ANOTHER CYCLING ROAD SCORE
One more night before hitting Niigata, where I plan to take 2 nights rests. I’m pretty much broke at this point because I only have like...


SMELL OF THE OCEAN, VIEW OF SNOW CAPPED MOUNTAINS
I woke up and did my usual stretch and research before heading out. Today my destination is Itoigawa, about a 50 mile ride up along the...


IT'S GETTING COLD AGAIN, AND THE WIND IS PICKING UP...
I left Komatsu and decided to make Toyama my next stopover. I downed breakfast which these days consists of two bread roll sandwiches...


FIRST GLIMPSE OF SEA OF JAPAN
I left Tsuruga, which really doesn't have much going on in terms of tourist stuff. I found out later it has two nuclear energy...


CASTLE TOUR ALONG BIWA-KO
Raymond, the Malyasian guy I met last night, left early. I got up and walked to the Hikone Castle area again to check out the garden. The...


GLIMPSE OF BIWA-KO AND HIKONE
I woke up and headed to the complimentary breakfast, it was probably the best one so far. I made sure to get my money's worth by stuffing...


BACK ON THE ROAD, SAD AND COLD
Kansai area is always fun, lots of stuff to do and family nearby. I stayed at my best friend Atsushi’s parent’s house in Ashiya near Kobe...


RESTING UP IN KOBE
In the morning, Salty was already gone so me and Oota-kun decided to head out together to check out the Himeji Castle area. There was a...


OLIVES AND MONKEYS, NEW HIMEJI BUDDIES
I woke up around 6am surprised that I had actually gotten some sleep. About 30 yards away a guy walking his dog was staring at me....


KIBI PLAINS TO OKAYAMA CHERRY BLOSSOMS
After doing some last minute research, I decided to head from Fukuyama to Soja where another cycling course starts/ends. The Kibi Plain...

