Six weeks into the north

北へ、6週間

Distance

2,013.3 km

Days

Climb

16,569 m

A solo ride the length of Japan over 2,000 km from Fukuoka to Aomori, written up each night from the camping spot I found.

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Day 10

12 June · 74.6 km · ↑ 722 m

Mihara → Ōshima

"A Foreigner Is Coming"

Two strangers treated me at a 7-Eleven, I fuelled up on Onomichi ramen, and then it was onto the Shimanami Kaidō. It was longer and tougher than I expected, but a kind couple on Ōshima guided me to a campsite.

Day 9 · 12 Jun · 80.1 km · ↑ 984 m

I Ended Up Sleeping for 11 Hours

Hiroshima → Mihara

Day 7 · 10 Jun · 98.7 km · ↑ 1,140 m

Is That an Island up in the Sea of Japan?

Shūnan → Hiroshima

Day 5 · 8 Jun · 86 km · ↑ 1,260 m

Kitakyushu Is So Beautiful, Why Would You Need to Go Abroad?

Kitakyushu → Yamaguchi

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