TOUR 宿泊付きツアー

Farm Inn guesthouse INASHIKI NEST

Summary of Bike tour with over night stay

農泊自転車ツアー概要

This is a one night, two days cycling tour. Meeting point is “HakkonosatoKozaki” bus station.
You can take the bus at Tokyo station and I will pick you up at the bus stop.

We will then head to Farm inn Guesthouse in “INASHIKI NEST”.
Then, we start the tour with a bike. We will ride through peaceful country roads surrounding rice fields. You will be able to see and feel the ruralness of the local area.

We then pass through one of the national cyclist roads called Ring Ring road.
The view of the Lake Kasumigaura is beautiful and you will be able to see Mount Tsukuba from the roadside when it’s not cloudy.

After, we will visit the Tsukudani store. Tsukudani means ‘food boiled in soy sauce’. We can try some food samples there such as dried ice fish.

We will then lunch at a local store called “Miyamoto Shoten” which has been passed down through generations and is popular among the locals here.

The last place to visit is Osugi Shrine which is where your dreams can come true.

Tour Schedule　ツアースケジュール

10:10 AM HAKKONOSATO KOZAKI bus station *meeting point

*You can also come directly to the Farm inn guesthouse INASHIKI NEST by your own car if you like.

10:40 AM Explanation about the tour at Farm inn Guesthouse “ INASHIKI NEST ”

-BIKE TOUR

Roads surrounding rice fields

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National Cycle Route “Ring-Ring Road”

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Local TSUKUDANI – aquatic food boiled in soy sauce- STORE “Takasu suisan”

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Lotus roots Road
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LUNCH at Local Store “MIYAMOTO SHOTEN”
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Osugi Shrine

–End of the BIKE TOUR

Preparation and having dinner together

The following the day

Light Breakfast -Cereal –

Check OUT
Hakkonosato Kozaki Bus Station

What’s included

1 night stay all inclusive
Lunch box(“Obento”)
Dinner
Light breakfast
Rental Bike fee
Return transportation(From Hakkonosato Kozaki Bus station to Farm inn)
Local guide fee
500ml bottle of water *Additional drinks and food costs are not included.

Remarks

*Bike Tour is available except Winter.

Anyone over 12 can join (The size of bike is 27 inch)
This bike tour is for beginners.
Roads are very flat but cars also pass on the same road.
For safety, the tour might be cancelled in case of unsuitable weather.
Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes for cycling.
Out of respect for other guests and to ensure the best tour for everyone, we must start the tour on time.
Cycle helmets are not mandatory in Japan, however these can be arranged if needed.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the tour starting time.

If there is extreme weather that means you are unable to cycle, you do have the option to stay overnight.
This will mean you will not receive a full refund. Please get in contact to discuss this option.

Bike Photos

Comment from the Farm inn Guesthouse INASHIKI NEST Owner and Tour Guide

Hello! Thank you for visiting this blog.
I love traveling all over the world and visited more than 20 countries and met a lot of great people there.
Why do I run my own guest house ? It’s to make a safe space where everyone can feel comfortable and equal. Within its common space, locals and people from other countries will communicate with mutual respect.
Age, nationality or religion doesn’t matter. People will be laughing and alongside learning a different culture, will enjoying spending their own time.
In addition, I would like you to feel as if you’re in a home from home here.

It takes around 2 hours from Inashiki-city,Ibaraki to Tokyo by bus or car but here there is no nearest train station. Even though it’s not far, the area is not widely known due to the lack of local transport.
This means the local area has retained its own culture and tradition so that you can see the real locals’ life in Japan.

In the countryside, you can see beautiful rice fields with the horizon and spend your time calmly. You can enjoy deeply getting to know the local people too.

It was a long process to renovate and clean up the old abandoned house.In addition, one year after I moved to Inashiki-city, Ibaraki, Japan from Tokyo, covid-19 started and we couldn’t travel around freely like we’re used to.

Even though we’re still in the process of getting back to normal, I believe the day that we travel around the world normally will come back.
This is because it’s important to know about other countries and people who live there.
I believe that if we know each other we will have less conflict. Please imagine if you have friends in another country, for example, would you accept to start a war with the country? Of course not. If you visited another country and met a lot of nice people, after that if the country started to have a big problem, you wouldn’t be able to neglect the situation.

On the other hand, if you don’t know about another country at all, even the name of the country, it might be difficult to imagine what’s going on there or be less interested in it.
I’m convinced that knowing and experiencing other countries is one of the vital keys to keeping the world peaceful.

Be happy!

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