kshimota
Warming-Up
- May 19, 2014
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Hi, I have 3.5 weeks to bike around Japan starting June 3rd. I am starting from Tokyo and need to be in Osaka by July 3rd to take a ferry to Shanghai. Any advice on what kind of route/tour I should do? I'll have a solid 2010ish Raleigh touring bike, a 1-man tent, sleeping bag and pad, two Ortlieb rear saddle bags, and the other essentials.
I have been studying Japanese in Tokyo since late April so I won't be totally lost, and I can understand most Kanji because I know Chinese.
1) My current best idea is to avoid the expensive trains and stick to the romantic boat theme and take a ferry from 大洗(Oarai) to Hokkaido. I just found out about this ferry and seems to be only around 9,000yen in June.
http://www.sunflower.co.jp/ferry/tariff/201404.shtml
Then bike a little around Hokkaido for a week and then bike down the Japan West coast to Osaka. It would look ind of something like this;
2) I could also just bike around Hokkaido for 3 weeks and then take a ferry down toward Osaka and skip the West Coast. I am thinking I may like the West coast more because it might give me more chances to practice my Japanese. But I don't know too much about either route.
3) I can also skip out on the ferry and just bike up north from Tokyo to Aomori and then bike down the West Coast. But this route may be too much urban riding to enjoy and I keep hearing Hokkaido in late Spring is amazing with no rain.
Would be happy to meet up with anyone to discuss biking in Japan, especially long touring. Also, I am free the next two weekends if anyone wants to bike around. I live a little Northeast of SkyTree and go to school in Akihabara.
Cheers,
Kevin
I have been studying Japanese in Tokyo since late April so I won't be totally lost, and I can understand most Kanji because I know Chinese.
1) My current best idea is to avoid the expensive trains and stick to the romantic boat theme and take a ferry from 大洗(Oarai) to Hokkaido. I just found out about this ferry and seems to be only around 9,000yen in June.
http://www.sunflower.co.jp/ferry/tariff/201404.shtml
Then bike a little around Hokkaido for a week and then bike down the Japan West coast to Osaka. It would look ind of something like this;
2) I could also just bike around Hokkaido for 3 weeks and then take a ferry down toward Osaka and skip the West Coast. I am thinking I may like the West coast more because it might give me more chances to practice my Japanese. But I don't know too much about either route.
3) I can also skip out on the ferry and just bike up north from Tokyo to Aomori and then bike down the West Coast. But this route may be too much urban riding to enjoy and I keep hearing Hokkaido in late Spring is amazing with no rain.
Would be happy to meet up with anyone to discuss biking in Japan, especially long touring. Also, I am free the next two weekends if anyone wants to bike around. I live a little Northeast of SkyTree and go to school in Akihabara.
Cheers,
Kevin