Included:

• • An experienced English-speaking cycling guide with extensive local knowledge of the area
  • 6-day guided cycling tour in Shikoku, Japan
  • Accommodation for 5 nights in quality Japanese inns and hotels
  • All meals from lunch on Day 1 through lunch on Day 6 (excluding dinner on Day 2), detailed in the itinerary
  • Support van with snacks and hydration
  • Transportation during the adventure
  • Luggage transfers
  • Helmet
  • Cross/hybrid bike rental (Giant, Specialized, and Marin bikes)
  • Bike maintenance if needed

Add-ons (pricing shown at checkout):

• • Single occupancy room
  • Bike rental upgrade (aluminium road bike, carbon road bike, or e-bike)

Not included:

• • Flights to Japan & airport transfers
  • Accommodations prior to and after the tour
  • Dinner on Day 2
  • Anything not mentioned in the “Included” section above
  • Insurance — mandatory, available to add at checkout
  • Guide gratuities — optional

For this cycling tour in Shikoku, Japan, you need to have a very good level of fitness. You can expect 50-85 km (30-50 miles) of cycling per day, often in steep terrain, for 6 consecutive days.

This is a trip meant for frequent cyclists who don’t hate hills—you can find day-by-day distances and elevation gains in the itinerary, but the most you’ll climb within a day is 1,500 m (4,920 ft). There are a few climbs with the steepest gradient being 13%. The average gradient of the climbs is 5-7%.

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Here’s what you’ll need for your daily outings:

• • Comfortable riding or athletic clothing, preferably moisture wicking or synthetic material
  • Bike — rental available
  • Sneakers or sport shoes
  • Breathable outside layer or jacket
  • Sunglasses
  • Plenty of water, water bottle or hydration bladder
  • Daypack with snacks
  • Biking gloves are optional but recommended
  • Toiletries (sunscreen, hand sanitizer, bug spray, toilet paper, etc.)

Dress comfortably and for the weather in clothes you can move in. We suggest bringing clothing appropriate for the season—layers are best. Make sure to also bring some comfy clothes for evenings and free time.

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This guided cycling tour in Shikoku, Japan covers the cost of rental cross/hybrid bikes (Cannondale Quick 3) and helmets.

If you’d prefer to rent an e-bike or a road bike (carbon or aluminum) at an additional cost, you can add it to your trip at checkout. As for e-bikes, the following models are available:

• • Giant Escape R W E+ (XXS)
  • Giant Escape RX-E+
  • Giant Escape R E+
  • Specialized Vado SL 4.0 (XL)

Alternatively, if you bring your own bike, you can send it to the guided (this can be done at an airport if you are travelling to Japan) and they will bring it to the start of the tour. They can then send it back to you (or send it to your departure airport for you to pick up if you are travelling to Japan). Let us know at checkout!

Group sizes and prices:

• • The usual client-to-guide ratio is 6:1.
  • It takes a minimum of 4 people for this tour to operate. The maximum group size is set at 12 participants.
  • Solo travelers are welcome—they can either share a room with another same-gender solo traveler at no extra cost, or guarantee a private room by paying a single occupancy fee.

Cycling in Shikoku can be arranged for bigger groups. Contact us prior to booking.

Min. age requirements:

• • If you are older than 18, you’re good to go.

If your group has riders under the age of 18, contact us prior to booking to make arrangements.

The price for this hidden Japan tour is based on twin-share rooms, but a single occupancy room can be arranged at an additional fee. You can add it to your booking at checkout.

Solo travelers are welcome—they can either share a room with another same-gender solo traveler at no extra cost, or guarantee a private room by paying a single occupancy fee.

Onomichi, the starting point of the tour, is 30 minutes from Fukuyama, 90 minutes from Hiroshima, and 70 minutes from Okayama. To get to Onomichi, most people fly into Tokyo International Airport (HND) or Narita International Airport (NRT).

From there, you can either take a shuttle or a train to Onomichi, or take a flight to the Hiroshima Airport. From there, you can hop on a bus in the direction of Fukuyama and transfer to the “Flower Liner” bus at the Takasaka bus stop to reach Onomichi Station.

You will meet your guide at Onomichi Station in the morning of Day 1, meaning that you have to fly in at least a day earlier (and arrange accommodation accordingly).

Insurance is mandatory for this tour. To make your booking and traveling experience as carefree as possible, you’ll be offered to simply insure your trip with Redpoint at checkout.

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