LFG
June 2 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Salmonsoup Layover
June 2 in Finland ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Tired in Tokio
June 3 in Japan ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Pumping the Steelgoat
June 4 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Asakusa with our Hayabusa
June 4 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
- Did a ~ 40k roundtrip through downtown Tokio
- Passed the Imperial Palace and old shrines
- Bought proper bike and camping equipment
- Met only over the top nice people
- Ate ~ 1.5k of rice ;-)
Tokio Trippin
June 5 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
- Did another +40k trip through downtown
- Checked out Tokio Tower and Shibuya X
- Bought more equipment and clothing
- Ate intestines (I hope?!)
- Tomorrow we move on
1000k in one day
June 6 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
- took the Shinkansen from Tokio to the southern island Kyushu
- packed and carried our bikes in Rinko bags
- lost my Birkenstock and Multitool :(
Looking forward to the first proper bikepackingRead more
Das Wetter scheint okay zu sein? Weiter gute Reise und baldigen Ersatz für Birkenstock und Allzwecktool! [Toni Koch]
TravelerJa, hatten Glück bisher, eig nur Sonne, Wolken und warm, manchmal schwül aber selten leichter Regen! Danke, hier gibt es wirklich jeden Kram, da findet sich was!
Bangaranga
June 7 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
- Kicked off our first heavy duty ride from Kitakyushu to Bunga-Takada
+80 km ride
+560 hm climb
~ 4.5h in the saddle
- Finished off with an extended soba noodle dinner and bathing at Hanairo HotRead more
Wow, das klingt alles spannend u nach Abenteuer. Hoffentlich bleibt ihr vom Regen und vom Wind verschont. Hier am Meer stürmt es u die Strände sind gesperrt. Alles Gute und viel Spaß, Anne [Anne]
TravelerJa, klingt toll und die Bilder sind beeindruckend! Alles Gute euch! Mama
TravelerJa, Regen hat uns gut erwischt gestern, deswegen heute Onsen und Trocknen Tag und morgen dann nach Shikoku!
climb and rain
June 8 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
- Rode up and down Mount Futago
+ 70 km ride
+ 860 hm climb
~ 3:30h in the saddle
- Stopped and meditated at Buddha Temple
- Rain started at noon and never stopped
- Went thru all my dry clothes
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Off day at Beppu
June 9 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
- took a break day in Beppu to wash and dry
- went to Takegawara Onsen for a Sand Bath
- went equipment and thrift shopping - got new Alman Sandals ;)
- ate at a lovely Filipino-Japanese place andRead more
Setting sail for Shikoku
June 10 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
- left Beppu for Oita where we gathered some supplies and tools
- took the ferry to Shikoku and met and friendly fellow bikepacker on board
- climbed and sprinted up and down the arm of the islandRead more
Matsuyama Stint
June 11 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
- woke up at a beautiful lake (which we did not see arriving in the dark the night before)
- took off into the midday heat
- pushed through ups and downs towards the shore
+ 73 km ride
+ 600 hmRead more
Shikoku => Oshima
June 12 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
- First part of epic Shimanami Kaido bike way
- took off early to undercut midday heat
- crossed the ocean over monumental Kurushima bridge
- landed at a deserted camping site at a lonely beach
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Back to the main island
June 13 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
- woke up with the sun at our own private camping beach :)
- dipped in the ocean - lost my smart ring unfortunately #notsosmart
- owner came by and brought us stand up paddles and breakfast
- tookRead more
Osaka Break
June 15 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
- arrived in a nice hostel in the heart of the city
- spent most of our time thrift shopping, equipment shopping, eating and rolling through the streets
- extended our stay night by night because weRead more
Kyoto Wandertag
June 16 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
- Went on the train for a day trip to Kyoto
- Did a long self-guided walking tour through the old, imperial capital
- Meditated at a Buddhist Tempel
- Experimented with my new filming gear
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Schade, dass ich Kyoto 2006 verpasst habe. In Osaka gab es zu viel zu tun. Aber alle sagten, Kyoto sei something else. Euch scheint es auch gefallen zu haben. [Toni]
Last night in Osaka
June 17 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
- Spent the last full day mostly in Nakazakicho, my personal best quarter so far - one of the rare spots where old Osaka shines through
- Went thrift shopping, finally found silk shirts, got aRead more
Kurztrip Kanazawa
June 19 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
- Took the Shinkansen from Osaka to the Samurai Habour City of Kanazawa
- Woke up at 3:30 am to join monks in their Zazen practice at Daijo-Ji monastery
- used the rest of the morning to visitRead more
Tour de Nord
June 21 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
- Took the Shinkansen north to Hakodate
- Stayed a night at a lovely Guesthouse and took a regional train to Sapporo the next day
- Arrived late at a pretty campsite and got invited by the owner andRead more
Cape Kamui & Shakotan Blue
June 22 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
- woke up at the beach camp site and had some coffee and conversation about values
- set off for Cape Kamui - where there still were no bears but instead epic cliffs and cobalt blue water - ShakotanRead more
Mt Yōtei > Mt Fuji
June 23 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
- Took off to the longest and steepest climb of the tour (and our life) so far- PB territory! 🤠
+70 km ride
~1400 hm climb
+ 4:45 h in the saddle
- turns out Hokkaido turns foggy and fresh andRead more
Back to where it all once started…
June 26 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
Finished our final packed biking Etappe of the tour:
~73 km ride
+600 hm climb
~ 3:45 h in the saddle
- Slept one short night in a doorm in Sapporo
- Took the Shinkansen to Tokyo
- Slept one otherRead more
Through the Typhoon
June 27 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
- After a mini earthquake and two typhoons making their way to the city, we decided to leave the bikes at our Tokyo Hotel (get it?)
- Went back to Harajuku - finally found slick titanium glasses madeRead more
Tschüss Tokyo - Tach Berlin
June 30 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
- Last day in Tokyo - last new quarter unlocked: Nezu, where the capital seems older and smaller than anywhere I‘ve been before. This city never seizes to surprise!
- Eventhough we could not reallyRead more
