Countryside Cycling & Cooking Class
Ride through rice-fields and reward yourself with a hearty local lunch!
Tour Duration
2 to 3 hours
Starting From
12000JPY～(with TAX)
Tour Availability
By request
Size
1～0
Highlights
- Experience the local lifestyle of Hiraizumi
- Cycle through rice-fields and countryside scenery
- Learn how to make local delicacy 'Hatto-jiru' (dumpling soup)
The rice fertile soil of the Kitakami River catchment area has long supported the prosperity of World Heritage town, Hiraizumi. The fresh produce and rice that are born from this soil have played an integral role in the town’s history. Discover the best scenic spots to appreciate this picturesque countryside on a local cycling tour! Riding through the atmospheric morning mist, you will truly feel the history and essence of the town. After working up an appetite, you’ll also enjoy a simple cooking lesson and re-fuel with a bowl of your own handmade ‘Hatto-jiru’ (dumpling soup), a local delicacy. Bicycles can be returned to the rental-cycle return spot in front of the station.
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12,000 JPY (tax incl.)
OUTLINE
Tour Highlights:
✔ Discover the best scenic spots on a local cycling tour!
✔ Enjoy a simple cooking lesson
✔ Learn cooking of'Hatto-jiru '(dumpling soup), a local delicacy
✔ Stroll to the historical Towada Shrine and offer a prayer
The rice fertile soil of the Kitakami River catchent area has long supported the prosperity of World Heritage town, Hiraizumi.The fresh produce and rice that are born from this soil have played an integral role in the town's history.Discover the best scenic spots to appreciate this picturesque countryside on a local cycling tour! Riding through the atmospheric morning mist, you will truly feel the history and essence of the town.After working up an appetite, you'll also enjoy a simple cooking lesson and re-fuel with a bowl of your own handmade 'Hatto-jiru' (dumpling soup), a local delicacy. Bicycles can be returned to the rental-cycle return spot in front of the station.
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3,300 JPY
What’s Included
・ Guide fee・ Bicycles rental fee
・ Cooking class
Not included
・ Transportation expenses to the meeting place・ Anything else not included in the above included list
Meeting place
TOUR COURSE
- 7:00
Set off on a guided cycling tour through the rice-fields and picturesque countryside scenery, stopping at several scenic and historical points along the way.
- 7:30
Your guide will take you off the beaten path (literally) to some of the best look-out points and local secrets.
- 8:00
Arriving back at experience cafe ‘wa’, enjoy a simple cooking class and sit down to a piping-hot bowl of local delicacy ‘hatto-jiru’ (dumpling soup)!
- 9:00
Tour ends after meal.
Bicycles can be returned to the rental-cycle return spot in front of the station.
TOUR DETAILS
- Where
- Local experience Café 'WA'
- Time
- 2 to 3 hours
- Size
- 1～0
- Price
- 12000JPY～(with TAX) (※approx. $120 USD)
- Sign-up Deadline
- Reservations accepted up to seven days prior to tour.
- Cancellation Policy
- The cancellation fee will be required in accordance with the policy below.Up to three days prior, no cancellation fee.Two days prior: 20% Day before: 30% On the day: 100%
