Arashiyama Bamboo Forest E-Biking Tour
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Kyoto, Japan
- 4 hours 15 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Get a more comprehensive understanding of the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove as you expore the surrounding area on an electric bike tour. Cover more ground than you ever could by walking as you visit stunning temples and areas away from the main tourist hubs. The tour includes everything you need, including a bike, helmet, temple fees, and snacks.
- See far more of Kyoto and travel more efficiently by electric bike
- Enjoy a 25km bike ride with less physical exertion than a regular ride
- Take photos of urban and countryside settings
- A maximum of 8 guests provides a more personalized experience
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Use of bicycle
- Snacks
- Helmet
- Temple Fees
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- NORU Kyoto Bike Tours429-22 Takigahanachō, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto, 602-8336, Japan
Please use google maps and search NORU KYOTO BIKE TOURS Look for our green TripAdvisor flag outside the Cycle Village bike shop
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours.1:00 pm
Itinerary
1
Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Tōji-in Temple
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
The Bamboo Forest Trail
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Not recommended for travellers who cannot cycle 25 km or 4 hours
- Must be 15 years of age or older
- No-shows/late/ missing the tour for any reason is non-refundable/ non-transferable/ non-amendable
- Guests who choose not to participate/cannot ride a bicycle will not be refunded
- This 25km tour is designed for riders who are confident and comfortable riding a bicycle for 4 hours.
- Tours cannot be changed to different departure times less than 24 hours before departure.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
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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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Reviews
4.9
based on 192 reviews
Geesje_D, Mar 2026
Wear comfortable clothes, and come in a good mood. Everything else is arranged for yoy that’s all it takes. Hidden places, a great guide. Best experience in Kyoto.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Sometimes all it takes is comfortable clothes and a good attitude :)
MaryRose_C, Mar 2026
A must-do in Kyoto! Yuta was a fantastic guide, integrating history and cultural insights with humor. Our group of 4 Americans thoroughly enjoyed the experience, especially our traditional tea ceremony and optional meditation practice. It was perfect to maximize time exploring Kyoto as a day trip from Osaka. Overall, a trip highlight!!
(Yuta is also a great photographer!)
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you for the wonderful review. We’re really glad to hear the tour was a highlight of your trip. Yuta does a great job blending history, culture, and a bit of humor along the way, and he’ll be happy to know his photography skills were appreciated too. It’s great that the experience worked well as a day trip from Osaka. Thanks again for joining us.
Brenda_C, Oct 2025
Fabulous ride through the countryside. Tour operator was very well informed. Really enjoyed learning about the history of these parts of Japan. He was very knowledgeable about the culture and explained things very well.
Peter_L, Oct 2025
The Arashiyama Bamboo Forest E-Biking Tour was unforgettable! Our guide Yuta made the experience exceptional with his knowledge, warmth, and humor. The highlight was a serene Zen session at a temple that he personally led—such a unique and meaningful touch. Beautiful scenery, effortless riding, and an amazing guide. Absolutely the best way to experience Kyoto!
The Arashiyama Bamboo Forest E-Biking Tour was unforgettable! Our guide Yuta made the experience exceptional with his knowledge, warmth, and humor. The highlight was a serene Zen session at a temple that he personally led—such a unique and meaningful touch. Beautiful scenery, effortless riding, and an amazing guide. Absolutely the best way to experience Kyoto!
The Arashiyama Bamboo Forest E-Biking Tour was unforgettable! Our guide Yuta made the experience exceptional with his knowledge, warmth, and humor. The highlight was a serene Zen session at a temple that he personally led—such a unique and meaningful touch. Beautiful scenery, effortless riding, and an amazing guide. Absolutely the best way to experience Kyoto countryside.
Tihani_S, Sep 2025
This tour was a fantastic way to explore some of Kyoto. Michael was very informative when we went to each place, giving us a richer insight into the temples and the bamboo forest. We highly recommend this tour, especially if you need a break from walking!
