Not often I get to post about a new date ‘era’ or jidai here in Japan, so I might as well. As some may know, […] Read More
Author: gurahamu
Japan has a specific term for abandoned (or even lost) buildings or ruins – haikyo 廃墟. This petrol station (gas station / ガソリンスタンド) was certainly […] Read More
In April 2018 I decided to purchase some Bluetooth based intercom units for use on the motorized bicycle. There’s a huge selection of products available, […] Read More
When I’m out and about I’ll often take a look at my map book to get a rough idea for a route or destination, and […] Read More
Ohisashiburi (long time, no see) Shiga Kogen 2019! … well except for our last snow trip there of course, but last year we stayed in […] Read More
In early January I went for a quick run down the coast, but jumped off the stunning route 135 road, down to a small harbour […] Read More
“When riding a motorcycle, gloves are important, protecting your hands as well as letting you control quite a few functions on the bike.” States Obvious […] Read More
TL;DR: An awesome 500Km TwistyButt run across Japan, having a great time on bikes with friends before food and beer. No bad way to spend […] Read More
Since I talk a lot about touge and twisties on here and in some of the articles I’ve had on other sites, I thought I […] Read More
The annual family snow trips have been a popular event for us for a while and it’s not too much of a drive – ~4.5 hours […] Read More