CyclingMay 14, 2026 – June 8, 2026

Cycling in Japan


Sharing our wonderful but challenging cycling trip to Japan


“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.” - Anthony Bourdain

Day 01

Arrive in Tokyo

Thursday, May 14

Accommodation

Tosei Hotel Cocone Kamata

Hotel

May 14 → May 15

Tokyo waiting for us
Day 02

Kagoshima Airport → Kirishima

Friday, May 15

Day map
Cycling8.1 km9 m269 m
Accommodation

Live here like local Japanese do

Hotel

May 15 → May 16

Day 03

Kirishima → Kagoshima

Saturday, May 16

Day map
Cycling63.7 km597 m606 m
Accommodation

Nanei Building - Vacation STAY 47375v

Hotel

May 16 → May 17

Day 04

Kagoshima → Mimitsu

Sunday, May 17

Day map
Cycling74.4 km270 m259 m
Accommodation

Le Lodge Mimitsu

Hotel

May 17 → May 18

Day 05

Mimitsu → Takachiho

Monday, May 18

Day map
Cycling81.7 km1120 m785 m
Accommodation

Auto Campground in Takachiho

Camping

May 18 → May 19

Day 06

Takachiho → Aso

Tuesday, May 19

Day map
Cycling43.7 km761 m677 m
Accommodation

Wakka

Hotel

May 19 → May 20

Day 07

Aso → Kurokawa Onsen

Wednesday, May 20

Day map
Cycling57.4 km1260 m1043 m
Accommodation

Surprise

Hotel

May 20 → May 21

Day 08

Kurokawa Onsen → Beppu

Thursday, May 21

Day map
Cycling79.6 km1376 m2021 m
Accommodation

BEPPU Risana

Hotel

May 21 → May 22

Day 09

Beppu → Uwajima

Friday, May 22

Day map
Cycling76.3 km906 m902 m
Accommodation

Uwajima Oriental Hotel

Hotel

May 22 → May 23

Day 10

Uwajima → Shimanto

Saturday, May 23

Day map
Cycling60.7 km753 m671 m
Accommodation

Home in Shimanto, Takaoka District

Airbnb

May 23 → May 24

Day 11

Shimanto → Yusuhara

Sunday, May 24

Day map
Cycling61.0 km1022 m700 m
Accommodation

Kumo no Ueno Hotel Bekkan Marche Yusuhara

Hotel

May 24 → May 25

Day 12

Yusuhara → Kumakōgen

Monday, May 25

Day map
Cycling67.5 km1533 m1440 m
Accommodation

民泊高野展望台 / Home

Hotel

May 25 → May 26

Day 13

Kumakōgen → Matsuyama

Tuesday, May 26

Day map
Cycling33.6 km250 m943 m
Accommodation

媛邸【ENTEI】

Hotel

May 26 → May 27

Day 14

Matsuyama → Ōmishima

Wednesday, May 27

Day map
Cycling43.8 km221 m240 m
Accommodation

Miyaura Goten

Hotel

May 27 → May 28

Day 15

Ōmishima → Kanazawa

Thursday, May 28

Day map
Cycling79.0 km566 m571 m
Accommodation

Soki Kanazawa

Hotel

May 28 → May 29

Day 16

Kanazawa

Friday, May 29

Accommodation

Soki Kanazawa

Hotel

May 29 → May 30

Day 17

Kanazawa → Takaoka

Saturday, May 30

Day map
Cycling85.5 km332 m348 m
Accommodation

越中城端 荒町庵

Hotel

May 30 → May 31

Day 18

Takaoka → Shirakawa-go

Sunday, May 31

Day map
Cycling74.1 km1087 m573 m
Accommodation

WAY SHIRAKAWAGO - Free Parking and Newly Opened 2022 WAY SHIRAKAWAGO

Hotel

May 31 → Jun 1

Day 19

Shirakawa-go → Takayama

Monday, June 1

Day map
Cycling77.7 km1121 m1041 m
Accommodation

THE MACHIYA HOTEL TAKAYAMA

Hotel

Jun 1 → Jun 2

Day 20

Takayama → Gero

Tuesday, June 2

Day map
Cycling48.4 km720 m917 m
Accommodation

寅家 Japanese modern hotel

Hotel

Jun 2 → Jun 3

Day 21

Gero → Magome

Wednesday, June 3

Day map
Cycling54.2 km1229 m996 m
Accommodation

馬籠ふるさと学校 Magome Furusato Gakkou

Hotel

Jun 3 → Jun 4

Day 22

Magome → Kiso-Fukushima

Thursday, June 4

Day map
Cycling53.8 km981 m801 m
Accommodation

Ryokan Sarashinaya

Hotel

Jun 4 → Jun 5

Day 23

Kiso-Fukushima → Matsumoto

Friday, June 5

Day map
Cycling43.7 km178 m515 m
Accommodation

Tosei Hotel Cocone Kamata

Hotel

Jun 5 → Jun 6

Day 24

Tokyo

Saturday, June 6

Accommodation

Tosei Hotel Cocone Kamata

Hotel

Jun 6 → Jun 7

Day 25

Fly home

Sunday, June 7

Accommodation

Tosei Hotel Cocone Kamata

Hotel

Jun 7 → Jun 8

Day 26

Buh bye, Ante

Monday, June 8

Nothing planned for this day yet.