Elizabeth_S, Aug 2025
Yuta was a superb guide and this tour was amazing! We were paired with another family of 4 who was happy to squeeze in as much as possible. We added in a walk around the Geisha district where we learned a lot, as well as a mini-tea ceremony and an unplanned detour to a beautiful stream so we could cool off from the 34c heat! This is not a tour for all fitness levels, you need to have basic fitness to operate the bikes even with the electric assist. Highly recommend this tour, particularly if you enjoy a long time on the Ebikes as it was more than 30minutes to get back to the shop at the end of the day.
Dai_D, Jul 2025
We had a fabulous time. Michael, the tour guide, not only knew his history perfectly, but had the ability to share his knowledge in an interesting and informative way. He was passionate about the cycling and the history. He made it a perfect day. Thanks
Kathryn_K, Jun 2025
We had a wonderful time on the tour with Sean. He knows Kyoto inside and out and loved sharing his knowledge. The tour was fantastic and we saw more of Kyoto in the four hours of the tour than we ever would have on our own.
The electric bikes were are in top shape and offered a much needed boost on the occasional steep incline. We took a lot of back roads enabling us to see an intimate part of this beautiful city. Although one should be familiar with biking, the tour is quite manageable for every biking level.
We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves!
Chloe_S, Apr 2025
This was my #1 favorite activity we did in our entire trip. It was so wonderful and our tour guide, Michael, went above and beyond. HIGHLY recommend
jstrayer111, Feb 2025
This is a great ebike tour for those who want to see the less traveled areas of Kyoto. Michael is a very knowledgeable guide and I highly recommend him. You will get the most out of this experience if you have good bicycle riding skills.
fong_e, Dec 2024
The tour was in winter at 5⁰C with slight drizzle. It was bitter cold. Electric assisted bicycles made riding easy. A good pair of gloves and a neck scarf are important. Guide made adjustments to the tour to allow for stops and hot tea and snacks which was wonderfully blissful. He also took good care of everyone including the not so strong bikers, like me.
Temples and shrines visited are not crowded. All in all a wonderful and unforgettable experience for the family.
Jodi_m, Dec 2024
This is a great way to learn about Buddhist history and get exercise too! The e bike made the ride very easy and we were able to see so many authentic things as a result. Our guide, Michael, was the best. He loved sharing his knowledge. That was evident and made the tour more enjoyable!
AnnaGrace_J, Dec 2024
I had a great time, however I haven’t biked in years so this really hurt my butt! lol. The biking was made easier since it was an ebike, but I will say I got unlucky with a bad battery and my bike died as I was going up the steepest hill XD I’ll also give the heads up, their bikes mainly accommodate people taller than me, I’m 5’0 (150cm) and struggling to stop n stand. Overall though, a beautiful view of Kyoto you wouldn’t normally get from just wandering the city!
Jordan_R, Nov 2024
We had a great time on our bike tour with Henry. Getting to see Kyoto by bike was a special treat. Henry gave us a lot of information about Kyoto and answered all of our lingering questions. Henry is very funny, and we greatly enjoyed our time. I highly recommend this tour!
Ari_A, Nov 2024
I highly recommend this e-bike tour. It’s a great day out and fun way to see the beautiful Kyoto scenery. Our guide Yuta was so friendly and thoughtful. He went above and beyond the call of duty to accommodate all the needs of the group, even staying a bit after to take the time to give out further recommendations and advice.
monica_v, Nov 2024
What a perfect tour and recommend the e bikes to see more of Kyoto you could not get to by foot. The bamboo forest is one aspect, but we got to see other highlights such as the countryside and temples. A highlight of our trip to Japan and worth doing. Henry was a wonderful tour guide and provided the small group with many insights and facts about Japan. Thank you for a memorable experience in Kyoto.
