Hello
I'm going to be in Japan on a cycle tour from 25 March to 3 April. My plan is to do a big loop round Tokyo heading first to Izu then up round Fuji, into Nagano-ken, then Gunma-ken and eventually to Nikko before riding back to Tokyo. I appreciate the bits in Nagano and Gunma will be at the mercy of the weather but I'll be bringing good wet / cold gear and I've tried to make it so I have get out options with trains if it all gets too much (on my first day I'll be looking for a rinko bag).
Anyway the purpose of this post is to offer anyone who fancies it the chance to meet up for a ride for a day or more. It would be good to have some company and join up with people who know the roads a bit more than me. With this in mind my daily plans look like this:
26 March: Kamakura to Kawazu on Izu
27 March: Kawazu to Toi
28 March: Toi to Kawaguchiko (possibly via ferry to Shimizu)
29 March: Kawaguchiko to somewhere near Karuizawa
30 March: Somewhere near Karuizawa to Ikaho (near Shibukawa)
31 March: Ikaho to Takaragawa (near Minakami)
1 April: Takaragawa to Nikko
2 April: Ride round Nikko (Lake Chuzenji maybe?) and temple viewing
3 April: Nikko to Tokyo via various rivers
If you fancy joining me for any of this drop me a private message and it would great to hear from you.
And if not thank you anyone for all the excellent information on this site.
I'm going to be in Japan on a cycle tour from 25 March to 3 April. My plan is to do a big loop round Tokyo heading first to Izu then up round Fuji, into Nagano-ken, then Gunma-ken and eventually to Nikko before riding back to Tokyo. I appreciate the bits in Nagano and Gunma will be at the mercy of the weather but I'll be bringing good wet / cold gear and I've tried to make it so I have get out options with trains if it all gets too much (on my first day I'll be looking for a rinko bag).
Anyway the purpose of this post is to offer anyone who fancies it the chance to meet up for a ride for a day or more. It would be good to have some company and join up with people who know the roads a bit more than me. With this in mind my daily plans look like this:
26 March: Kamakura to Kawazu on Izu
27 March: Kawazu to Toi
28 March: Toi to Kawaguchiko (possibly via ferry to Shimizu)
29 March: Kawaguchiko to somewhere near Karuizawa
30 March: Somewhere near Karuizawa to Ikaho (near Shibukawa)
31 March: Ikaho to Takaragawa (near Minakami)
1 April: Takaragawa to Nikko
2 April: Ride round Nikko (Lake Chuzenji maybe?) and temple viewing
3 April: Nikko to Tokyo via various rivers
If you fancy joining me for any of this drop me a private message and it would great to hear from you.
And if not thank you anyone for all the excellent information on this site.