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- Day 1
- Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 8:27 AM
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 47 m
JapanKōjimachi Eki35°41’6” N 139°44’8” E
Day 0: Home Sweet Home
March 16, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We left (of course) a lot later than we had thought.. and with one tooth less (Lorenzo, after playing frisbee just before leaving 😅).
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- Day 1
- Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 4:55 PM
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 222 m
- JapanTakao-san35°37’9” N 139°15’46” E
Leaving!
March 16, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Leaving from Tokyo (but not from home) with an “Omamori” for each bike 🍀. Lino dropped us by car closer to nature and to our first camping, only reachable by boat…
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- Day 1
- Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 10:58 PM
- 🌙 8 °C
- Altitude: 176 m
- JapanObara35°36’9” N 139°11’41” E
Surprise B-day & Fondue
March 16, 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
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- Day 2
- Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 8:04 PM
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Altitude: 578 m
- JapanTsuru35°32’50” N 138°57’20” E
Day 1: B-day, Tunnel & Land art
March 17, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
First long step today :)
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- Day 3
- Monday, March 18, 2024 at 6:18 PM
- 🌙 0 °C
- Altitude: 931 m
- JapanŌdawa35°28’33” N 138°44’54” E
Day 2: cold but with Thomas Train & Fuji
March 18, 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
Freezing cold wind 🥶 but spectacular landscapes & a short stop with ThomasTrain at FujiQ
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 8:01 PM
- 🌙 7 °C
- Altitude: 165 m
- JapanŌnakazato35°13’32” N 138°35’25” E
Day 3: cart driver change & long descent
March 19, 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
Cart driver change (Pierre is too slow with the cart :)), still very cold, some snow around, a few farm animals (of which a big cow ;) ), big roads and tiny ones… A long way down to the valleyRead more
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 3:48 PM
- 🌬 13 °C
- Altitude: 43 m
- JapanTokiwacho34°58’25” N 138°22’49” E
Day 4: mountains & sea
March 20, 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Beautiful sunny day from the mountains to the sea toward Shizuoka. Bye bye Fujinomiya and the old kind man of Koi 🐟, hello orange 🍊 trees! It’s warmer here but lots of wind 🌬️ at the endRead more
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- Day 6
- Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 4:54 PM
- 🌬 9 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- JapanHagima Gawa34°42’2” N 138°12’46” E
Day 5: 100 Views of Fuji & Tea trees
March 21, 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
It was worth some detours to admire one hundred views of Fuji during this - long but beautiful sunny day. From the hills, from the tea trees 🌳 and from the beach. Nice and warm “minshuku”Read more
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- Day 7
- Friday, March 22, 2024 at 8:04 PM
- ⛅ 8 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- JapanŌta-gawa34°40’7” N 137°54’15” E
Day 6: bye bye Fujisan…
March 22, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Wind turbines (and lots of cold 🥶 wind) on our way, with the sea 🌊 on our left and Fuji san smaller and smaller in our back… Zoé said the ramen 🍜 was good 👍 in between a few tantrumsRead more
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- Day 8
- Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 8:33 PM
- 🌙 10 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- JapanWashizu34°43’8” N 137°31’59” E
Day 7: Raining … Taihen desu!
March 23, 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
Lots of raining today, a heavenly moment (for the kids) in this super-duper indoor playground and a nightmare for the parents trying to book a hotel for the night in Hamamatsu (no rooms leftRead more
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- Day 9
- Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 9:23 PM
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Altitude: 35 m
- JapanTakamatsu-saki34°36’56” N 137°12’32” E
Day 8: Raining&Indoor playground
March 24, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Another wonderful day for the kids 🥳 (amazing public indoor children playgrounds & lovely staff members) and… another rainy day for the parents 😅 but getting closer to our first ferry crossing🛥️
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- Day 10
- Monday, March 25, 2024 at 8:38 PM
- 🌧 11 °C
- Altitude: 24 m
- JapanOhama34°29’29” N 136°50’0” E
Day 9: Ferry !
