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Japan Bicycle Touring

5 Bike Touring Mistakes (and how to avoid them)!

5 Bike Touring Mistakes (and how to avoid them)!

You just keep pushing. You just keep pushing. I made every mistake that could be made. But I just kept pushing. —Rene Descartes  Biking touring blunders aren’t just for newbies!  Even after 7+ years on the road, we managed to

World Biking September 23, 2013January 3, 2020 Japan Bicycle Touring, Resources 11 Comments Read more

Switchbacks, the Sea and Encounters with the Cops

Switchbacks, the Sea and Encounters with the Cops

After Hokkaido, we had just a month to pedal the length of Japan’s  main island of Honshu.  Our visas were due to expire and we had a ferry to catch to Korea. Pounding out 2,000 kilometers in 30 days wouldn’t

World Biking September 7, 2013January 2, 2020 Asia, Japan Bicycle Touring, Tour Updates 6 Comments Read more

Let your GPS be your Guide!

Let your GPS be your Guide!

“Are you sure we’re headed the right direction?  Looks like this road is meant to be closed.” “According to the GPS we just head straight up this road and we’ll hit the lake in 10 kilometers.  It’s a shortcut. Trust

World Biking August 6, 2013January 2, 2020 Japan Bicycle Touring, Tour Updates 1 Comment Read more

Happy in Hokkaido!

Happy in Hokkaido!

Sunshine.  A few rays of warm sunshine, that’s all it took to transform our Hokkaido cycle tour from one of futile misery to fun.  Our sincerest apologies, beautiful Hokkaido!  Your reputation as a world class cycling destination is well deserved.

World Biking July 28, 2013January 2, 2020 Japan Bicycle Touring, Tour Updates 6 Comments Read more

Hokkaido Hoax

Hokkaido Hoax

I’d spun Hokkaido into some kind of cycling nirvana.  A Shangri-La of sorts where a smooth ribbon of road cut through the countryside.  A bike tourist’s Eden of tailwinds and temperate weather.  A utopia of sane drivers, safe roads and

World Biking July 15, 2013January 2, 2020 Japan Bicycle Touring, Tour Updates 2 Comments Read more

Riding the Spine

Riding the Spine

Japan is a surprisingly mountainous country.  With all the major population centers shoved together along the coastal lowlands, the interior is blissfully empty.  After all the hassles and headaches of navigating between Osaka and Tokyo (with a population of around

World Biking July 8, 2013January 2, 2020 Japan Bicycle Touring, Tour Updates 7 Comments Read more

Mapless in Japan

Mapless in Japan

A country covered in road signs you can’t read, inhabited by people speaking a language you don’t understand may not seem like the ideal spot to wing it on a bike tour. No, Japan is ordinarily a place cyclists travel

World Biking June 25, 2013January 2, 2020 Japan Bicycle Touring, Tour Updates 4 Comments Read more

Dangerous Expectations

Dangerous Expectations

It was mid-morning by the time the bikes were reassembled, the panniers re-packed  and we were ready to ride out into the Osaka traffic. The night had been restless.  Kansai International Airport is undeserving of its spot in Asia’s Top

World Biking June 15, 2013January 2, 2020 Japan Bicycle Touring, Tour Updates 6 Comments Read more
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