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Jacco went for a bike ride
June 9, 2025
Day 10: Hikone to Kyoto
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…
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Jacco went for a bike ride
June 8, 2025
Day 9: Tajimi to Hikone
As I am leaving the countryside behind me I ride down into the big city of Nagoya. My advice would be to spend a bit more time here if you can. It looks like a very nice place to visit for a day or two.
And it turns out they…
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Jacco went for a bike ride
June 7, 2025
Day 8: Kito to Tajimi
Less adventure and more just covering the distance today.
As I exited the Kiso valley 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…
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Jacco went for a bike ride
June 6, 2025
Day 7: Suwa to Kiso
Today I finally entered the Nakasendo route, a hiking trail through a valley and several historic towns.
Starting at Lake Suwa this morning I made my way down into the valley again, walked up an incredibly steep mountain and then made my way South into the valley of the Nakasendo…
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Jacco went for a bike ride
June 5, 2025
Day 6: Fuefuki to Sawa
We're pretty much at the halfway point and I've got a few more days lined up in the lovely mountains over here.
Today was a relatively easy day. Less climbing than the days before and generally nice and sunny weather being kept comfortable by a cool breeze coming in from…
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Jacco went for a bike ride
June 3, 2025
Day 5: Numezu to Fuefuki
-'A volcano hidden in plain sight'-
After the peninsula (and some rest) I made my way into the mountains West of Tokyo. Also known as the Japanese Alps.
It was a long day of riding up and around Mount Fuji, even though the cloud coverage was so low that I…
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Jacco went for a bike ride
June 2, 2025
Day 4: Matsuzaki to Numazu
Today I wrapped up my tour around the Izu peninsula and headed back up north again.
Turns out the entire area was formed by a volcano that deposited large amounts of ash up until 500,000 years ago, which explains why it was so green and fertile.
The western part of…
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Jacco went for a bike ride
June 1, 2025
Day 3: Ito to Matsuzaki
Today was the first dry day of riding and the landscape was beautiful.
After a delicious breakfast at the guesthouse I went on my way and started riding.
I wanted to stay away from the main highway surrounding the Izu peninsula and kept to the mountains at first. But I…
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Jacco went for a bike ride
May 31, 2025
Day 2: Fujisawa to Ito
-'Rain all day makes for a wet... everything'-
Today I finally started leaving the cities behind and started heading into some of the beautiful countryside and nature of Japan.
Today was also very, very, very... WET.
It started out with the rain absolutely pouring down at the start and it…
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Jacco went for a bike ride
May 30, 2025
Day 1: Tokyo to Fujisawa
The land of endless suburbs.
Today I rode from where I was in Tokyo near Akihabara down south to the coastal city of Fujisawa. For those using this as a guide for their own tour, consider going just a little bit further East on this leg of the trip and…
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