Half Day Private Rural E-Bike Tour in Hida
Recommended by 98% of travelers
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Gero, Japan
- 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Spend time outdoors and explore the rural wonders of Hida—without the worry of getting lost—on this guided half-day tour. Led by an English-speaking guide, ride an e-bike through the Japanese countryside to Maze village and discover off-the-beaten-path sites that you likely wouldn’t find alone. Along the way, hear stories about local life as you pedal past forests, rivers, and rice fields. Note that lunch is not included.
- Visit non-touristy parts of the Japanese countryside with a guide
- Save tired legs and travel with ease on an e-bike
- No need to bring gear with you: E-bike and helmet rental are included
- Great for nature lovers—Explore forests and stunning scenery
What's Included
- English speaking local guide
- Rental e-bike (Panasonic)
- Use of helmet
- Insurance
- Local taxes
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Train ticket between Takayama and Hida-Hagiwara station
- Bottle of water
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- No basket attached on e-bike
- Gloves
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting points
Select a meeting point
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours.9:00 am
Itinerary
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Umeseko Tour
3 hours 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Savor Japan (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 2 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Minimum height is 145cm and maximum height is 185cm
- We do not take any responsibility for any problem, concern and discomfort that a person who is out of the height requirement has on a bike ride
- Participants can bring and store suitcases inside of our bike garage during the tour with additional charge (1,000 JPY / group) so that they can directly head to the next destination such as Kyoto or Tokyo just after the tour
- The specific departure point is Hida-Hagiwara station, and your guide will pick you up at the station before the tour starting time
- Please directly contact us via our website "UMESEKO TOUR" if the date you want to book is not available on the calendar
- We may cancel a tour due to poor weather and road condition (full refund)
- No refund or no alternative date is given when you do not show up at the meeting time for any reason (meeting time is 10 minutes before start time of tour)
- We may change the tour route or contents depending on weather condition or physical capability of participants
- After the tour instruction on the tour date, if you or some of your group need to cancel to join the bike tour due to the fact that you cannot ride on a bike safely for some reasons, no refund is given (It is also applied when a bike does not fit your body unexpectedly even though you meet the bike height requirement)
- Not recommended for those who have not ridden a bike for a long time
- Not recommended for those who have any heart or vision problem since there is 1km×2 dark tunnel (participants can choose cycling or walking through the tunnel for safety reason)
- Please note that you have to cycle by yourself from start to end since no support car follows us
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Jane_P
We had a fantastic morning with Dai through beautiful countryside. The river running through his home village is the cleanest water l have ever seen. I recommend going to Gero after your bike ride for a relaxing Onsen.
Reviews
4.9
based on 101 reviews
Shirley_R, Nov 2024
Dai was a great quide - it was wonderful to get out into the countryside and explore an area of Japan that others may not venture to. We would definitely recomment this experience to others.
Response from Host, Jan 2025
Dear Shirley,
It was very nice meeting you. Thank you so much for writing a great review for the bike tour. Tokyo and Kyoto are beautiful places but the countryside of Japan is also worth visiting. I love my country and am proud of what I am doing here. Hope you will find another great place in the rural Japan when you come back.
Warm Regards,
Dai
Andrew_J, Jun 2024
This is a lovely part of the world and makes for a very nice trip. The countryside is beautiful and the guide speaks good English and is patient and helpful.
The main reason for rating the trip 3 stars is the pricing is very expensive.
At over 200 Australian dollars per person for 3 hours (and you need a train trip to get there from Takayama), it’s over priced.
If it were closer to $100 I would thoroughly re on end it for a lovely day away from crowds in the mountains and rivers
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Dear Andrew,
Thank you so much for coming and writing an honest opinion about the bike tour. The reason why we set the higher price than others is we are so proud of where we offer this tour.
The destination of tour is a cluster of ten small Maze Riverside hamlets, each with a population of approximately 50 to 300 people, together collectively known as the “Maze Village”, which are regarded as some of the most beautiful authentic set of rural villages in Japan. Because it has no businesses specifically catering to tourists, the area is largely unknown and overlooked in the main guidebooks, though it’s close to the tourist towns like Takayama or Gero. The concept of tour is not just 3-hours bike tour in nature but escaping from major tourist areas to enjoy the difference from big cities and learn the local lifestyle with some informative insights provided by our guide.
It was so shame that you felt it was overprice after joining the bike tour. However, we clearly describe these information on the tour detail page including price, duration of tour and that customers need to pay for the train ticket. We know price is so important but it is also very subjective. It depends on people how they feel about it. That is why we try our best as much as we can to avoid any misunderstandings between us and customers, and also to enable them to judge whether they should book or not. Hope you will understand our point and come back to Japan some day in the near future.
