[Nagano, Lake Nojiri] Meet at Kurohime Station. Enjoy a comfortable, one-day Satoyama cycling tour on an E-BIKE. Beginners are welcome!

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• This is an e-bike cycling tour with Shinano Discovery. Enjoy an exhilarating ride on a state-of-the-art, electrically assisted mountain bike, traversing the traditional satoyama landscapes of Lake Nojiri, Kurohime Plateau, and the old Hokkoku Kaido highway, connecting farm roads, forest paths, and paths traditionally used by villagers! This one-day cycling tour offers a wealth of experience in the nature, history, and culture of Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park, including the sweeping views of the Hokushin Five Mountains, the history of Lake Nojiri and the excavation of Naumann's elephant fossils, and a course following a 350-year-old irrigation canal. It's packed with adventure, including downhill riding on unpaved roads! With a local guide providing commentary and rides on secret ancient roads, this tour is packed with highlights. Schedule: 10:00 AM Meet at Kurohime Station. Meet at Kurohime Station. After a brief tour briefing, we'll begin with an E-MTB riding lesson at 10:30. Enjoy the spectacular view of the Hokushin Five Mountains while taking in the clear waters of the Torii River, flowing from Togakushi. At 11:30, we'll follow the Edo-period irrigation canals and the Denkuro Irrigation Canal, built 350 years ago along the Hokkoku Kaido road. We'll explore the history of Nojiri-juku, a former post town on the Hokkoku Kaido road, as well as the history of its water and the lives of the people who lived around Lake Nojiri, including its irrigation canals during the Edo period and hydroelectric power generation. At 12:50, along the shore of Lake Nojiri, if the weather permits, we'll have lunch at an open-air cafe or in a lakeside park. After lunch, head out for a cycling tour around Lake Nojiri National Park. At a shrine in Sugakawa village on the east side of the lake, you'll find a giant cedar tree nearly 1,000 years old! 14:30 Time-travel experience in a tunnel built in the Meiji era In the Togusa village of Shinanomachi, there is an old tunnel built over 130 years ago. Explore the old Togusa Tunnel, where steam locomotives once passed, by bicycle! 15:30 Tour ends The tour will end at the meeting point.
• Electrically assisted MTB for easy cycling
• Shinano Discovery offers two types of e-bikes: the regular model TAGETE and the semi-fat tire NERONE. These are full-fledged mountain bikes, so you can even ride them on unpaved roads! (The TAGETE is suitable for riders 155cm-170cm tall, while the NERONE is suitable for riders 165cm-190cm tall.)
• A local guide who knows the area inside and out will guide you
• A local guide will take you to some of the best hidden trails and scenic spots. You'll discover many wonderful things that you wouldn't notice if you were driving by car. Embark on an exciting adventure just like you did when you were a child!
• We will give you a souvenir photo of your tour!
• Cycling through tranquil rural landscapes and the beautiful forests of national parks. You'll want to take some great photos while you're riding, right? On Shinano Discovery tours, guides will take photos of you while you're riding, and will give them to you as a memento of your trip after the tour (if you request it).