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May - June 2025
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  • JaccoWTravelerJapan 2025
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    Day 8: Kiso to Tajimi

    June 7 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

    Less adventure and more just covering the distance today.

    Aa I exited the #Kisovalley the river widened, turning a deep greenish blue, and the businesses by the side of the road got bigger as well.

    I mostly followed road 19 West but was briefly blocked when it turned into Expressway 19, a place where I could not (nor did I want to) ride a bicycle. And there were no clear alternatives on the map that didn't mean a big detour.

    Through a variety of stairs, bridges and small alleyways in the nearby towns I got back on a more direct route again and ended my day in #Tajimi.

    Tomorrow I will be riding through the satellite cities of #Nagoya with a small detour to #Circles. A special bike shop.
    After that I'll head over a small mountain again to go to #Hikone.    Read more

  • JaccoWTravelerJapan 2025

    Day 9: Tajimi to Hikone

    June 8 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

    As I am leaving the countryside behind me I ride down into the big city of Nagoya.

    And it turns out they even have bike paths! One of the first places where I've seen them in Japan.
    That is being offset by their atrocious traffic light 🚦 settings though. I think I actually had to stop at every single block. 😅

    I went down to Nagoya to visit @Circles_JP, another special bicycle shop Japan has. Bought some small parts and some goodies and went on my way again after lunch nearby.

    As I leave the city again I enter a wide valley with gorgeous layers and layers of mountains in the distance. The classic different shades of blue.

    There is one final climb today, or so I thought, as I head into the final stretch to #Hikone. It's a small town next to a big lake but for me it's right in the middle of my road to #Kyoto.

    I refuel at a Family Mart and up the speed so the owner of the guesthouse can get home in time as well.

    After a quick shower and change of clothes I go eat some #okonomiyaki, have a nice chat with the daughter of the owner of the restaurant who tells me about her husband from Michigan and I head to bed.

    Tomorrow is the final day of riding to Kyoto and hopefully I am early so I can see a bit of the city already.    Read more

  • JaccoWTravelerJapan 2025

    Day 10: Hikone to Kyoto

    June 9 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 22 °C

    So the bicycle bit of this vacation is mostly done.

    As I left #Hikone this morning, most of the day led me along the coastline of lake #Biwa. Apparently it is one of the oldest lakes of Japan and also one of its biggest.

    Around the lake are various small tourist towns but more importantly for me, there is a bicycle paths going around the lake. I met several other cyclists along the way and even saw a few people who had put up their tent at the shores.

    Heading into #Kyoto I knew I wanted to visit @CyclesGrandBois. Also known as I's Bicycle. It's a shop that's famous for building classic touring bikes and randonneurs but also restoring a lot of vintage French randonneurs and porteurs. As I entered, one of them was brazing a rack and I had a nice talk with the lady who runs the place. Bought some small parts and a really cool cycling cap with cats 🐈 on it.

    After that, I headed over to the hostel while riding through the rainy backstreets of Kyoto.

    The predictions are rain for the next week so I will be doing most of my exploring from underneath an umbrella tomorrow. ☔🌂☂️    Read more

  • JaccoWTravelerJapan 2025

    Day 11: Rest day in Kyoto

    Jun 9–11 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 22 °C

    If the countryside was practically devoid of foreigners, Kyoto is shockingly full of them.
    I don't think it's an overstatement to say about 30-40% of the people walking down the streets here are tourists.
    Kind of makes you understand why the local Japanese sometimes get a bit overwhelmed.

    And yeah, I know. Present company included 😇

    As the former capital of Japan, Kyoto is filled with lots of interesting districts that flow into each other and tons and tons of temples.

    Famous is #Gion, the geisha district and the #Yasaka shrine right next to it.
    On the other side of the river is a huge shopping area with lots of covered streets or sidewalks.

    Which was a good thing, because it was absolutely #pouring the entire day. Luckily the hostel has um fellas we could borrow but by the evening you could feel the dampness in the air.
    Not as bad as sweat beading into my eyes 👀 on a hot sunny climb so I'm not complaining. 😋

    I did a fair bit of shopping today. Mostly Japanese brands or the kind of thing you cannot find anywhere else.
    Luckily for my wallet I had to keep it in check because I have limited room for extras before i fly home in a couple of days... but there is always #Tokyo. 🤑

    Speaking of which, tomorrow I will be taking the bike on the train, #rinko style. Meaning partially disassembled and inside a special kind of bag. 🛍️

    Let's hope it stays dry as I heave all these bags over there. 😅    Read more

  • JaccoWTravelerJapan 2025

    Day 12: Kyoto to Tokyo

    June 11 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 21 °C

    Kyoto was great but I'm not going to be able to cover the 500 km needed to catch my flight back home in 3 days. 😅

    So #shinkansen it is! 🚅😎

    Packed up the bike in a #rinko bag in front of the train station and boarded the train. After a comfortable 2 hours I'm back in #Tokyo and riding a short distance to the hostel I'm staying at.

    After some haggling to allow the bike to be stored in my room I head into town for some dinner and explore #Akihabara for a few hours.

    It's filled with some anime toy shops and some electronics stores, the biggest one being #Yodobashi where I spend an hour or two looking at cameras, hifi and other little electronics.

    Tomorrow I'll have to pick up the bike bag and prepare the bike for transport before heading back into town to visit a few more sites and be a tourist.    Read more

  • JaccoWTravelerJapan 2025

    Day 13: Tokyo

    June 12 in Japan ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

    So now, after 14 days (I didn't count a couple of travel days at first), over 840 km of cycling 🚲, over 9000 meters of climbing ⛰️ and who knows how many steps my trip to Japan 🇯🇵 is coming to an end.

    On my final day in Tokyo I first picked up the bike bag from the hostel I started this vacation at and disassembled the bike.

    After which I went into town like a proper tourist. 😋

    I walked through the park at the #Meiji shrine, snacked and drank some of the delicious #peachsoda 🍑 with chunks of fruit they sell here, explored #Takeshita street and finally made my way to good old #Shibuya for some of the best shopping this vacation.

    Bought a load of #CDs 💿 at #TowerRecords (yes, I'm one of those 😎), got some postcards with bicycle themed art from @__tree_13 for back home (I NEED some of these in the large prints they had on display) and got some more small souvenirs for friends back home.

    Now all that's left is getting everything in the bag and heading to the airport for a long 36 hours of travel. 🥲    Read more

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