This blog is about travelling through Japan on a bicycle. Initially on a foldable bicycle (Brompton) and more recently mostly by road bike (Spezialized)... but also by train, ferry, plane, bus or any other transport, if sea, weather, mountains or the like come between me and my desire to ride.
I have tried to summarise information that could be potentially helpful also for other bicycle travellers through Japan, such as list of bicycle roads, helpful web pages etc.

Saturday 17 June 2017

The plan

Having a plan is always good...

So what's the plan?
Traveling across Japan from North (Hokkaido) to South (Kyushu ? Okinawa ?) on my bicycle. But without any stress. If there is a mountain in the way, to grab it and hop on a train / bus / rental car and get on. If weather gets bad for a considerable number of days, hop on a train / ferry / plane and continue traveling elsewhere in Japan. Japan is long, so there should always be parts where weather is fine. I hope.

  • Attitude: just see what happens. No stress. 
  • Sport factor: riding a bike is about getting from A to B and to enjoy all the parts in between.
  • Bicycle: my beloved Brompton (also my only bicycle).
  • Bicycle repair: no idea. If I get stuck, just hope for the next bicycle repairman
  • Travel factor: this is about traveling, sightseeing, enjoying the small & big sights of Japan. This is not about achieving distance / elevation / speed on the bike
  • Luggage: Trying to keep it minimal. No backpack (hate those), just the Brompton T-bag.
  • Accommodation: No camping! Hotel, Minshuku, Airbnb...

Start in September for about 2 - 3 months, the season with the best weather in Japan (per my experience).



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