Riders crossing a riverside bridge in the morning light

JIMOTT · Journeys

The Journeys

Three ways to meet Japan at the pace of the body.

01 — Choose your crossing

Three rides, one country met slowly.

Each journey is fully private and planned end to end, for two to eight guests. No group is ever combined with another.

A JIMOTT group riding along the riverside towpath outside Kyoto Available

Kyoto → Osaka

Kyoto → Osaka Crossing

Full day45kmLevel 2

The full crossing, dawn to dusk: forty-five kilometres of riverside path between two cities that built modern Japan. The day closes at the water, then at the table, then at rest.

From $990 per person

Kyoto city morning temple ride Check availability

Kyoto

Kyoto City Rituals

Half or full dayLevel 1Private e-bike ride

A half or full day inside Kyoto itself, temples and backstreets met at the pace of a bicycle rather than a tour bus. Mornings begin before the crowds arrive.

From $380 per person

Nara ancient road ride Coming Spring 2027

Nara

Nara — Ride to the Source

Full dayPrivate only

Kyoto is where Japanese culture was perfected; Nara is where it began. This journey is in design for spring 2027 — join the waitlist to ride it first.

From $1,290 per person

Autumn 2026 · Momiji Kyoto → Osaka, 20 Sep – 7 Dec · From $1,090 per person See the autumn journey

Three landscapes, three entirely different days on the bike.

An aerial view of the riverside towpath curving past cherry trees, riders small on the path below
Kyoto → OsakaForty-five kilometres of river path, nearly all of it closed to cars.
Riders on the path through the Arashiyama bamboo grove, light falling between the stems
Kyoto CityThe Arashiyama bamboo, ridden in the hour before the coaches reach it.
Riders on the wide open path across the Heijo palace grounds, the reconstructed gate standing in the distance
NaraThe Heijo palace grounds — the capital that became a field.

02 — At a glance

Compared, plainly.

No two journeys ask the same of the body. Here is how they differ, in numbers.

Three journeys, compared by duration, distance, activity level, availability and starting price.
Kyoto → Osaka Crossing Kyoto City Rituals Nara — Ride to the Source
Duration Full day, 8:00–21:00 Half day (4h) or full day (7h) Full day
Distance 45km 18km or 30km ~40–45km
Level
Availability Year-round Check dates Coming spring 2027
From, per person $990 $380 $1,290

Starting prices are in USD per guest. Choose a journey, date and group size in the booking form to see your group total.

03 — What comes next

Multi-day journeys are in design.

Nara immersions, Koyasan, the Kumano trails — longer routes, deeper into the country. Tell us where you want to go, and we will build toward it.

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