DAY1：Store → Hakone

The tour starts and heads for Hakone. Get into your stride by enjoying the twisty roads there! Then enjoy traditional Japanese-style wood craft, Hakone Shrine, etc., as you like. At night, relax at Gora Hot Springs.

DAY2：Hakone → Nishi-Izu

Enjoy the power of Hakone volcano in Hell’s Valley at Owakudani and the black eggs. On the Izu Skyline, you can feel the exhilaration of running along a ridge, Mt. Fuji, the sea, the mountains, and the clear blue sky on sunny days.

DAY3：Nishi-Izu → Kawaguchi Lake

Let’s enjoy the panorama created by the symbolic Mt. Fuji combined with the riding on Nishi Izu Skyline. At Numazu Fishing Port, enjoy the famous giant tempura dish, 'Kakiage bowl'. Oshino Hakkai, at the foot of Mt. Fuji has eight spring ponds with beautifully clear water, fed by snow melting from the mountain.

DAY4：Kawaguchi Lake → Hida-Takayama

Today you will go towards the Japanese Alps. You can stop by Suwa taisha Shrine, which is one of the oldest in Japan, consisting of four main shrines to nature herself. Then you will go to the beautiful Kiso road with its Narai-juku historic Post town from the Edo era.

DAY5：Hida-Takayama → Nagoya

Heading back to Nagoya along the Japanese Alps. We will stop at Seki, nationally famous for being the base city for most of Japan’s cutlery industry. Here we can have a unique look at an authentic katana forge at work. We will then go to Nagoya castle!

DAY6：Nagoya → Kyoto

Today you are visiting Iga-Ueno castle. After that, you’ll ride to Nara, the very first capital of Japan in the 8th century. Nara is most famous for the Todai-ji temple and its very large statue of Buddha within. Another wonderful feature of this lovely city are the freely roaming deer everywhere! Tonight you will stay in Kyoto!

DAY7：Kyoto Sightseeng (rest day)

Kyoto Sightseeing day. (The riding rest day) Please enjoy your free time exploring Kiyomizu temple, Kinkaku-ji, Gion area, Uji matcha green tea, Fushimi Inari taisha and so on…!

DAY8：Kyoto → Marugame

The first stop after leaving Kyoto is Rokko Garden Terrace where you can enjoy a large panoramic view, stretching from Akashi Strait to Kansai International airport. Then, cross the Naruto Bridge that spans the whirlpools and then onto Ritsurin Park, which has been designated as a special scenic spot.

DAY9：Marugame → Kochi → Dogo hot spring

From Kagawa to Hirome Market, the kitchen of Kochi in the south of Shikoku islands. The specialty here is the straw-grilled bonito tataki! Afterwards, enjoy a scenic ride on the Shikoku Karst, one of Japan's three major karst plateaus, and then spend the day resting in the Dogo Onsen area, famous for being the oldest hot spring in Japan.

DAY10：Dogo → Hiroshima

On this day, we will cross over several islands and return to Honshu on the “Shimanami Kaido”, which is a sacred place for cycling and has been selected by CNN as one of the 7 most amazing courses in the world. Along the way, you will be surrounded by the gentle sea breeze of Setouchi and the refreshing scent of lemon at Miraishin Hill, a garden made of chalk marble.

DAY11：Hiroshima・Itsukushima shrine sightseeing (rest day)

Hiroshima Sightseeing day. (The riding rest day) Please enjoy your free time taking in historical locations like Miyajima island and its famous harbour shrine gate, the A-Bomb Dome and its  museum, eating okonomiyaki (a teppan hotplate dish), and so on…!

DAY12：Hiroshima → Tottori

On this day, we will run toward the Sea of ​​Japan. After passing through the 1,300-year-old Ogami-yama Shrine, we will head to one of Japan's three major sand dunes at Tottori, that stretch out next to the sea.

DAY13：Tottori → Fukui

On this day, we will head north along the Sea of ​​Japan side. The highlight of the day is Amanohashidate, where pine trees grow on a long natural sandbar that extends beautifully like a dragon dancing in the sky from the sea. The view from the top of the mountain is truly spectacular. On this day, we will stay in Awara city in Fukui Prefecture.

DAY14：Fukui → Takayama

Today we head inland again to our first stop at Eiheiji, the Temple of Eternal Peace, famous as a training ground for Zen Buddhism. Next, we will visit the World Cultural Heritage Site of Shirakawago, a traditional, picture-perfect mountain village with thatched roofs. This day will make you feel as if you have traveled back in time several hundred years.

DAY15：Takayama → Kusatsu

Now we get to the penultimate day of the trip! We head to Nagano prefecture, home to the national treasure, which is Matsumoto Castle, as well as being a famous producer of wasabi, grown in natural mineral water. Spend your last night relaxing at Kusatsu Onsen, where the hot springs have a naturally sulphurous smell.

DAY16：Kusatsu → Store

Why not take a walk around the hot spring town of Kusatsu this morning? Once you get back on the bike, you'll ride the twisty roads around Mt. Haruna, heading towards your starting point back in Tokyo/Yokohama. Have a safe ride and enjoy until the end of this adventure!