Japan-Undiscovered

Duration

8 days

Start Time

September 8th, 2024

Price

$6875

Difficulty

By RAID Cycling

Trip Highlights

UNDISCOVERED JAPAN

This tour was selected by AFAR magazine as one of the places to go.

Japan. In the context of Western travel, the word brings up a miasma of electricity: Lights. Glitz. Video games. Animé. Tokyo. RAID’s Southern Island trip? Anything but. This is the Japan you haven’t heard about, the one where one of the world’s longest cycle paths (complete with suspension bridges) reign supreme, where remote towns, volcanoes, simmering hot springs, traditional inns, and one of the World Heritage Sites peak from behind the neon curtain. Yes, the bullet trains of Japan will break the narrative’s fourth wall every once in a great while, but this trip is one for the purists, for those whose favorite TV show was No Reservations. Welcome to rural Japan, real Japan, a Japan hidden from the great cultural export of the 70s and 80s, complete with some of the most rewarding cycling in this part of the world.

Riding Program

DATES SEPT 8 – 15, 2024

Itinerary

Upgrades

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE?

  • For this RAID package, the price includes hotel accommodation based on double occupancy
  • Single room upgrades possible
  • You’ll also enjoy guided rides, on-road vehicle support, laundry services, and all meals,
  • Including limited wine, sake, and beer, as well as ride nutrition such as hydration and energy bars. 
  • All baggage transfer, including bike cases, porterage, and all gratuities at restaurants, are covered.

 

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE?

  • Airfare and transfers from Tokyo airports to central Tokyo at the beginning of the tour are not part of the package.
  • Likewise, the airport transfer from Kyoto to Osaka at the tour’s conclusion is not included. 
  • Express shuttle buses to and from the airports is highly convenient and economical, with departures every 30-45
  • minutes.

 

Learn More At:

https://www.raidcycling.cc