Published on Feb, 2022
I had the opportunity to experience two cycling tours.
The first was a course to experience Matsue's castle town and tea ceremony culture. Shogo-san, our cycling guide, took us through the scenery of Matsue, which has not changed in 400 years, is changing, and will probably never change. He also showed us some interesting sights of Matsue Castle. The last stop on the tour was Gesshoji Temple, which is a bit far from the center of the tourist area and was very calm, quiet, and relaxing.
The second course was to enjoy nature such as the rice fields, and it was very pleasant to ride a bicycle through the 360 degree view of rice fields. The view of Lake Shinji after passing through the rice fields was spectacular. We also had gelato at the Goat Cafe. After cycling, gelato is the best.
The bicycles we rented were very light and cute, even though they had electric assist. Thank you so much, Shogo-san, for being our guide! I'd love to know more about Matsue, so I will come back again!