Tokyo Great Cycling Tour

A fantastic way to see Tokyo! We did the Route A tour (approx. 14 miles) which is mostly flat but a lot of hills so be prepared for that. We started at 9AM and came back a little after 3PM. The route we rode on was beautiful and we rode around areas that we would’ve never seen if not on the tour. Our guides were great — one in the front of the group and one in the back of the group. The groups were split on some parts because some of the hills were very steep so one group went through a short cut. We had a nice picnic lunch in front of Odaiba Beach where we got to sample the most amazing fresh cuts of tuna from the Tsukiji Fish Market, a nice cold beverage on our ferry ride and an ice cream break in the early afternoon! We ended our tour with snacks, beer and sake back at the office! Definitely don’t take this tour if you’re a bit skiddish when riding your bike around people and cars — there were some areas on the ride where you had to watch out for one or both! But we loved the tour and got to meet a great group of people, too!

I believe the very best way to explore a city, to dig into it and see what it really is like is to Walk it.
With a city the size of Tokyo… or for that matter just one prefecture the size of most cities, walking becomes problematic.
The second best way is to take a bike tour: You cover a lot of territory in a small amount of time and can navigate the small alleys of Old Tokyo and the ancillary areas.
I highly recommend Tokyo Great cycling tour: The Edo cultural tour (ride B). Our guides Yukkiko and Kazu were amazing, friendly, patient, great English, funny, knowledgeable, and just great people.
The tour starts at their office at Chou-​Ku …which is the central ward of Tokyo (much financial institutions). You will visit Nihombashi bridge (which dates back to the 1600 shoguns), Old town, Ningyo-​cho (with its wonderful alleys and an amazing candy store), Ryogoku (Sumo stadium), Asakusa (with it’s lovely shinto shrines and Buddhist temples), Tokyo University, and a ride around the Imperal Palace. In all the tour was 6 hours and we covered a lot of area (roughly 18 miles). I would not do it again at the end of july as it was probably 95 degrees with the humidity.
The restaurant we stopped at was in some micro hotel that I could never find again… but the food was awesome.
Definetly book them and enjoy the history and sights of Tokyo