E-Bike Tours in Japan: The 12 Best Rides

1.Hidden Kyoto E-Biking tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,843 reviews · from $116Our pick

Start at NORU Kyoto Bike Tours for a relaxed 3-hour-45-minute e-bike ride through northern Kyoto. Visit Kinkakuji, Daitokuji, Kitano Tenmangu, Koto-in, and Zuihoin, with guides such as Yuta, Michael, Sean, and Henry sharing stories about Zen, Shinto, geisha culture, and local life.

“Our guide Michael is a superb storyteller, literally the best in the past 12 tours or so I took this year. Bike ride was through a pretty and peaceful part of Kyoto, visiting Temples and a garden.”

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2.Tokyo Top Highlights 3h Guided E-bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 714 reviews · from $63

Start in Tsukiji and choose a city, Tokyo Bay, or Tokyo Tower route. Your guide leads a group of up to six past temples, gardens, shrines, modern landmarks, and local streets. E-bike, helmet, snack, luggage storage, and optional knapsack rental are included.

“FK was an awesome guide. We biked to several amazing shrines, drove through Tsukishima Monja Street, stopped by the giant Gundam at the Odaiba Marine Park Pier, and even got to try some Japanese snacks. If you want a fun way to see some beautiful sections of Tokyo, this is the tour to pick. As long as you know how to ride a bike and have some stamina, you'll be in for a great time!”

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3.3h Tokyo E-Bike Tour: Hidden Gems, and Local Life with guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 670 reviews · from $63

Ride a small-group e-bike tour from Kanda with a local guide such as Yo, Ted, Jenny, or Kazu. Morning routes focus on Tokyo Station, the Imperial Palace, Ginza, and Tsukiji. Afternoon rides reach Akihabara, Kappabashi, Asakusa, Ryogoku, and Nihonbashi.

“We had a great time with Ted ! We did the afternoon one. Ted was really friendly and cared about our safety on the bikes. We had no problem to follow him and we stopped regularly for more explanations about the hood and pictures ! We learnt a lot ! Bikes were nice to ride as well. I highly recommend the tour.”

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4.5 Top Highlights of Kyoto Full Day Bike Tour (E-bike option)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 511 reviews · from $172

Start at Saga-Arashiyama Station for a full day of cycling through Kyoto. You’ll visit the bamboo forest, Fushimi Inari, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera, and Kinkakuji, with guides such as Rob, Cass, Peter, or Ray sharing local insight. Choose a standard bike or request an e-bike for an extra fee.

“My husband and I did the Kyoto Bike Tour with Rob. This was part of our 2.5 week trip to Japan and was easily one of the highlights of our honeymoon! Rob was an excellent tour guide. He was incredibly kind, engaging, showed us all of the major sites but also had such a wide breathe of information and facts about all the places we visited. He was excellent and dodging the massive crowds and finding the best places to take pictures (he also has an eye for photography and took some amazing pictures of us) Rob was very attentive, making sure we were travelling okay in the extreme heat,…”

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5.3-Hour Bike or E-Bike City Highlights Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 435 reviews · 3 hours · from $45Best value

Ride from Shiba Park to Shibuya with an English-speaking guide such as Naoki, KJ, or Atsu. You’ll cover famous sights, quiet back streets, and lively districts on a Bianchi or Fuji bike, with e-bikes available for easier hills and longer distances.

“Really enjoyed the tour. Three hours cycling around sunny autumn Tokyo, with our guide Kosei. A great way to see the city.”

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6.Memory Kyoto E-Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 297 reviews · 6 hours · from $91

Ride Kyoto’s quieter streets with an English-speaking guide such as Pohan, Jody, Benjamin, or Diego. This six-hour tour uses e-bikes to link four major sights, with guided visits to Kitano Tenmangu, Kinkakuji, Tenryuji, and Arashiyama Bamboo Forest. Expect temple walks, local stories, photo stops, and a small group of up to eight.

“Amazing bike tour that did not feel rushed but we still had the opportunity to visit many temples. It is a mix of biking and guided walking tour in the temples, which was great. Very knowledgeable guide.”

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7.E-Bike Tours of the highlights of Kyoto!!!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 291 reviews · from $109

Ride Kyoto’s quieter lanes with a guide such as Philippe, Kevin, or Niall, stopping at major temples, shrines, gardens, and old neighborhoods. Choose the East Side course for Heian Shrine, Ginkakuji, and the Philosopher’s Walk, or the West Side course for Kinkakuji, Ryoan-ji, and Arashiyama.

“Our guide Phillippe was very knowledgeable and the route was very enjoyable. I would definitely recommend to others. Thanks again for a great experience!👍🏼😀”

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8.1-Day Private Rural E-Bike Tour in Hida

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 188 reviews · from $339

Join guide Dai for a six-hour private e-bike ride from Hida-Hagiwara through Maze Village and Hagiwara Town. Panasonic e-bikes handle the long uphill, while local lunch, mountain views, the Maze River, and stories about rural life give you a close look at Japan beyond the main tourist routes.

“This bike tour was a great break from the busy cities of Japan! It was a great experience getting to see the mountains and rivers of Japan via bike. Dai was very knowledgeable and really cares about sharing the Japanese culture. The e-bikes Read more”

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9.Arashiyama Bamboo Forest E-Biking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 183 reviews · from $116

This four-hour Kyoto ride uses electric bikes to link Arashiyama’s bamboo grove with Otagi Nenbutsu-ji, Tōji-in, temple lanes, and rural roads. Guides including Yuta, Michael, Sean, and Henry lead groups of up to eight, with bikes, helmets, temple fees, and snacks included.

“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!”

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10.Historical Kyoto E-Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 181 reviews · from $99

Ride an e-bike across western Kyoto with guides such as Jody, Pohan, Diego, and Jorge. Visit Kitano Tenmangu, Kinkaku-ji, Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, and Tenryu-ji, with temple walks, cultural insight, water, helmets, and time for lunch. Groups are capped at eight.

“We love doing biking sightseeing adventures in every city we visit. This biking experience exceeded our expectations in every way possible, from the amount of biking, the fantastic guide Jody, and the places we visited all were exceptional. Friends recommended this tour and we are grateful. Highly recommend.”

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11.3-Hour Tokyo Private E-Bike Tour Starting from Your Hotel

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 117 reviews · from $145

Ride through Tokyo with Kazuma of Tokyo Bike Bliss, who meets you at your hotel with an e-bike and helmet. The three-hour private tour can include Tokyo Tower, the Imperial Palace, parks, shrines, Asakusa, or Shibuya, depending on your starting point and interests.

“We had an amazing experience e-biking around Tokyo with Kazuma NAOI. Kazuma met us with the bikes at our (slightly off-the-beaten-path) hotel and took us on an excellent route that highlighted some of the best of Tokyo and felt easy and safe. Kazuma was kind, considerate and knowledgeable. Our family loved this bike ride. Thank you, Kazuma san!”

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12.Fushimi Inari Shrine and Tofukuji Temple E-Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 75 reviews · 4 hours · from $83

Join Maki of Pedal Adventure Kyoto for a four-hour small-group e-bike ride through Gion, residential Kyoto, Fushimi Inari Shrine, and Tofukuji Temple. You’ll get riding guidance, cultural explanations, a snack, water, entrance fees, and time in a Zen garden. English tours are limited to eight people.

“Fantastic tour with a lot of cultural insights. Maki was an excellent and lovely tour guide:-)”

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