Gerard_Y, Nov 2024
Extremely knowledgeable guide who also had a fantastic sense of humour and embraced the mixture of nationalities.
The electric bikes were more than up to the task and simple enough to operate.
I recommend some previous cycling experience as you will be at times sharing roads with cars and paths with multitudes of foot traffic. There are a couple of reasonable hills but the electric assist on the bikes make them a breeze.
The sites visited were amazing and our guide absolutely knew his stuff and explained the history.
This is a great way to dodge some crowds and cover a fair bit of Kyoto territory in a relatively short period of time.
Tim_J, Nov 2024
What a fantastic afternoon. Thank you Michael for entertaining and informing us with your amazing knowledge. The route was perfectly designed with some temples and shrines we would never have known about without you. This was a highlight of our amazing trip.
Carlos_S, Nov 2024
Absolutely amazing! This tour was one of our highlights in Japan. Yuta, our tour guide, is super cool and has a very positive energy. The biking route is beautiful and super easy to make with the e-bikes. Additionally, you get to see a different area of Kyoto that otherwise you will not visit. Highly recommended!
Dalton_C, Nov 2024
We really enjoyed exploring Kyoto via ebike, lead by our fantastic guide Yuta. He was super knowledgeable, friendly and helpful, sharing historical information along with personal anecdotes that made the experience very meaningful. He also provided restaurant recommendations when our tour was done. We loved getting to meditate at a zen Buddhist temple, walk through stunning bamboo forests, and zoom through the Kyoto countryside. Thank you so much Yuta! We would definitely recommend!
Siobhan_E, Oct 2024
Michael was incredible; booked the night before and did not disappoint. Thank you for an incredible tour around Kyoto which was both fun and informative. You are great at what you do! And anyone considering signing up for this tour, do it yesterday! - Siobhan
Lindsay_L, Oct 2024
AMAZING my kids and I had the best day out with Sean. He is a brilliant tour guide who knows the area very well. Sean is knowledgeable, funny, completely bilingual and interacts with his guests. The bikes are in good condition and easy to ride. All in all absolutely worth it, our best tour to date
Susan_Z, Oct 2024
What a fun bike ride to amazing places!
We enjoyed our guide and the ice cream was a special treat. Highly recommend this fun excursion
Kiko_C, Oct 2024
Henry was a fabulous tour guide. Funny, friendly and informative. We really enjoyed biking through more rural parts of Kyoto. Will definitely recommend it to friends. Our favorite place was Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple with its 1200 laughing Buddha. The stop at Arashiyama was very brief (& very crowded), so it if this is a high priority for you, just know it would be better to go very early in the morning.
PeterSussman, Oct 2024
It was much more than I thought it would be. We had 4-5 stops along the way including several temples. Our guide did a great job explaining the history and significance of each stop (except for the ice cream stop). I am glad that it was an E-bike tour as the pedal-assist we needed.
campbell_w, Jul 2024
Absolutely superb. Sean was very good: knowledgeable, happy to chat whenever we asked questions about anything, took us to spots that were all differently interesting, and the streets in between each spot were interesting travelling in themselves, and he told us his bamboo joke as if it was the first time! E-bikes made it so easy to do the trip which did have a few hills. Sean has obviously done a thorough job researching the route. He is a pro. Thank you.
richard_j, Jul 2024
the guide was the best in japan. knowledge of culture and history was spectacular!!! got a tour of the whole city
Patricia_B, Jun 2024
Sean provided our family with an excellent e-bike tour of the bamboo forest and environs. The route around Arashiyama was thoughtfully planned thru the forest and stops at selected shrines and temples. Sean was informative and engaging. We only had a short time in Kyoto and this tour more than met our expectations.
Fola_W, Jun 2024
Beautiful sights, great tour guide with a deep knowledge of Japanese History, & ICE CREAM! Definitely worth it!
cheryl_T, Jun 2024
This was a second tour we took with this company, and again our guide was knowledgeable and on point.
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