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Aug 9, 11 •
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I was stuck. Stuck in the fog with Sakura, my pink bike. From the city of Naruto in Tokushima Prefecture, I was planning to take a 5 minute ferry to cross the sea to Awaji Island. It was supposed to be a quick, easy hop. The night before doing so, I found out...
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Aug 8, 11 •
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Of all the bridges that connect many islands in Japan, Seto Great Bridge was one that stood out as I grew up. This approximately 12km long bridge was completed in 1988 to connect Honshu and Shikoku islands. Though they do not allow cyclists on this bridge, I...
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Aug 6, 11 •
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At the moment I’m in Hokkaido, resting to recover from my hand injury. (For those who haven’t been following, I played with a moped and flew like a superman and broke my left hand. I am ok though!) I’m writing to catch up with my blog while...
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Aug 4, 11 •
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When I was 15 years old and made friends with a girl from Spain, I was surprised to find out she knew Japanese animated TV programs. These days it is one of the main attractions that bring many tourists to this country, and what would be an ugly construction...
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Jul 27, 11 •
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Time to say goodbye to the kind Hikaru-san’s family in Matsuyama. I had Hikaru-san’s mom’s fresh carrot apple juice and was off to Imabari. Nate, who hosted me in Iwakuni and followed me for a few days to Matsuyama, cycled back to his home...
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Jul 26, 11 •
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“Here you go.” At the parking lot of Ishite Temple the day before, an elderly lady gave us four leaf clovers when three of us came back to Hikaru-san’s car. One for each of us. She was looking for them during our visit to the temple, can you...
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Jul 14, 11 •
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Clearly the woman above is not the musician I’m talking about. Hikaru Miyoshi, the shamisen player that I met in the ferry from Okinawa lives in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture. Ehime is in Shikoku Island, the fourth biggest island in Japan. Shikoku...
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Jul 4, 11 •
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View Larger Map (A: Shrine in Miyajima / B: Hiroshima City) After staying in the beautiful Iwakuni, my host, Nate, came along my bike ride for a few days as it was the start of “Golden Week,” spring holiday time in Japan. After a couple hours...
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Jun 29, 11 •
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Luck had me when I arrived at Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture. I found a place to stay through CouchSurfing and became friends with Nate, an American native, teaching English in schools in Iwakuni. While I was exploring the beautiful castle town of Iwakuni...
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Jun 23, 11 •
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Just when I thought it was going to be a boring cycling day along big streets with trucks and dust, I cycled by several people waving and yelling out loud about cakes. I cycled on. For about five seconds. Wait. Cakes. Cakes? I turned around and had to check...