Japan Bike: Nagasaki to Nemuro

By St John · April 24, 2024 – May 31, 2024

• 3 009 km
• 36 days
• 40 chapters
• 145 pebbls

Countries and territoriesJapan

Travelled byBicycleFerryTrainCruise ship

This trip followed the Trans-Kyushu cycle route.

12 years after leaving Japan, I've come back to reconnect with this incredible country, on two wheels. Starting in the deep south at the old port of Nagasaki, I'm cycling across the four main islands to Nosappu in the North-East.

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The route

1. Day -2: Rinko And ShinkansenTrain · 1 pebbl
2. Day -1: Seeing NagasakiOn foot · 1 pebbl
3. Day 1 - Main RideBicycle · 1 pebbl52 km
4. Ariake FerryFerry · 1 pebbl14 km
5. Day 1: CampsiteBicycle · 1 pebbl8 km
6. Day 2Bicycle · 7 pebbls94 km
7. Day 3 - Taketa to UsukiBicycle · 1 pebbl45 km
8. Day 3: Ferry to ShikokuCruise ship · 2 pebbls68 km
9. Day 3 Part 3. Shikoku BeginsBicycle · 1 pebbl31 km
10. Day 4Bicycle · 4 pebbls97 km
11. Day 5Bicycle · 6 pebbls42 km
12. Day 6Bicycle · 9 pebbls101 km
13. Day 7Bicycle · 5 pebbls89 km
14. Onto The Mainland!Ferry · 3 pebbls63 km
15. Day 8Bicycle · 5 pebbls80 km
16. Day 9Bicycle · 7 pebbls104 km
17. Day 10 - Maintenance And RecoveryOn foot · 2 pebbls37 km
18. Day 11 Part 2Ferry · 7 pebbls82 km
19. Day 12Bicycle · 6 pebbls111 km
20. Day 13 🗻Bicycle · 8 pebbls76 km
21. Day 14 On To Tokyo!Bicycle · 5 pebbls107 km
22. Rest Week In TokyoOn foot · 2 pebbls
23. Day 15Bicycle · 5 pebbls83 km
24. Day 16Bicycle64 km
25. Day 16/17/18: Tokyo Side MissionsOn foot · 1 pebbl
26. Day 17 Part 1Train · 3 pebbls108 km
27. Day 17 Part 2Bicycle · 2 pebbls77 km
28. Day 18Bicycle · 4 pebbls140 km
29. Day 19Bicycle · 2 pebbls118 km
30. Day 20 - The NorthBicycle · 5 pebbls113 km
31. Day 21Bicycle · 6 pebbls98 km
32. Day 22Bicycle · 5 pebbls74 km
33. Day 23Bicycle · 4 pebbls68 km
34. Day 24Ferry · 1 pebbl206 km
35. Day 24: Short Hop In HokkBicycle28 km
36. Day 25Bicycle · 4 pebbls105 km
37. Day 26Bicycle · 5 pebbls128 km
38. Day 27Bicycle · 3 pebbls113 km
39. Day 28Bicycle · 5 pebbls86 km
40. Final DayBicycle · 5 pebbls102 km

Places along the way

• Nagasaki Sightseeing (Japan)
• First day of riding. (Japan)
• Sugaru Falls (Japan)
• The Sound Of Rain (Japan)
• Usuki Historical Streets (Japan)
• Steep Hills! (Japan)
• Giant Worm! (Japan)
• Moth! (Japan)
• Creepy (Japan)
• The top (Japan)
• Bread And New Friends! (Japan)
• Japanese Camping (Japan)
• A Guesthouse At Last (Japan)
• Dedicated Cycle Path And Waves (Japan)
• The Blue Arrows Of Death (Japan)
• Friendly Grandmas gave me some fuel (Japan)
• Great To Get In A Hot Onsen Tonight (Japan)
• Tokyo SkyTree (Japan)
• Braithwaite & Kirk (Japan)
• Gales! (Japan)
• Mikoshi! And Shinjuku (Japan)
• I Will Never Tire Of Shinkansen (Japan)
• Bags And Bikes (Japan)
• Ryuo Glen (Japan)
• 4km Long Tunnel (Japan)
• Hiking Legend (Japan)
• Hinomaru (Japan)
• My Years (Japan)
• Komoot Thinks This Is A Road (Japan)
• I'm Enjoying The Cool Cloudy Weather (Japan)
• Shayokan (Japan)
• Hmmm (Japan)
• Dr Munro (Japan)
• Made It To The Top (sortof) (Japan)
• Pastoral Hokkaido (Japan)
• Nice Trucker! (Japan)
• True Grit (Japan)
• Russia - Kuril Islands (Japan)
• Bags Stripped Off The Bike And Shipped (Japan)
• The End (Japan)