Epic Kyushu Cycle Tour | Takachiho Gorge & Aso Volcano | Cycling Japan Ep. 1

After nearly two months of riding our bikes, we have made it to our final and longest stop of the tour: Japan. For Japan, we have no route, but we do have a goal: see as much as we can for the next 53 days. Here we go, connecting the dots across Japan.

Biking Taiwan. WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/Tvtkox3MgWg?si=QpKaW56M8eDVaxeU
Biking Korea. WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/YAoXXpHWR4s?si=gy7popF9rQvgNCv8

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Next episode: Monday, June 9 (USA)

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Our gear:

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@rei Junction Top Tube Bag
@ORTLIEBwaterproof Black Roller Classics Panniers
@ORTLIEBwaterproof Red Roller City Panniers
@ORTLIEBwaterproof Handlebar Pack QRs
@sweetprotectionTV Outrider Mips Helmet
@SeatoSummitGear Ether Light XT Sleeping Pad
@TheMotherofComfort Big Agnes Q-core SLC Sleeping Pad
@marmotpro Phase 20 Sleeping Bags
@NITECOREWORLDWIDE NU25 360 Lumen Triple Output Headlamps
@rei Sahara Shade Hoodie
@patagonia Women’s Landfarer Bike Shorts
@woollyclothing9096 Wool boxer shorts

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12 Comments

  1. Fantastic video, amazing scenery!! Courtney, what make is your grey cycling top you are wearing in the vid please?
    Looks comfy 🤗
    We are cycling the Shiminami Kaido in Japan in November. Can’t wait. Safe adventures to you both!

  2. You two are so lucky to enjoy biking and traveling together. I can't even talk my wife into watching a movie with me. 😆🤣

  3. Japan requires a coin purse 🙂

    It was nice to be able to preview the route I will be traveling this fall. Cheers!

  4. Your videos are so much fun to watch. We'll be traveling to Korea and Japan later this summer. I'm looking forward to riding some of the four rivers trail. I'm now also looking forward to a chicken slammie.

  5. Huis Ten Bosch is definitely NOT like being in the Netherlands! We booked a multi day stay there a couple of years ago and it was not worth it. IF you are there for a special event (Christmas lights or flower festival) sure, but just on a regular day, no… That volcano looked awesome though!

  6. At the beginning the 7-11 was there filmed, I liked the little joke yo made on that on yourselves 😀. You made me smile.
    If you are planning to come to the (real) Netherlands … you're welcome to visit me and that is totally for free.
    The host of that camping is really a really nice person to open up just for the two of you => In the Netherlands we've got a saying: "Wie goed doet, goed ontmoet" Literal translation: "Whom does good, meets good". More liberal, with context translation: "The person that is doing good things /does the right things, will get good things in return". So take that as a compliment from the host as well as from me.
    The animal shaped trees are amazing. I think it will take years and determination to get them that way.

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