A guided e-bike tour in Oku-Nikko, the highland area beyond Nikko’s shrine and temple district, reached via the Irohazaka Winding Road.
Explore Oku-Nikko on quiet forest roads closed to regular traffic.
This tour takes you to Odashirogahara, one of Japan’s most beautiful wetlands, and includes drinks.
Along the way, your guide will share local stories and history, helping you discover a deeper side of Nikko.
With an e-bike, even uphill sections are comfortable, so you can enjoy the scenery at your own pace.
Tour Outline
| Level | Beginner to Intermediate ★☆☆ 〜 ★★☆ |
| Eligibility | Ages 15 and up, at least 150 cm tall, and able to ride a sports bike. Minors must have parental consent. |
| Price | JPY 13,000 per person (tax included) |
| Includes | Guide fee, e-bike rental, helmet, drinks, insurance, and consumption tax |
| Time | Morning tour: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Afternoon tour: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
| Meeting point | Plaza in front of Nikko Natural Science Museum（2480-1 Chugushi, Nikko, Tochigi 321-1661, Japan） View on Google Maps *If you would like pickup in the Nikko Station area, please contact us in advance. |
| Season | April to November |
| Booking | Online or by email |
| Group Size | Minimum 2 guests / Maximum 4 guests |
| Notes | The tour fee includes the following insurance coverage. However, we also recommend that guests have their own travel or personal insurance. [Bodily injury insurance] Limit of payment (per person): 100 million yen Limit of payment (per accident or per claim): 100 million yen Deductible: 0 yen [Personal accident insurance] Death and permanent disability: 5 million yen Hospitalization: 2,000 yen per day for insurance benefits Outpatient: 1,000 yen per day for insurance benefits |
Meeting point
Plaza in front of Nikko Natural Science Museum
Meeting point: Plaza in front of Nikko Natural Science Museum, Tochigi Prefecture（〒321-1661 2480-1 Chugushi, Nikko-shi, Tochigi ）
Parking: JPY 500 per day (Kegon Falls Parking Lot No. 1 or No. 2)
If you would like pickup in the Nikko Station area, please contact us in advance.
Application and Participation Notes
Payment
Please pay the tour fee in advance by credit card.
Tour cancellation
- The tour will be held even in light rain, but if extremely bad weather is expected, we may cancel the tour after notifying the guests by 7:00 p.m. the day before.
- If the minimum number of participants for each tour is not reached after the application is completed, the tour will be cancelled.
- In the event of tour cancellation, the tour reservation date will be changed or all fees already paid will be refunded.
Cancellation Policy
In the event of cancellation of a booked tour for the customer's convenience, the following cancellation fees will be charged according to the date of contact. Please understand this in advance.
| Cancel 7 – 2 days prior to the tour date | 30% of the tour price |
|---|---|
| Cancel 1 day prior to the tour date | 50% of the tour price |
| Cancel on the tour date / No show | 100% of the tour price |
What to bring
- ID (any one of the members if participating as a group).
- Comfortable and easy-to-move clothes (pants style is recommended).
- Sports shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty (sandals and high-heeled shoes are prohibited).
- Drink (bikes have a holder for a 500 ml PET bottle), energy food, and so on.
- Change of clothes. (Your clothes may become dirty or wet from sweating and spray.)
*If you want to bring your belongings, only a backpack is allowed. (Shoulder bags or hand bags are prohibited for safety reasons.)
Tour Schedule
10:00 am / 1:00 pm
Meet your guide and check in
Please wear cycling attire. Please refrain from wearing skirts and wide-legged pants.
Registration for cycling tours and bicycle rentals.
E-bike fitting and briefing
Your guide will explain how to use the e-bike, review hand signals, and go over the route before departure.
After a short practice ride, it’s time to start the tour.
Start the tour
Ride through quiet forest roads closed to regular traffic.
During the tour – Scenic stops and local stories
Enjoy nature at the stops along the way
Enjoy scenic stops along the way, including beautiful views of Odashirogahara.
Your guide will also share stories about the nature and history of Oku-Nikko.
With an e-bike, even guests who are not confident in their fitness can enjoy the ride comfortably.
1:00 pm / 4:00 pm
Return and finish the tour
Return to the meeting point and finish the tour.
After returning the e-bikes, the tour ends.