Warm Regards,
Dai
chasdehont, May 2024
We saw a beautiful part of Japan off the beaten track. The electric bicycles were easy to ride and even an out-of-shape person like me was able to climb hills like a pro. The guide was informative and friendly, and he spoke good English. A unique experience.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Dear Charles,
Thank you so much for coming and writing a great review about the e-bike tour. The Panasonic e-bike is just amazing. It enables anyone to climb up steep hills so easily. We should be thankful to the provider. It must be one of the most compliments for us that the area is a beautiful part of Japan off the beaten track. Thanks again and hope you will come back to the area.
Warm Regards,
Dai
katey_G, Nov 2023
The bikes are esy to use and the tour leader met us on time. It is worth knowing in advance that Hida is quite far out of Takayama and there is a significant train journey both ways, although Dai did advise of how to get there after we booked, The route we rode was along a path beside the main highways, there were some good views but I had imagined a more rural
experience.
PHILIP_O, Oct 2023
We were met quickly after arrival at the train station.
He took us to a garage where the bikes are stored. The bikes looked like being built primarily for male riders whereas we have 2 middle aged ladies.
There was not a discussion about the suggested route before we left. Also he tended to ride on ahead of the group.
It turned out he was planning for us to ride over to the next valley.
We indicated that would be too difficult based on our experience.
He quickly changed the plan and we had a super ride on quiet roads and paths, in wooded areas and farming country. The electric element helped greatly.
The scenery is spectacular and we got many great photos.
We returned to the meeting point on time.
We had planned to get the train back straight away but it turned out there was a local fete with music, dancing and stalls- so we ended up spending 2 hours watching the local event before getting the train back to Takayama.
Overall a good day but better planning of the trip before we started would have improved the overall experience.
Robert_N, May 2023
The tour started at the Hida-Hagiwara station (45 minute drive from Takayama or 40 minutes by train). Dai met us at the station, oriented us to the bikes and we then headed for the scenic valley village of Maze on the other side of a mountain pass. Luckily the E-bikes were perfect for this purpose and nobody in our party of five had problems. We were also fortunate that the hamlet was holding their spring festival when we arrived so we were welcomed and got to enjoy some of the festivities. Having been to Tokyo and then the small city of Takayama, it was great to see and experience the local side of life in rural Japan. Highly recommend if you have the chance to take this tour.
Response from Host, May 2023
Dear Robert,
Thank you so much for writing a very detailed review about the half day e-bike trip to the rural Maze Village.
I also had a great time with your family, especially saw the local festival fortunately.
Japan has a lot of aspects to see such as history and modernised big cities. In this bike tour, we take part of giving an opportunity to see and feel the real life in rural Japan. We are truly proud of beauty of Japan's countryside so I am so glad to hear that you really enjoyed that.
I guess you really want to come back to Japan and I hope you will visit us or the village again. See you some time in the future!
Warm Regards,
Dai
Janet_F, May 2023
A truely amazing ride, fantastic scenery and remote village, highly recommend our guide Dia was brilliant, no pressure and happy for some to go at own pace, a must tour.
Response from Host, May 2023
Dear Janet,
Thanks for coming and writing a great review on our half day e-bike ride experience.
Some part of tour was not much easy for you but I am proud of you to make it with no problem at all.
The day was just lovely and lucky to have a lot of time to spend with locals. It was a great time for me too.
Hope you will visit us again to enjoy the beauty of Japan's countryside sometime in future. Thank you so much again.
Warm Regards,
Dai
Lise_G, Apr 2023
We had a wonderful ride in the countryside of Japan. The guide was very sweet and explainede several times about the society in Japan alting the ride. The Nature views was amazing! Ridning the Ebike was SO much fun! I Will recommed!
Response from Host, Apr 2023
Dear Lise,
Thank you so much for sharing your memory of time we spent together.
I am really glad to hear that you really enjoyed the day.
You were very good at riding on an e-bike. Now you know how well it is working on the bike tour in a middle of mountainous region.
Hope you will come back to the village sometime in the future.
Warm Regards,
Dai
Jane_P, Apr 2023
We had a fantastic morning with Dai through beautiful countryside. The river running through his home village is the cleanest water l have ever seen. I recommend going to Gero after your bike ride for a relaxing Onsen.
Response from Host, Apr 2023
Dear Jane,
Thanks for coming and writing a great review on our morning e-bike tour.
We had an accident but you finally came to enjoy the beauty of nature in my loving village.
Hope you will not forget the day and come back to the beautiful part of Japan!
Warm Regards,
Dai
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