Japan By Bicycle

日本全国自転車で

For those who dream big, here is a video trailer.

Japan by Bicycle is the story of a couple of guys who cycled the length of Japan.

It is part travelogue, part adventure, and a lot of grit.

Hats off to them.

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Kyoto Cycling Video Demachi Arcade

京都出町商店街を自転車で乗る

Demachi Arcade is one of the shorter - and more festive - shopping arcades in Kyoto.

It is usually crowded with shoppers, but after hours it can done on a bike - slowly and carefully.

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Kyoto's Demachi Shopping Arcade Route

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Video of Bike Ride Kamo River

自転車で鴨川の録画

The bike videos continue.

This ride takes in part of the embankment along the east side of the Kamo River.

We started just south of Sanjo. The second bridge we ride under is the Sanjo Bridge.

Other highlights are a homeless encampment - note the blue tarps under a bridge - the young skateboarders near the conjunction of canals that feed into the river from Okazaki, and of course the beautiful river itself.

The ride ended when we went up an exit ramp at Marutamachi Dori.




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Video of Bike Ride Gion Kyoto

自転車で祇園の周辺の録画

On a cold January weekend, we took a ride in and around Gion.

The ride started at Cafe Fugetsu - a wonderful former tea house - and then winds its way back to  Hanamikoji Dori.

Then, to avoid the tourists, we took a right down a side street.

Gion is the most well-known area in Japan for geisha, but at this time of day none were to be found.

The ride ended as we entered a bumpy section of Kenninji, a zen temple in Gion.




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Video of Bike Ride Near Kitano Tenmangu Shrine

自転車で北野天満宮周辺の録画

On a cold January weekend, we rode past Kitano Tenmangu Shrine.

From there, the ride took us past the eastern side of the shrine.

At that point, we cut down into Kamishichiken.

This is an area of tea houses and geisha.

The end of the ride takes us down a narrow street hard by a temple.




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