Koushinetsu in Cycling/Touring/Pottering

• Age 16～Age 60
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00

[Shirakaba Lake e-Bike Cycling Tour] Time required 2 hours 00 minutes ①10: 00 ～ ②13: 00 ～ A guide will give a lecture on how to operate and ride an e-bike on a safe cycling road on the shore of Lake Shirakaba! We will guide you to a superb view point where you can enjoy the scenery of the mountains of the plateau while enjoying the scenery of nature. Even women who are not physically fit or who are not good at exercising can easily cycle uphill with the assist function of the e-bike. This is our recommended nature program where you can enjoy the great outdoors in the Shirakaba Lake area. Ride a bicycle rearcar and enjoy the tour with infants and elementary school children. Time schedule example: 10:00 start 9:50 ・ After explaining the reception and precautions, please sign the participation consent form. 10:00 ・ Check equipment such as helmets and explain how to operate the e-bike. There are classes such as hand signing when touring in a group. 10:30 ・ Start touring on a safe lakeside cycling road. Supply the natural water of Lake Shirakaba to my bottle and go to the Venus Line! 10:45 ・ Arrive at the scenic point "Shirakaba Lake Observatory" on the Venus Line. You can see the best view of Mt. Tateshina and the starting point of Lake Shirakaba from above. The staff is taking pictures. 11:15 ・ To another superb view of Lake Shirakaba, "Yashigamine Park". The view of Lake Shirakaba, Mt. Tateshina, and the foot of Mt. Yatsugatake from here is truly a plateau resort! 11:50 ・ Dissolved after arriving at the reception area

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 12～Age 65
• 5～6 hours
• 10:00

This is an E-BIKE cycling tour by Shinano Discovery. You will enjoy an exhilarating ride on a state-of-the-art electric-assist MTB through the traditional rural landscapes of Lake Nojiri, Kurohime Highlands, and the old Hokkoku Kaido road, connecting farm roads, forest roads, and roads that have been used by villagers for a long time! This is a one-day cycling tour that will allow you to fully experience the nature, history, and culture of Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park, including the view of the Hokushin Five Mountains that spreads out before your eyes, the history of Lake Nojiri and the excavation of Naumann's elephant fossils, and a course that follows an irrigation channel that was built 350 years ago. There are also plenty of adventure elements, such as downhill on unpaved roads! This tour is full of highlights, with secret old road rides and commentary that only a local guide can provide. - Schedule for the day - 10:00 Meet at Kurohime Station Meet at Kurohime Station. After a brief explanation of the tour, we will take a lesson on how to ride an E-MTB. 10:30 The tour starts. Enjoy the spectacular view of the five mountains of Hokushin. Enjoy an adventure ride along the unpaved irrigation canal to Torii River, a clear stream flowing from Togakushi. 11:30 Follow the irrigation canals of the Edo period and the Denkuro irrigation canal, which was built 350 years ago on the Hokkoku Kaido road. We will explore the history of Nojiri-juku, which once flourished as a post town on the Hokkoku Kaido road, the irrigation canals of the Edo period, and hydroelectric power generation, as well as the history of the water surrounding Lake Nojiri and the lives of the people. 12:50 Lake Nojiri If the weather is good, have lunch at an open-terrace cafe or in a park by the lake. After you finish eating, go on a cycling tour around Lake Nojiri National Park. At the shrine in Sugakawa village on the east side of the lake, there is a giant cedar tree that is nearly 1,000 years old! 14:30 Time-slip experience in a tunnel built in the Meiji era In the Togusa community in 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 ends at the meeting point.

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