Osaka Harbour Cycling Tour

Osaka sights, authentic Osaka neighborhoods and harbor views while hopping from island to island on Osaka's intricate river systems, anyone? Our Harbor Cycling tour goes beyond the city and at 40km it’s long enough to get a workout and short enough to make it back for afternoon tea.

The ride starts on the lovely Oo River outside of RBRJ at Kema Sakuranomiya Park before following the riverside cycle path up to the Kema lock gate on the Yodo River. The riverside cycle paths of the Oo River and Yodo River, gives the rider a chance to get use to riding a Road Bike without any traffic around.

After a nice 5 kilometer stretch along the Yodo River, we cross over to the North side of the Yodo River, taking in the impressive views of both the river and Osaka from the Sugihara Johoku Bridge. (FYI: The Yodo River and its cycle path can lead cyclists all the way up to Kyoto and beyond.)

As we make our way back along the north side of the Yodo River, we take in a nice panoramic view of the forever changing cityscape of Osaka's commercial and business hub, Umeda. The stand out landmark here is, the Umeda Sky building.

Leaving the Yodo River, we weave our way across to Universal Studios and the first of our mini ferry rides. Before boarding, you'll have a great view of the big ferris wheel at Tempozan and the Osaka Aquarium. Not so easy to see is Japan's smallest mountain, Mount Tenpo.