What are the best cycling tours in Japan?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 5 November 2026
These 6 companies name a cycling tour in Japan on their own websites. Of them, Exodus Adventure Travels, Backroads and InsideJapan Tours have the most Google reviews. Each card gives the trip and what the company's own page says about it.
What are the best cycling tours in Japan?
The 6 companies below name a cycling tour in Japan on their own websites; Exodus Adventure Travels, Backroads and InsideJapan Tours have the most Google reviews. Compare the trips on each card, with lengths and prices where the company gives them.
Backroads
- Best for
- 8-day Izu to Kyoto bike tour
- Japan bike tour
- Runs an 8-day, 7-night Japan Bike Tour from the Izu Peninsula to Kyoto from US$12,899 to US$14,349 per person, with 2027 departures from April to June and September to November.
- Founded
- 1979
- Reviews
- Google: 4.2 out of 5 from 123 reviews; Trustpilot: 2.3 out of 5 from 12 reviews, newest 28 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- backroads.com
Butterfield & Robinson
- Best for
- Southern Japan Biking, 8 days
- Japan bike tour
- Runs an 8-day, 7-night Southern Japan Biking small-group trip from US$12,995 per person in its 2027 collection.
- Founded
- 1966
- Reviews
- Google: 4.8 out of 5 from 33 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.9 out of 5 from 209 reviews, newest 29 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- butterfield.com
Exodus Adventure Travels
- Best for
- Cycling in Japan, 14 days
- Japan bike tour
- Runs a 14-day Cycling in Japan group trip, mostly on surfaced roads, from £6,306 excluding flights for the 9 to 22 May 2027 departure.
- Founded
- 1974
- Money protection
- ATOL number 2582 covers its flight holidays and it holds ABTA licence number Y 0751.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 489 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- exodus.co.uk
Explore Worldwide
- Best for
- 13-day Japan group cycling trip
- Japan bike tour
- Sells a 13-day Cycle Japan group trip from Kyoto to Tokyo by way of Shirakawa-go and Sado Island from £4,695 with flights not included.
- Reviews
- Trustpilot: 3.7 out of 5 from 264 reviews, newest 31 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- explore.co.uk
InsideJapan Tours
- Best for
- Guided cycling day experiences
- Japan bike tour
- Offers guided cycling experiences in Japan, including a Kyoto city tour, the Shimanami Kaido and the Kibi Plains; only the Kibi Plains ride is described as a day trip. No prices are given.
- Founded
- 2000
- Money protection
- ATOL number 9419 covers its flight-inclusive holidays.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.8 out of 5 from 45 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- insidejapantours.com
Trek Travel
- Best for
- Japan cultural bike tour
- Japan bike tour
- Sells a Japan Bike Tour built around the country's cultural history.
- Website
- trektravel.com
Which of these companies protect your money?
2 of the 6 name a scheme that protects guest payments on their own websites, such as ATOL for UK flight packages, ABTA or USTOA membership, or a trust account; the rest do not name one on the pages read.
- Exodus Adventure Travels: ATOL number 2582 covers its flight holidays and it holds ABTA licence number Y 0751.
- InsideJapan Tours: ATOL number 9419 covers its flight-inclusive holidays.
Which of these publish a price for a cycling tour in Japan?
4 of the 6 give a price in the line quoted on their card; ask the others for a written quote with the same inclusions.
Which other companies on this page sell a cycling tour in Japan?
Exodus Adventure Travels has the most Google reviews of the 6; these 3 have the most Google reviews of the rest.
- Backroads: 8-day Izu to Kyoto bike tour
- InsideJapan Tours: Guided cycling day experiences
- Butterfield & Robinson: Southern Japan Biking, 8 days
Who to contact first
Start with the 2 companies on this page that name a scheme protecting your payments on their own websites, then add any other card that fits your dates.
What to ask each one to set out in writing:
- What the price includes and excludes, line by line: stays, guides, transfers, internal flights, park or entry fees.
- The deposit, when the balance is due and what you lose if you cancel.
- Which scheme protects your money and the number to check it.
Japan cycling tours: the questions people ask
What should I ask a tour company before booking?
What the price includes, line by line; the deposit and when the balance is due; what you lose if you cancel; and which scheme protects your money.
Do these companies publish prices?
Some do on their trip pages and some quote only on request. The cards give what each company says; ask for a written quote with the same inclusions from each.
Can I book with these companies directly?
Yes. Each card links the company's own website; ask for a written quote that lists what the price includes.
Do these companies all sell the same kind of trip?
No. Each card names the trip the company's own website gives; lengths, styles and prices differ, so compare the cards before you ask for quotes.
Which of these companies protect my money if they fail?
2 of the 6 name a protection scheme on their own websites: Exodus Adventure Travels and InsideJapan Tours. Check the number with the scheme itself before you pay.
Which of these have Trustpilot profiles?
3 of the 6: Backroads, Butterfield & Robinson and Explore Worldwide. Each card gives the TrustScore, the review count and the newest review date, read 3 November 2026.
Which of these have the most Google reviews?
Exodus Adventure Travels, Backroads and InsideJapan Tours, in that order. A count says how many people reviewed a company, not whether it fits your trip; each card gives the rating and count, read 3 November 2026.
Where can I check these facts myself?
Each card links the pages of the company's own website its lines were read from, with the date they were read.
How were these companies chosen?
Each one is in the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table, built from the luxury tour operators ChatGPT names most often; its own website sells a cycling tour in Japan. A company is on the page because its published facts fit the question, never because it paid.
Is any company on this page paying to be here?
No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be on it.
Read next
Built to answer the question in the main heading. What is shown: what each company published on its own website, read on 3 and 5 November 2026, with links to the pages read, with its Google and Trustpilot figures where the listing carries the company's own name, from the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table. Cards are in alphabetical order. Photos show the places named in their captions, not any company's trips. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel. How this site earns · How we work.