How to reserve the tour
Please read the terms of service below and make a reservation via the Reservation Form. The reservation process is complete when we confirm your reservation.
Insurance Benefit Details
Below are the details for the insurance included in the tour. Please note that the insurance benefit is not enough to cover all your medical expenses when needed. You are strongly recommended to make a contract of travel insurance.
Death or permanent disability, up to 5,000,000 yen
Inpatient medical costs, up to 2,000 yen per day
Outpatient medical costs, up to 1,000 yen per day
Company liability, up to 100,000,000 yen
Travel insurance
The travel insurance is not included in the tour. Full personal travel insurance including accident, illness and travel cancellation is strongly recommended for this tour/program to guard against the unexpected event.
Health and Fitness requirements
To fully enjoy and benefit from your holiday experience you should be in good health and physical condition. If you have a medical, physical or mental condition you must disclose this to us upon booking. You are also obliged to do the same once your condition changes prior to departure.
Assumption of Risk and safety declaration
You acknowledge that:
- By its very nature of adventure travel like bike tour/program can be more challenging and demanding with a commensurately higher level of risk compared with conventional holidays, and involve potential exposure to injury and possibly death.
- The additional dangers and risks associated with bike tour/program may include difficult and dangerous terrain, extremes of weather, including sudden and unexpected changes, remoteness from normal medical services and from communications and evacuation difficulties in the event of illness or injury.
- We reserve the right to withdraw any person who in our opinion is likely to endanger themselves or others. We also reserve the right to cancel any activity if we become concerned for any reason for your safety or that of any other person.
- You must follow our instructions and use any safety equipment provided at all times. For the above reasons you accept the inherent and increased dangers and risks associated with the proposed adventure and the accompanying risk of injury, death or property damage or loss.
Release and Waiver of Liability
In consideration of NIKKO CYCLING Ciel accepting your booking and in consideration of you being permitted by NIKKO CYCLING Ciel to join the tour to the extent permitted by law, you:
- Release, waive, discharge, hold harmless and agree to indemnify NIKKO CYCLING Ciel and its officers, employees, agents, licensees, guides and other representatives from all claims, actions or losses for bodily injury, property damage, wrongful death, loss of services, loss of profits, consequential, exemplary, indirect or punitive damages or otherwise which may arise out of or occur during your travel in connection with the tour or any activities conducted in conjunction there within unless caused by the willful negligence or wrongful act of NIKKO CYCLING Ciel and its employees: and regardless of the situation or circumstances giving rise to the claim you waive any claims you have, or may at any time have, against NIKKO CYCLING Cieland its employees and you agree, by accepting the additional inherent dangers and risks associated with the tour/program, not to make any claim against or seek any compensation from NIKKO CYCLING Ciel and its employees in respect of any personal injury, illness or death suffered by you or damage to or loss of property sustained by you as a result of your participation in the tour/program. To the extent permitted by law, all our liability for damage to your property, disruption to travel plans, or mental injury is excluded.
Image Rights, Media Content and Devises
You irrevocably consent to:
- Your appearance in the tour/program being filmed, recorded, incorporated and exploited in whole or in part in any television program, film, video or broadcast of whatever nature by any means and in any media and format now or invented after the date of the tour/program;
- The use and reproduction of your name, likeness, appearance and photographs, films and recordings by any means and in any media and format for the purpose of advertising, publicity and promotion of the tour/program and NIKKO CYCLING Ciel ; and
- You further hereby waive any moral rights you may have in respect of any use, reproduction, modification, publication or broadcast of your name, image, appearance or likeness.
All content from photographs, official blogs, emails, promotional materials, and other materials distributed by NIKKO CYCLING Ciel is the exclusive property of NIKKO CYCLING Ciel and must not be copied or distributed without the express written approval of NIKKO CYCLING Ciel.
You are permitted to take photographs for personal use only. Any commercial use of such photography is prohibited unless express permission has been granted by NIKKO CYCLING Ciel.
Privacy
The information supplied by you on the booking form will only be used by NIKKO CYCLING Ciel. However, in the unlikely event of an accident, any special medical or personal information may be supplied to medical or emergency services personnel.
Caution
The tour may take longer than planned due to weather, traffic, construction work, or the biking skill or physical condition of the participants. Please set aside plenty of time before your next plan after this event or tour. Make sure to wear a helmet to prevent or reduce injuries. Injuries may not be covered by insurance if you do not wear it.