We have now cycled over 200km from Kyoto up to Fukui, a city along the northwestern coast of Japan. Most of our riding thus far has been along Lake Biwa and then along the coast of the Sea of Japan. The bikes are riding smoothly with only minor adjustments thus far, and our thighs are starting to feel the hours of riding. The last couple of days of riding have been stunning. The tourist season has almost ended on Lake Biwa, so it was mostly quiet riding. A bicycle path surrou
My first two weeks in Japan have flown by and I am happy to say that I am finally feeling settled in. It's been incredible thus far, but it's been tough to find the time to sit down and put together my thoughts for a blog post - here we are. I have been keeping a journal and will likely include excerpts from it on blog posts here and there, but here is a brief overview of what my first chapter of Japan has looked like. Incredible Hosts I was extremely lucky to find an amazing
