INFORMATION
2025年5月11日
Information about our shop closed days
Thank you very much for using us always.
We have information about our shop closed days as follows.
1. We will close our shop from May 13rd to 15th temporarily because we have to do maintenance on our rental bikes which have been used many times during the past Golden Week.
*If you have a reservation for the 16th and the 17th of May and have something to tell us regarding your reservation, please email us. We can’t answer any call while we are off from work.
2. We will close our shop every Wednesday for a while because we have been short-staffed.
Thank you for your understanding. We will do our best to provide a great service for you all.
2025年4月18日
Notice for our business schedule over Golden Week
Thank you very much for using us always.
We have information about our business schedule for Golden Week as follows.
1. We will close our shop on April 21st temporarily and we will work for your bike return but not for renting on April 22nd because we have to do maintenance on our rental bikes which are supposed to be used for Golden Week.
2. Because almost all bikes are reserved over the Golden Week, we are not able to accept new reservations for now. Thank you for your understanding.
We will do our best to provide decent bikes for you all.
See you soon and hope everybody will have a wonderful experience in the coming Golden Week!
2025年2月18日
Notice about our Reopen Day for 2025 Bike Rentals
Thank you all for your support as always.
We will inform you that we have to extend our winter closure due to the snow.
We updated on Feb. 21st about our reopen day as follows.
We were supposed to reopen Maibara cycle Station on February 20th（Thu）. However, currently we have snow and it’s blocking the cycle path. The situation is obviously not for cycling.
Therefore, we decided to extend our winter closure to February 21st（Fri） February 24th（Mon）and to reopen on 22nd（Sat） 25th（Tue）.
Actually, according to the weather forecast for now, it may snow this weekend as well. So, there is still a possibility for us to make a further extension.
For those who made a reservation for this weekend, we will make a contact to inform about the situation with some advice.
Please wait for coming announcement from us.
Stay safe and warm.
Thank you for your understanding.
カテゴリー: news。
2025年1月1日
【IMPORTANT】Notice of Rental Price Increase
Notice of Rental Price Increase Dear Our Valued Clients, This is to notify you that we have decided to implement an increase in bicycle rental price, effective from the beginning of the new year, January 1st, 2025. This increase is being made to meet corresponding increases in the bicycle parts and materials and rising labor costs. ○Rental Price Please check out the following page for the price list. https://biwaichi-cycling.com/en/rentalfee/#price_time This was a tough decision to make, and we understand how it affects our customers. Therefore, we thank you for your ongoing support and trust that these changes will help us continue providing you with premium quality and service. As always, we welcome any questions or comments. Gratefully yours, Kanako Adachi Manager of BIWAICHI RENTAL CYCLE, NPO Gokanseikatsu January, 1st, 2025
カテゴリー: news。
2024年11月20日
Winter Closing 2024 – 2025 【12/16/2024-2/19/2025】
⛄Winter Closing⛄
From: 12/16/2024（Mon）Until: 2/19/2025（Thu）
Thank you for using our bike rental service this year of 2024, too.
As you can see in the photo below, we have had so many guests from many different countries and they left great message on it. We will keep it to inspire ourselves as it feels kinda reward for us.
Since more tourists from overseas have been coming to Japan these years, there’s overtourism in many cities like Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto – if you don’t like to be in the crowds, why not come to countrysides like here in Shiga and biking is the best way to explore local areas and to refresh yourself.
Unfortunately, we have to close our shop temporarily because of the coldness and the snow during winter. Meanwhile, we are getting ready for the next season while doing maintenance on bikes and everything.
So,
have a wonderful holidays and all the best for the new year.
We all are excited about welcoming you from abroad in spring!
【Regarding Business Days during Winter Closing】
★Reservations for 2025 will be accepted from January 10th in 2025.
★During the winter closing, our business days are on weekdays only.
※We’re off for New Year holidays & break 【12/29/2024～1/9/2025】and every weekend during the winter closing so we will reply to you only on weekdays if we get emails or online reservations while we’re off. Thank you for your understanding.
We will update our Instagram and Facebook even during winter closing, so please check them out and follow us!
➡Official Instagram @biwacycle
➡Official Facebook @biwaichirental
Best regards, all the staff of BIWAICHI RENTAL CYCLE
カテゴリー: news。
2024年8月26日
Temporarily closed on Aug. 27 due to Typhoon SHANSHAN
Thank you for using us always. A strong typhoon “SHANSHAN” is approaching and expected to hit West Japan for the latter of this week. We decided to temporarily close our shop, Maibara Cycle Station, tomorrow on August 27th . Please note that the day after tomorrow, August 28th, is also a closed day as scheduled in advance. Also, we may expand the closure period depending on the situation.
