How long is too long for a single-day, solitary ride? Zeb’s personal cycling goal this year was to pedal 500km (300 miles) in one ride, cycling Japan from one coast to the other in a single day.
In this video, he attempts to go one pedal stroke at a time from our home on the Sea of Japan, across to the Pacific Ocean. After starting in Ishikawa Prefecture, he rides through Fukui and Shiga Prefectures, along a section of the historic Tokaido Road (東海道線) and along Mie Prefecture into the Kii Peninsula (紀伊半島). He would be self-supported during the ride, but I was driving down to meet him at the finish line, at the southernmost point of Honshu, in Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県).
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00:48 - the cycling goal
1:12 - the day before
2:07 - 1am start
3:52 - sunrise in Fukui
4:31 - rest stop one
6:20 - morning chimes
6:57 - entering Shiga
8:06 - rest stop two
10:00 - historic Sekijuku
10:49 - Mie Prefecture
11:58 - michi no eki
12:38 - rest stop three
14:13 - Pacific Ocean & Shingu
15:28 - our guesthouse
16:36 - finish line!
18:19 - beach time
Ride Data and Bike Route:
https://www.strava.com/activities/11650047311
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More about...
- The Tokaido: https://visitmie-japan.travel/en/spot/detail_1840.html
- Sekijuku 関宿 Post Town: https://www.kankomie.or.jp/special/sekijuku/?wovn=en
- Pacific Cycling Road: https://www.kkr.mlit.go.jp/road/pcr/en/index.html
- Mie Prefecture 三重県 Tourism: https://visitmie-japan.travel/en/index.html
- Wakayama Prefecture 和歌山県 Tourism: https://www.visitwakayama.jp/en/
- Kushimoto Area: https://kumanonada-nihonisan.jp/en/model/03.html
🇯🇵 More videos about Japan here:
Bikepacking Toyama's Amaharashi Coast: https://youtu.be/VIFvovFUGB8?si=QtElCLtNOOhN_Fj4
Cherry Blossom Bike Route: https://youtu.be/YqQJQW4w-64
Gravel Cycling in Wakayama Prefecture: https://youtu.be/weifAuHdJ0Q
Week-long Bike Tour Kanazawa to Matsumoto: https://youtu.be/OOgtL6N20mY
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