Kyoto History Half-Day Bike Tour

Join me on a half-day bike tour to discover the history of Kyoto from its origins and the birth of the capital city and to its rebirth after the emperors move to Tokyo. After first coming to Japan with my band the Bristol Stingrays in 2010 I developed a love for Kyoto. In fact the first place I stepped outside the bubble of the band was this very area where the tour will take place, when I went for a walk after a soundcheck at Socrates Livehouse. I crossed the bridge which straddles the confluence of the Takano and Kamo Rivers and heard many musicians practicing on the riverbank path. When I came to live in Japan it was this area that I chose, making a home alongside the Takano River. For eight years the Tadasu no Mori (Forest of Truth) was my evening stroll although many Kyotoites are afraid to visit there at night!