Station
The tour will commence directly outside the electronic ticket gates of Koenji Station on the JR Train Network. Koenji Station is only two stops by train from Shinjuku Station (6 min) or five stops by train from Shibuya Station (18 min).
Cancellation Policy

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

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975jackiep
Feb 20, 2025
A must do' experience - What a fantastic experience, Andy was the perfect guide, giving a really good insight into Japanese life, riding down small lanes, eating local specialities, we had the perfect morning, thank you.
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759didym
Feb 17, 2025
A must see ride in Tokyo - Had a great ride through all the back streets and lanes. Got to see a side of Tokyo I didn't know existed with Andy explaining with a great knowledge of the area. A must for everyone visiting Tokyo.
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Elizabeth
Feb 4, 2025
SO good!! - This was such a fun tour and a great insight into life in Tokyo beyond the tourist areas. We weaved our way through the quiet backstreets and our lovely guide Andy explained what life in Tokyo is really like. Fascinating to learn about everything from schooling, social life and even the perils of compulsory stints as resident rubbish warden!! I am not an experienced rider and was a little nervous but Andy made sure I was comfortable and guided me through always checking that the group were happy and having fun. Food stops were interesting and delicious too. This is the best tour we have found in Tokyo and highly recommend it. Thanks for looking after me so well Andy!
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Jonewzealand
Jan 27, 2025
Great local flavour - Great tour would highly recommend starting your trip with this. I lived in Tokyo several years ago but still learnt a lot of new info in this 4 hour tour which better informed the rest of our stay in Tokyo. Loved all the local info and inights, food choices were all delicious. We did this with our 11 and 13 year old daughter, the street biking felt safe and a great mix of small streets and parks.
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Ruben
Jan 21, 2025
Bike tour through Nakano - Andy was an awesome tour guide—super friendly and full of great info. We visited a bunch of spots during our bike tour, and it was so cool exploring the west side of Tokyo. Loved trying the local food and snacks in Kōenji and Nakano! The bikes were easy to ride, and it gave us a whole new appreciation for how people get around Tokyo. Highly recommend spending a day with Andy to check out the districts of Tokyo.
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458colinc
Jan 20, 2025
Fantastic, and very different, Tokyo experience - The bike tour was great fun and Andy showed us a side of Tokyo that we’d never would’ve seen on our own. There were 5 in our group of varying levels of fitness and riding experience. Andy looked after us all and we didn’t have any problems. The places we ate, the places we saw and what we learned about life in Tokyo was all fascinating, plus Andy send us all sorts of useful tips for the rest of our time here. He was a great guide, very friendly and helpful. I can’t recommend DIG Tokyo Tours highly enough.
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Roving57247991716
Jan 20, 2025
Andy’s bike food tour is a fantastic way to start your visit to Tokyo - This is definitely a bike tour not to be missed! I have visited Tokyo many times but this was my first opportunity to gain a much deeper insight into what it’s like living in Tokyo through exploring the back streets on bike together with Andy’s in-depth knowledge. I took my young adult children and they also loved the experience. I’d suggest doing when first arrive in Tokyo as it is a quick and fun way to get orientated. I would be surprised if even the most experienced visitor didn’t learn something new from Andy’s tour. Would do it again and have recommended to friends and family. (Tip: glad we only had light breakfast beforehand as there is generous snacking like a local along the way).
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Brumby01
Jan 15, 2025
Highlight of our trip! - We absolutely loved Andy’s cycling tour! We cycled through the backstreets of some traditional streets of Tokyo - we heard about the local customs and tasted some delicious local food. Andy’s knowledge and experience was invaluable. Andy was so patient making sure each of the kids were ok on their bikes and he was always making sure that we were riding together. Thank you Andy - it was definitely a highlight of our trip!
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Kristyg983
Jan 11, 2025
Tokyo highlight! - Can’t recommend Andy’s bike tour highly enough! Such a great way to see some less touristy sights around Tokyo. Andy’s knowledge of Tokyo life was so interesting - as a family of 4 we all enjoyed it so much & was a highlight of our trip to Tokyo!
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Frenchlr
Jan 10, 2025
Awesome family Tokyo experience - Fantastic day out with the family. Our 3 kids (10, 13, 15) all loved the ride and being able to experience something so authentic. It was great to see real Tokyo neighbourhoods and understand more of the everyday culture. Andy was fun, patient and great with explaining everything. I’m an adequate but not confident cyclist and I was really happy and relaxed. Would definitely recommend this to anyone visiting Tokyo.
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