Bicycle Tour Mt. Fuji Ecocycling & JCN One Day Tour - Tokyo to Mt. Fuji
July 2, 2008 - 10:39 am by Shigehiro in Travel
On Sunday, September 7th, Mt. Fuji Ecocyling will be held. In connection with this event, Japan Cycling Navigator offers an optional tour to cycle from Tokyo to Fuji on Saturday, September 6th, the preceding day. This is a result of the collaboration between the Foundation of Japan Cycling Association, one of the organizers of the [...]
A Free Guided Bike Tour in Chiba
December 9, 2007 - 10:00 am by Shigehiro in Others, Travel
Japan Cycling Navigator (JCN) is a group of cyclists and volunteers who support visiting cyclists by providing cycling course information, answering cycling-related questions, providing an one day guide to cycle together, or offering home stay, all for free. This JCN-organized one day cycling tour is intended to provide urban residents [...]
Pedalling Japan - end to end Chapter 8
October 4, 2006 - 12:22 pm by Shigehiro in Travel
8. Postscript
(This articles is originally contributed to Japan Cycling Navigator. Reprinted by courtesy of Roy Sinclair.)
Our ride, from August 24 to November 12, 2004 proved an ideal time of year for a north to south bike journey. We reached northern Honshu early September, or late summer. Daytime temperatures were mostly a comfortable 20 to 30 [...]
Pedalling Japan - end to end Chapter 7
- 12:13 pm by Shigehiro in Travel
7. But the bike ride was not over yet
(This articles is originally contributed to Japan Cycling Navigator. Reprinted by courtesy of Roy Sinclair.)
Mt.Kaimondake - a perfect scene at the end of a perfect bike riding day.
Being forewarned we might not be able to ride to Cape Sata, we extended the bike ride, crossing Kagoshima Bay [...]
Pedalling Japan - end to end Chapter 6
- 12:01 pm by Shigehiro in Travel
6. Kyushu, here we come
(This articles is originally contributed to Japan Cycling Navigator. Reprinted by courtesy of Roy Sinclair.)
Memorial to mothers and children awaiting the return of loved ones fighting in the Philippines during WW2
Northern Kyushu, arrived at by cycling through an undersea pedestrian/cycling tunnel, was highly industrial, chaotic, noisy, and, unlike Hokkaido and Honshu, [...]
Pedalling Japan - end to end Chapter 5
- 11:47 am by Shigehiro in Travel
5. Courteous traffic, clumsy mishap, and a love curiosity
(This articles is originally contributed to Japan Cycling Navigator. Reprinted by courtesy of Roy Sinclair.)
Cyclist in Kinosaki, Hyogo pref. One of the most pleasant towns in Honshu.
With many kilometres covered we had confidence riding on Japan’s roads. Traffic was more courteous than in New Zealand. Larger vehicles, [...]
Pedalling Japan - end to end Chapter 4
- 11:32 am by Shigehiro in Travel
(This articles is originally contributed to Japan Cycling Navigator. Reprinted by courtesy of Roy Sinclair.)
4. Journeying through Honshu
A scarecrow
A ferry ride landed us in Honshu, setting us down in Oma just hours before Typhoon 18 hit. A sizable portion of northern Japan would be demolished around us as we huddled in a small minshuku listening [...]
Pedalling Japan - end to end Chapter 3
- 10:55 am by Shigehiro in Travel
(This articles is originally contributed to Japan Cycling Navigator. Reprinted by courtesy of Roy Sinclair.)
3.Contented life of a bicycling nomad
Zenkoji Kyojuin Youth Hostel
Cycling soon establishes its own routine. Convenience stores found at regular intervals provided daily needs - breakfast, toilet, lunch, afternoon refreshments, and often evening meals. Breakfast of an onigiri (seaweed covered rice ball [...]
Pedalling Japan - end to end Chapter 2
- 10:27 am by Shigehiro in Travel
(This articles is originally contributed to Japan Cycling Navigator. Reprinted by courtesy of Roy Sinclair.)
2. Return to Soya - the Hokkaido journey
Haruko, also a keen cyclist, accompanied me on a return trip to Soya in August 2004. Members of the Wakkanai World Peace Bell chapter had kindly met us at Wakkanai airport and transported us, [...]
Pedalling Japan - end to end Chapter 1
- 8:35 am by Shigehiro in Travel
(This articles is originally contributed to Japan Cycling Navigator. Reprinted by courtesy of Roy Sinclair.)
1. Beginnings - and a World Peace Bell
Japanese friends told me, “Please be careful when you think about bike riding the length of Japan. Our roads are too busy. Our country has too many mountains.”
In their typically polite Japanese way they [...]
