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Chris and Sebastian Kors went for a bike ride
October 3, 2026 at 23:30
Day 14 - Ōdate to Akita
The longest ride so far, 103kms, but over comparatively flat terrain with only moderate hills here and there, finishing completely flat once we were riding along the Ōgata polder and into Akita. We noticed even more other touring cyclists on Honshu than we met on Hokkaido. We shared the camp…
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Chris and Sebastian Kors went for a bike ride
October 2, 2026 at 22:40
Day 13 - Namioka to Ōdate
A pleasant ride today with two touristy shops in the first half: first, after only about 10km, we stopped at the historic Nakamachi Komise Street in Kuroishi but found all shops still closed, so there wasn't much to do. The second stop was a Hirosaki Castle in Hirosaki. While the…
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Chris and Sebastian Kors went for a bike ride
October 2, 2026 at 02:32
Day 12 - Hakodate to Namioka (incl ferry via Aomori)
A rather light cycling day today: we had a very short 4km trip first thing in the morning to the Hakodate ferry terminal. It was only 7 degrees though, so the ride was long enough for some cold fingers. Getting the tickets was easy and 45 minutes later we were…
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Chris and Sebastian Kors went for a bike ride
September 30, 2026 at 23:02
Day 11 - Yakumo to Hakodate
Not a great start today with rain and riding on main road with heavy truck traffic and only a narrow shoulder. We tried to stick to footpaths or side roads as much as we could (even took a detour to avoid the main road) but for many sections we had…
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Chris and Sebastian Kors went for a bike ride
September 30, 2026 at 00:07
Day 10 - Toyako to Yakumo
Had a nice breakfast in the hotel and used the night to dry our wet gear over night. There were numerous tunnels in the first third of the day, as well as five moderate climbs. Mostly along the main road which didn't make it a very pleasant ride. Once we…
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Chris and Sebastian Kors went for a bike ride
September 28, 2026 at 23:24
Day 9 - Morappu camp site to Lake Toya
It was a windy and rather uncomfortable night. Packed up cold and somewhat wet in the morning and cycled the southern side of Lake Shikotsu before starting the only major climb of the day. At the top of the mountain was a long tunnel without footpath, but luckily for us,…
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Chris and Sebastian Kors went for a bike ride
September 27, 2026 at 22:39
Day 8 - Hobetsu camp site to Morappu camp site
Packed the tent quite a bit wet this morning under the inquisitive eyes of old mate who we met the night before and headed straight into the first (and major) climb of the day, followed by a nice downhill section past an abandoned theme park into Shin- Yubari. It was…
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Chris and Sebastian Kors went for a bike ride
September 26, 2026 at 22:20
Day 7 - Minami Furano to Hobetsu Campsite
Left the hotel early in the morning and went to a konbini because that was the only thing open on a Sunday. Because the next two days would be fairly remote, we bought food for two days. It started raining the moment we left the konbini but spirits were high…
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Chris and Sebastian Kors went for a bike ride
September 25, 2026 at 23:30
Day 6 - Nukabira to Minami Furano
Today was hard. 8kms steep climbing starting straight from the hotel's door in Nukabira. Completely empty forest road though with many deets and very few cars. The climb was rewarded with an awesome and lengthy descent going past a tourist spot at Lake Shikabetsu that had seen better days, but…
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Chris and Sebastian Kors went for a bike ride
September 24, 2026 at 22:16
Day 5 - Kamikawa to Nukabira (via Mikuni Pass)
Left the guesthouse in Kamikawa early and first cycled 20kms to Sounkyo where we got some food from the well known "brown-coloured" 7-Eleven and cooked cup ramen sitting on a picnic bench in the town centre of Sounkyo. After a quick visit in the visitor centre we learned that the…
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Chris and Sebastian Kors went for a bike ride
September 23, 2026 at 20:21
Day 4 - Furenbo Lake to Kamikawa
We knew today would be rainy, so we left the camp ground very early at around 6am. The plan was too cover as much ground as possible before it would start raining. The day started with a horrible gravel road through dense forest. I was ringing my bear bell the…
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Chris and Sebastian Kors went for a bike ride
September 22, 2026 at 22:52
Day 3 - Pinneshiri to Furenbo Lake Campsite
Long day on the bike with two climbs and a fair bit of head wind! First 35km were quite remote with no towns along the way. Made our first stop for some konbini coffee in Otoineppu, then continued along highways and on dykes, sometimes with a bit too much traffic…
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Chris and Sebastian Kors went for a bike ride
September 21, 2026 at 22:15
Day 2 - Sarafutsu to Pinneshiri
Needed to backtrack a bit in the morning into town to get some breakfast. Then had good tailwind again going down the coast towards Hamatonbetsu. Tried to use the cycle path into Hamatonbetsu but it was very overgrown and it ended at a closed bridge. Had to backtrack a few…
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Chris and Sebastian Kors went for a bike ride
September 21, 2026 at 00:35
Day 1 - Wakkanai to Sarafutsu
Nice tail wind heading up to Cape Soya in the morning. The route through the hills and via the white sand road had some very steep sections that required pushing the bikes for a while. Deer and lots of people (public holiday) at Cape Soya. Finished the day with a…
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