The temporary closure period has been extended. We are being off until 31st（Sat）.
＜Updated on August 28th＞ Thank you for your understanding. Please stay safe, everyone. *It is predicted that there will be some damage to the road in Shiga prefecture due to the typhoon. Please try to get the latest information.
カテゴリー: news。
2024年2月1日
Notice of Partial Revision of Rental Price
Partial Revision of Rental Price
Dear Our Valued Clients,
This is to notify you that we have decided to set High Season Rental Price and to revise the Paid Option Price（rental fee for bike accessories） , effective Feburuary 1st, 2024.
○Rental Price
1. High season pricing will be applied for Golden Week（Japan’s holiday week from the end of April to beginning of May）, Obon week（Mid-August）, and other long weekends.
2. Revision of Paid Option Price
*As for the details of the price revision, please check out the Rental Fee & Method page and down to Price and Time.
This was a tough decision to make, and we understand how it affects our customers. Therefore, we thank you for your ongoing support and trust that these changes will help us continue providing you with premium quality and service.
As always, we welcome any questions or comments.
Gratefully yours,
Kanako Adachi
Manager of BIWAICHI RENTAL CYCLE, NPO Gokanseikatsu
February, 1st, 2024
カテゴリー: news。
2023年11月13日
Winter Closing 2023-2024 [12/13/2023 – 2/22/2024]
☆Winter Closing☆
From:12/13/2023（Wed）Until:2/22/2024（Thu）
Thank you as always for your support.
Usually, we have snow from the middle of December to February（Might be no snow because it’s said to be a warm winter, though）, we close our bike rental shop during the winter as above.
For us, 2023 is a “heart-warming” year because we had a lot of guests to whom we say, “Long time no see! Happy to meet you again!”.
It is so grateful for us to have guests who have used us before and then came to use us again this year for the first time in a couple of years, even from abroad.
Meeting those people again is like meeting old friends, we feel, really.
We also had guests from new countries like Finland, Poland, Oman, etc. We wondered how they could know about us, and they usually say they just google and find us. We realized how much the customer reviews helps to promote our business and that is much appreciated.
Receiving the feedback from our guests, we will do our best in the next season as well!
Again, many thanks to you all.
Wish you all happy holidays and all the best for the new year.
We are looking forward to seeing you in 2024!
【Regarding Business Days during Winter Closing】
★Reservations in 2024 will be accepted from January 11th in 2024.
★During the winter closing, our business days are on weekdays only.
※We’re off for New Year holidays & break 【12/29/2023～1/10/2024】and every weekend during the winter closing so we will reply to you only on weekdays if we get emails or online reservations when we’re off. Thank you for your understanding.
We will update our Instagram and Facebook even during winter closing so please check them out and follow us!
➡Official Instagram @biwacycle
➡Official Facebook @biwaichirental
Best regards, all the staff of BIWAICHI RENTAL CYCLE
This is our favorite photo of northern area in Shiga, which was taken by our dear friend John from Singapore.
カテゴリー: news。
2023年10月5日
11.3 CLOSED FOR “BIWAICHI DAY”
Thank you for using us always.
Since 2022, November 3rd is officially “Biwaichi Day” here in Shiga, when we have a lot of cycling events to promote cycle tourism around Lake Biwa.
This year in 2023, because we would have to work for the event on that day and be off from Maibara Cycle Station, our bike rental service won’t be provided only on November 3rd in 2023.
Therefore, customers can’t rent a bike from us nor return it here at Maibara station on that day, so please make a plan for cycling/renting a bike from us carefully.
We are working as a bike rental shop before/after the Biwaichi Day.
Thank you for your understanding.
Please say hello if you see us on the road by the lake on Biwaichi Day in 2023!
カテゴリー: news。
2023年8月14日
Temporarily closed on Aug. 15 due to Typhoon LAN
Thank you for using us always. A strong typhoon “LAN” is expected to hit mainland Japan tomorrow on Tuesday（15th）. We decided to close our shop, Maibara Cycle Station, tomorrow on August 15th temporarily. Thank you for your understanding. Please stay safe. ★It is predicted that there will be some damage to the road in Shiga prefecture due to the typhoon. Please try to get the latest information.
カテゴリー: news。