Hiked a section of the Nakasendo in Nagano Prefecture. The Nakasendo follows the route of an ancient mail road that ran from Kyoto to Tokyo.
Category: Honshu
A Night in a Bicycle Hotel
Posted A Night in a Bicycle Hotel.
Cycling the Seto Inland Sea
Cycled above the Seto Inland Sea across bridges and islands.
NRT to MSP View
My view for the next 12 hours, NRT (Tokyo) to MSP.
Uncomfortable Scene, Comfortable Food
Posted Uncomfortable Scene, Comfortable Food.
Jet-Setting
12:30 a.m., Tokyo Haneda, about to board a flight to San Francisco, along with all the other jet-setters.
Once Seen, Not Forgotten
Japanese couple, Nagano.
Inaccessible
The mountains taunted me as I walked around Matsumoto today: the trailhead bus I wanted doesn’t run until mid-April.
Meijimura
Meijimura, huge building museum near Nagoya. Amazed to learn part of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Imperial Hotel was saved.
Cycling Across the Seto Inland Sea
When I look across Japan’s Seto Inland Sea I see small islands, distant volcanic hills, ocean-going ships, sleek bridges, all sitting on a bright palette of blues and greens. The Inland Sea has energy: it connects three of Japan’s main islands (Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku), and the Pacific Ocean with the Sea of Japan. I’ve…… Continue reading Cycling Across the Seto Inland Sea