Route

We rode from Cape Soya at the northern-most tip of Hokkaido to Cape Sata at the southern-most tip of Kyushu.  Before leaving, we mapped out a possible route (see below), but made changes once we were under way based on traffic, terrain, suggestions from locals, whim and Sho's mood.  In the end, we visited 9 World Heritage Sites and covered approximately 2,500 miles or 4,000 kilometers.

Click on the sections below to see our plans on bikely.com: 

• Hokkaido                           875 miles (1400 km)
• Aomori to Niigata            300 miles (485 km)
• Sado ga Shima                   50 miles (80 km)    
• Niigata to Mt. Nikko      145 miles (235 km)   
• Mt. Nikko to Nagano      175 miles (280 km)
• Nagano to Kyoto              340 miles (550 km)
• Kyoto to Himeji               265 miles (430 km)
• Himeji to Hiroshima        250 miles (400 km)
• Hiroshima to Fukuoka     235 miles (380 km)
• Fukuoka to Cape Sata    245 miles (395 km)

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