March 25, 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Arriving (finally) at Irago cape under a mild but annoying rain ☔️. Not the weather to stop and enjoy the nice canola flowers along the road. Ferry ⛴️ ! Kids are very happy to enter the ferryRead more
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- Day 11
- Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 9:19 PM
- 🌬 8 °C
- Altitude: 79 m
- JapanNita34°28’4” N 136°33’8” E
Day 10: Hurricane Alert
March 26, 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌬 8 °C
This morning, one of us (guess who) was hesitating in getting on the bikes with a hurricane 🌀 alert 🚨 and heavy rain 🌧️… but one of us convinced (with coffee) the group to leave our warmRead more
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- Day 12
- Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 9:22 PM
- ☁️ 4 °C
- Altitude: 336 m
- JapanIitakachō-haze34°25’16” N 136°8’32” E
Day 11: Flat tyre … and other problems 😅
March 27, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
11:15 am: We left way behind schedule, but cycling well for 20km, nice weather, beautiful landscapes, cedar & cypress cut trees on the way
12:15am: Flat tyre rear of the yellow bike 🚴 😱, theRead more
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- Day 13
- Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 8:47 PM
- 🌧 11 °C
- Altitude: 166 m
- JapanKamiichi34°23’43” N 135°51’18” E
Day 12: Yoshino without Sakura (not yet)
March 28, 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Reaching Yoshino cycling through beautiful landscapes looking for Sakura… very few it is still quite cold. San Kirou, a charming renovated old ryokan is waiting for us…
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- Day 14
- Friday, March 29, 2024 at 8:48 PM
- 🌙 11 °C
- Altitude: 166 m
- JapanKamiichi34°23’43” N 135°51’18” E
Day 13: RIP yellow bike
March 29, 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
One extra night in Yoshino to … try repairing the yellow bike. Crazy and Impossible. RIP yellow bike… In the meanwhile having some luck in meeting people next door who organized an art atelier forRead more
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- Day 15
- Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 6:20 PM
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 820 m
- JapanKōya San34°12’47” N 135°35’23” E
Day 14: lighter towards Koyasan 🙏
March 30, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
With one bike less and even fewer luggages, we have been reaching Koyasan - some of us a little bit by bike some others only train/ropeway/bus - sleeping in a wonderful Buddhist temple Dai'en-in (withRead more
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- Day 16
- Sunday, March 31, 2024 at 8:23 PM
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 844 m
- JapanKōya San34°12’44” N 135°34’35” E
Day 15: Happy Easter in Koyasan
March 31, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
An unexpected envelope from a monk, friend of Rika san (from Zoé's hokuen), with little presents from Koyasan ♥️ then a walk - bus (back and forth+forth and back+…) to discover this mysticalRead more
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- Day 17
- Monday, April 1, 2024 at 9:38 PM
- 🌙 12 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- JapanWakayama34°14’23” N 135°10’38” E
Day 16: reaching full blooming
April 1, 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
As Sakuras timidly reach full blooming in the region of Wakayama, we could not reach our objective to find a new bike 🚴 (two nice shops are closed today and tomorrow😅 ). We split in 2 groups forRead more
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- Day 18
- Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 10:23 PM
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 336 m
- JapanIitakachō-haze34°25’15” N 136°8’32” E
Day 17: Sakura as fireworks 🎆
April 2, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
While waiting for the bike shops in Wakayama to open, we took a day of break and went back on our steps, this time with a rented car. Sakura as fireworks 🎆 all around, finally discovering YoshinoRead more
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- Day 19
- Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 5:09 PM
- 🌬 16 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
Inland Sea34°8’59” N 134°55’16” E
Day 18: Buying a rental bike+Mig(Rain)
April 3, 2024, Inland Sea ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
The day started with the contrast between beautiful Sakura garden and heavy rain and migraine… Still full of hope to find a good e-bike! But it turned out to be impossible to find a decent e-bikeRead more
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- Day 20
- Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 9:34 PM
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 174 m
- JapanOno33°58’9” N 134°22’8” E
Day 19: a new beginning :)
April 4, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Our day started with absolutely no idea whether we would be able to continue our trip or not, as the new bike has no easy system to attach the cart 🛒, no bicycle basket 🧺 or luggage rack orRead more
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- Day 21
- Friday, April 5, 2024 at 10:05 PM
- 🌙 11 °C
- Altitude: 93 m
- JapanAnabuki34°2’51” N 134°10’34” E
Day 20: Smoothly, with nice bread 🥖
April 5, 2024 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
After having dropped the idea of biking until Mount Tsurugi (no open guest houses and ropeway still closed and some of us happier than others ✌️), we finally got a very well deserved smooth dayRead more
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- Day 22
- Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 9:01 PM
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 148 m
- JapanUmaji Gawa34°0’59” N 133°46’52” E
Day 21: fast & peaceful
April 6, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Morning at the playground with our Japanese-Belgian friends 🛝. Leaving a lot later than usual but biking very fast 💨 and straight into the valley until the next hotel, with onsen 🧖♀️
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- Day 23
- Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 5:55 PM
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 177 m
- JapanAkano33°53’2” N 133°45’35” E
Day 22: Marvelous Iya Valley
April 7, 2024 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Iya river, beautifully meandering in a beautiful valley, surrounded by mountains 🏔️, with a Mannekenpis 🤷♀️ peeing down and trying to reach the river, with a surrealist ropeway goingRead more
TravelerBuon Viaggio 😘
You two (or should I say 4) are the ONLY reason I’ve restarted jogging and I’m trying to be healthier! Bravo Ellie! Bravo Pierre! We are cheering for you - and will buy you all the pancakes you can eat at the crêperie when you come back 😁😁😁😁😁 🎉 🍾 [Anny]
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