Japan’s main island of Honshu is home to several stunning mountain ranges. They’ve not only made for (literally) Olympic level snow sports, but also for […] Read More
Tag: motorcycles
In keeping with last month’s post on places I must have passed a hundred times but never went to take a closer look at, this […] Read More
This isn’t a post about a specific ride, more that in January on a few quick jaunts I was poking around the Hayakawa hills, just […] Read More
Once the COVID-19 ‘State of Emergency’ allowed general travel out of prefecture in mid June, I decided I’d do a short day trip, and do […] Read More
I travel light on the motorbike, and even when doing multi-day trips, I put the bare minimum in a dry-bag cargo netted or strapped down […] Read More
[2022 May Update] I wrote this in late Summer 2019 as a reminder for myself. It’s had some good feedback, and I’ve learned a bit […] Read More
Ah, the Michi No Eki. Or roadside station if you prefer Wikipedia‘s English translation. They’re a staple of the Japanese road culture at this point, […] Read More
I don’t remember seeing snow during March in our area, so it was odd driving back from the AutoBACs car service and accessories shop on […] Read More
A few months back I happened to have a day off on the same day as my partner – what luck, it’s as if we […] Read More
First up: Typhoons 15 (‘Faxai’) to 19 (‘Hagibis ‘) swept through a decent chunk of Japan and especially our region this year, resulting in dangerously […] Read More