Kibi+cycling+trail

__Kibi Plain Cycling Trail (Kibiji Trail)__
A 15 kilometer cycle through rural Okayama. Along the way are temples and shrines.

From Bizen-Ichinomiya station to Soja Station (or the other way around), in Okayama prefecture.
 * Where:**

Kibi Line from Okayama Station, 11 minutes. Upon coming out of the station, you can pay with the ICOCA card, or a ticket. There may be a station attendant standing at the front. It costs 200 yen from Okayama station. //Where the bike rental place is:// The rental place is called Uedo Rent-a-cycle. ( ウエドレンタサイクル ).Walk straight out of the station, and turn to your right, it’s attached to the station, there was a big yellow sign, and if you can read the katakana for ‘rent-a-cycle’ ' レンタサイクル' i t’ll make it easier for you. It’s 1000 yen for one day, if you drop of the bike somewhere else.It’s 400 yen for two hours, if you take it back to Bizen-Ichinomiya, and 200yen for every hour over that first two. The cycle rental places are open from 9-6pm every day, which means you need to return your bike by 6pm.
 * Getting to Bizen-Ichinomiya and renting the bike:**

Kibi line from Okayama station, 36 minutes, 400 yen. Hakubi line from Okayama station, 29 minutes, 480 yen. It’s a much bigger station than Bizen-ichinomiya, there are several platforms, and lots of attendants. //Where the bike rental place is:// When you come out of the ticket barriers, turn left and go down the stairs. On the right hand side of the station there is a rental place. It’s called Araki Rent-a-Cycle ( 荒木レンタサイクル ). The price is the same as the one at Bizen-Ichinomiya. The cycle rental is open from 9-6pm every day, which means you need to return your bike by 6pm.
 * Getting to Soja and renting the bike:**

Kibitsuhiko Jinja Kibitsu shrine Koikui-jinja Tsukuriyama-kofun Bitchu Kokobun-ji
 * What to see:**


 * Tips/Advice:**
 * If you’re not used to cycling on Japanese roads it might be a little bit of a challenge. Cycling in rural Japan is characterised by large dips at the side of the path, bumpy surfaces, and random badly-driven cars appearing at random times. Even though, the whole 15k is on cycle paths.
 * In some parts, like crossing bridges, you have to cross paths with cars, and a lot of the paths have no barriers, and you could fall a good 5-10 feet into rivers/concrete/rice fields, so take care.
 * Follow the blue signs and you'll stay on track.
 * You’ll be given a map, and just need to follow the numerous blue signs along the path.There’s some food places, and a convenience store along the trail, and there’s lots and lots of toilets. Most of the temples will have a toilet facility if you look around, and as you get closer to Soja there are some small buildings clearly labelled ‘toilet’ in English.