SteveT
Maximum Pace
- Nov 11, 2007
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A little late I know, but I've finally had to time to upload pics and comments on my Golden Week tour through south west Honshu, more commonly known as the "Chugoku" region. Covering the prefectures of Yamaguchi, Hiroshima, Shimane, Okayama and Tottori, it is a definitely less travelled part of Japan.
As typical of my bike trips I follow the mountains, and keep off main roads as much as possible - but what was particularly wonderful about this route was that I actually could... for practically the whole way ! Sparce traffic, hardly any restaurants, and I came across on average only one or two shops/convini a day - actually causing me to always carry "several meals ahead" and having to cook myself most nights. And so few vending machines that I sometimes found myself sneaking into farmer's yards to fill up my water-bottles from their outside tap
Quiet farming valleys, isolated climbs, and some beautiful ravines - it's definitely a recommended area to get off the beaten track. But do plan ahead if you plan to stay in hotels and want to eat well...
My route is here:
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/399176
Photos (with commentary) here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stantopia/sets/72157626528744941/
Cheers!
Steve
As typical of my bike trips I follow the mountains, and keep off main roads as much as possible - but what was particularly wonderful about this route was that I actually could... for practically the whole way ! Sparce traffic, hardly any restaurants, and I came across on average only one or two shops/convini a day - actually causing me to always carry "several meals ahead" and having to cook myself most nights. And so few vending machines that I sometimes found myself sneaking into farmer's yards to fill up my water-bottles from their outside tap
Quiet farming valleys, isolated climbs, and some beautiful ravines - it's definitely a recommended area to get off the beaten track. But do plan ahead if you plan to stay in hotels and want to eat well...
My route is here:
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/399176
Photos (with commentary) here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stantopia/sets/72157626528744941/
Cheers!
Steve