Hida Satoyama Cycling

79 Kami Sannomachi | Hidacchi Cafe (to reserve and/or meet), Takayama, Gifu Prefecture 509-4235, Japan

+81 577-73-5715

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Ranked #1 of 2 tours in Takayama

54 Reviews

Type: Tours, Biking Trails

Description: Guided cycling tours in country side.booking>>> Hidacchi Cafe at TAKAYAMA

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Botterob

Boise, ID

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4 reviews

Reviews in 2 cities

2 helpful votes

“We left our hearts in Hida Furukawa”

Reviewed 9 May 2012

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My husband and I just finished a two week trip in Japan and did and saw many wonderful things. Our time with Satoyama Cycling was the highlight of our trip. I had been to Japan a number of times in my 20's and have done quite a bit of traveling around Japan. Hida Furukawa ranks as the most charming, heavenly... More

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Thank you so much for your wonderful comment. I knew how much you enjoyed from our talk since we did two tours together: Standard Tour and Backstage Tour. But I was even happier by reading this. You truelly enjoyed seeing so many things this area offered and started thinking of staying here for six months. If you live that long,... More

Jay_L_75

Singapore, Singapore

1 review

“joy and serenity of a simple life”

Reviewed 2 May 2012

We made the long trip to Hida just to experience the Hida Satoyama experience and we were never disappointed. Hida-Furukawa was a 4-hour long but comfortable trip to-and-fro Tokyo by shinkansen and limited express trains. It was a cool sunny day and the cherry blossoms had just bloomed when we arrived. We went around the town on new bikes along... More

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I was so glad to know that two of you enjoyed our ride so much, and you guys accepted what I wanted to share with you. Our Hida region and perfect weather with full of cherry blossoms really welcomed you and helped me a lot. I just took you to the real area where residents run their normal life, but... More

NHuyghe

Hong Kong, China

Senior Reviewer

8 reviews

Reviews in 4 cities

14 helpful votes

“Snow, cycling, fantastic guide, what could be better?”

Reviewed 13 April 2012

We booked a cycling day with Hida Satoyama Cycling on April 7th, 2012 while staying in Takayama. TA reviews are all true. Our experience was the same and we enjoyed every minute. Our biking day was spectacular with sporadic snow falls mixed with sun. The bikes are of excellent quality - all brand new, super light, very comfortable - the... More

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Thank you very much for your comment. It's great to know that what we offered wasn't different from what you expected. The weather that day wasn't like the usual spring weather. It snowed, got sunny and snowed again. Totally unpredictable. But I was so happy to hear that you kids and you had so much fun. Thanks again for your... More

Lawrence T

Singapore City, null, Singapore

1 review

“A simple pleasure in life”

Reviewed 18 December 2011

A cycling experience created by people with a passion to embrace visitors by welcoming them to their culture, showing them around the town they love deeply. From planning your accommodation to making sure you are all comfortable throughout the entire cycling experience, they have got everything covered. Waking up to snow fall early in the morning, I wandered momentarily how... More

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Thank you so much for your comment. I knew you were worried about the weather condition at the beginning, but I was so sure that you would enjoy cycling in snow because the view of the moutains and farmlands were absolutely beautiful that day. As I expected, you enjoyed it. And the volunteer work was very special part of the... More

around_ch

Luzern, Schweiz

1 review

“Great Staff, awsome views, cool tour!”

Reviewed 16 December 2011

We was brought here by Japanese friends, and we all enjoy a bike ride through the very very nice scenery of the back country in Hida. Nice landscape, nice bikes, realy good guide, a little challenging. what do you want more from a tour! Thanks very much to the whole team at Satoyama Cycling, we realy recommend all of your... More

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Thank you very much for your commet. It must be really nice to ride with your Japanese friends who you met overseas. The day was good for cycling. We had a fantastic view and sweet apples. Hope you had a good time in your trip around the world. We were so glad to be a part of your trip. More

SimasEgle

Vilnius, Lithuania

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3 reviews

Reviews in 2 cities

“Amazing experience at every step!”

Reviewed 15 December 2011

I have started to plan my trip to Japan googling for "Cycling in Japan". There I found Hida Satoyama Cycling website and with that I finished my planning. From the very first moment I have arrived to Hida it was really pleasant experience. The city itself is very small and cozy. When the cycling tour starts, it is all way... More

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Thank you so much for your wonderful comment. When I talked with you after the second tour, I was really surprised to hear you wanted to do another tour next day. I had never had anyone who had done three tirps in three days. But more surprisingly even after we finished our third trip, you told me you wanted to... More

Brian B

Tokyo, Japan

1 review

“The best way to get around Hida and the best people to help you do it”

Reviewed 7 December 2011

These guys are fantastic. I was actually introduced to Hida Satoyama Cycling a couple years ago but didn't have the chance to go on a full tour until this year. My friend (who met them when I did) and I were looking for something to do this past fall, and the first thing we both thought of was Satoyama Cycling.... More

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Thank you so much for your wonderful review. It's good to hear that you enjoyed the story about the giant serpent : ). I had a really good time with you and your friends. Riding and talking with them made this trip even more fun for me. As you told me that you were going to come back next season,... More

kmak24

Toronto, Canada

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13 reviews

Reviews in 11 cities

8 helpful votes

“Highlight of our trip!”

Reviewed 13 November 2011

My girlfriend and I decided to take this tour after reading several great reviews on TripAdvisor. Everyone at Hida Satoyama Cyling were really great. The day was chilly and we were offered gloves prior to our ride. We took the Standard tour and were joined by two girls from Shirakawa-go and our guide, Hisa. We didn't know a lot of... More

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Thank you very much for posting your wonderful comment. It was a great trip with mixed nationalities. I really enjoyed encouraging the talk between two groups by switching two languages. That is something I wanted to do in my guiding. I hope you will keep in touch with them and visit them in Shirakawa-go. That is something I want to... More

hnk87

Saitama, Japan

1 review

1 helpful vote

“The best way to know Japanese countryside!”

Reviewed 11 November 2011

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I joined the special cycling tour with volunteering cleaning up Japanese old folk house. The guided cycling tour started at 8am, and after an hour bike riding, we stopped by at 85+ years-old Japanese old folk house and cleaned up using all-natural ingredients cleaner. We finished cleaning around noon, and the house owner & his wife prepared "Tonjiru", miso soup... More

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Thank you so much for your lovely comment. The tour you took was very special. It's not because we had NHK braodcasting crew but because the volunteer wokr was included. Cycling to the old house and helped restoration work were a great experience of the tour. It's good to see all of you had a good time. We hope we... More

ParadyNexus

Calgary, Canada

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26 reviews

Reviews in 16 cities

19 helpful votes

“Go in the Rain!”

Reviewed 7 November 2011

On the day of our tour the region was raining heavily, all of the people on our tour cancelled except for myself and my wife. Our gracious guide provided us with some pretty nice goretex jacket and pants and modified the route a bit so that we could finish according to our schedule (we had a train to catch). So,... More

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Thank you so much for your comment. It is so good to hear that you had a great time with me during the tour even though it was raining. Definitely the view from the lookout point at the waterfalls was the best ever seen there. It was unexpected, but we were totally deserved. I hope you enjoyed the rest of... More