Work in progress documenting three excellent and hot months in Japan riding from north to south with Rachel. Orlaith joined us for the first three weeks looping around northern Hokkaido.
Rachel’s near-daily diary is here.

• From the road - a week riding north in Hokkaido
• From the road - Rishiri and Rebun Islands
• From the road - down the northeast coast of Hokkaido
• Ulaan Baatar to Chitose
• Chitose to Sapporo
• Sapporo to Ishikari
• Ishikari to Mashike
• Mashike to Shosanbetsu
• Shosanbetsu to Wakkanai
• Wakkanai rest day
• Wakkanai to Rishiri
• Mt Rishiri
• Around Rishiri, on to Rebun
• Rebun to Cape Soya
• Cape Soya to Hamanas
• Hamanas to Nakayubetsu
• Nakayubetsu to Abashiri
• Abashiri to Utoro
• Utoro to Rausu
• Rausu to Nijibetsu
• Nijibetsu to Kawayu Onsen
• Kawayu Onsen Rest Day
• Kawayu Onsen to Lake Onneto
• Lake Onneto to Nukabira
• Nukabira to Sounkyo
• Sounyko to Pippu
• Pippu to Asahikawa
• Asahikawa
• Asahikawa to Hakuginso
• Hakuginso to Kamisunagawa
• Kamisunagawa to Sapporo
• Sapporo to Shakotan
• Shakotan to Sakazuki
• Sakazuki to Niseko Goshiki Onsen
• Niseko Goshiki Onsen to Kutchan
• Kutchan to Nakatoya
• Nakatoya to Pirika
• Pirika to Esahi
• Esahi to Yoshioka
• Yoshioka to Hakodate
• Hakodate to Yokohama
• Yokohama to Hinadake
• Hinadake to Towadako
• Towadako to 40th Parallel
• 40th Parallel to Shiwa
• Shiwa to Ichinoseki
• Ichinoseki to Misato
• Misato to Togatta Onsen
• Togatta Onsen to Otama
• Mt Adatara
• Otama to Lake Inawashiro
• Lake Inawashiro to Nishiaizu
• Nishiaizu to Niigata
• Niigata Rest Day
• Sado East
• Sado West
• Sado to Sekiyama
• Sekiyama to Ogawa
• Ogawa to Matsumoto
• Matsumoto to Kofu
• Around Tokyo - Enoshima, Kamakura, Kawazaki
• Around Tokyo - Shinjuku, Akihabra, Ginza, Shibuya
• Around Tokyo - Hakone
• Matsumoto to Kiso-Hirasawa
• Kiso-Hirasawa to Nakatsugawa
• Nakatsugawa to Kuwagai