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Our story

We're not a bike shop.
We're your way in.

Pedal Guild started with one idea: the best of Japan isn't on the tour-bus route. Three years on, local guides and silent e-bikes have shown thousands of travellers the Okinawa and Tokyo they'd never have found alone.

It began because guests kept asking, "How do we see the real place?"

So instead of only renting bikes we started guiding rides. We hire people who grew up here, keep groups small, and put everyone on an e-bike so fitness is never the thing that holds a trip back. The motor takes the hill. You take the view.

3 years guiding Japan
285+ five-star reviews
5.0 average rating
2 stores — Naha & Tokyo

What we believe

How we do it differently

Locals Guides

Every guide lives localy here and rides in English.

Nothing ruins the day

Every bike is inspected before every ride, and rain reschedules are free up to 24 hours before.

Small groups

We ride in a line for safety, but our intercom helmets keep us side by side in conversation. Share every laugh instantly, and cross the finish line as friends.

The team

Meet your guides

Every guide is a local. Every guide speaks English.

Mayu

Mayu

English/Japanese

Santi

Santi

Spanish/French/English/Japanese

Saccha

Saccha

English/Japanese

Hiroe

Hiroe

English/Japanese

Maki

Maki

English/Japanese

Inu

Inu

Japanese

Groups & multi-day

Planning something bigger?

We design custom multi-day itineraries — routes and experiences — for small groups to larger group, Birthdays, reunions, corporate retreats.

Plan a group trip

Come ride with us.

Half a day is all it takes to see why people call it the best thing they did in Japan.

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