Full Length Version - Biking from Kanazawa (金沢) to Matsumoto (松本) 🚲 Japan Cycling, 1 Week Bike Tour
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- Опубликовано: 7 ноя 2024
- I stitched all three videos together for one full-length version of our 夏休み (summer break) cycling trip!
We rode from Kanazawa (金沢) in Ishikawa Prefecture to Matsumoto (松本) and back again. It was 430 miles (692km) and 33,192 ft (10,117m) in total over one week, all self-supported.
Zeb wrote a full blog post with detailed descriptions of where we stayed, mileage and elevation of each day, etc.: www.ramblingra...
Part One:
This starts with our first two days of riding from the Kanazawa area to Hida and then to Kanayama (both in Gifu Prefecture) We also stop by the Gujo-Hachiman castle ( 郡上八幡城) in Gero!
Part Two: (starts 12:54)
The trip continues with days 3 & 4 riding from Kanayama (in Gifu Prefecture) along the Nakasendo to Tsumago-Juku (in Nagano Prefecture) and then finally to Matsumoto! We ride along a 7.5 kilometer section of the Nakasendo (中山道) from Magome to Tsumago-juku, which is one of the best preserved and most famous sections. The Nakasendo is one of the 5 routes that was used to connect old Edo to Kyoto in the Edo period. The name means "central mountain route" and there are 69 stations or postal towns along the route. Though it was mountainous, it was one of the most popular ways between the two cities because you didn't have to ford any huge rivers. It runs through the modern-day prefectures of Saitama, Gunma, Nagano, Gifu and Shiga, with a total distance of about 534 km.
Part Three: (starts 26:28)
The final part begins with our rest day exploring Matsumoto, followed by the final two days of riding - including our longest day to get to Shirakawa-go, over 10,000 feet of climbing in 93 miles! We also get to see Matsumoto Castle (松本城), one of only 12 remaining original castles in Japan.
Day 1: Uchinada to Hida (飛騨市) in Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県)75 miles (120km) + 5700’ elevation
Ride and Route info: / strava
Day 2: Hida to Kanayama (飛騨金山)85 miles/137km + 6700’ elevation
Ride and Route info: / strava
Day 3: Kanayama (飛騨金山) to Tsumago-Juku (妻籠宿) in Nagano Prefecture 56 miles (90km) + 1555m (5100 feet) elevation
Ride and Route info: / strava
Day 4: Tsumago-juku to Matsumoto (松本市)64 miles (103km) + 1687m (5534 feet) elevation
Ride and Route info: / strava
(Day 5 Rest Day)
Day 6: Matsumoto (松本) to Shirakawa-go (白川郷)93 miles (150km) + 10,000’ elevation
Ride and Route info: / strava
Day 7: Shirakawa-go (白川郷) to Kanazawa (金沢)54 miles (87km) + 5,000’ elevation
Ride and Route info: / strava
🎙️ Want to keep up with the rest of our adventures? We have a podcast! : www.ramblingra...
Links for more info:
More about the castle: www.gujohachima...
More about Hida: hida.travel/
More about the Kinkotsu Alleyways: visitgifu.com/...
More about the Nakasendo: www.go-nagano....
More about Tsumago-Juku: www.japan-guid...
More about Matsumoto: visitmatsumoto...
Matsumoto Castle: www.matsumoto-...
More about Shirakawa-go: www.vill.shira...
More about Gokayama: gokayama-info....
More videos about Japan Cycling here:
Riding from Kanazawa to Shirakawa-go: • We Cycled to Shirakawa...
Kanazawa cherry blossom tour on a mamachari bike: • Sakura Cherry Blossom ...
Biking the Highlands of Japan in Nagano: • Cycling the Highlands ...
Noto Peninsula Cycling Tour: • Noto Peninsula Cycling...
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Nice idea joining the clips, will make rewatching it one day easier :)
That's so kind of you to say!! Thanks again 🥰
What an amazing trip/tour!
thank you for watching!
🙂 Do not normally watch a video this long. But, in your guys case enjoyed this trip so much i did. So beautiful days in Japan not like where I live in the desert of North West Arizona Thank you for your efforts to bring these trips to us.The information about the places is wonderful also💖
wow what a compliment, thank you! Sometimes when theres a lot of rain here the desert of Arizona sounds pretty nice 😄 but you're right, Japan is really beautiful! 🥰
Hey Annie, I found out that there were earthquakes and tsunamis in the Noto peninsula area, which is around your area if I remember correctly. Just wanted to check in and see if you were safe. It really sucks that the new year has to start this way, but I hope you and Zeb are doing well.
Hey, thank you so much for checking in! Yes, yesterday was a little scary but we are both ok and safe! ❤
Thank god, that's great to hear! @@AnniewhereAndEverywhere
I've cycled this pass before.
It was a lot of fun!
I am in Nagano, Japan.
that's so cool! Nagano is such a beautiful place 😄 thanks for watching! 🥰
When you get time, go to Shikoku and cycle through Iya from Tokushima-shi to Oboke in Miyoshi-shi. Best day on the bike ever for me.
Also, your riding from Matsumoto towards Takayama made me giggle - I took it the other way, from Takayama to Matsumoto with a stop in Kamikochi. Best tunnel ride ever (it was 21 of them in total I tihnk).
Cheers!
Oh that's a great suggestion, I would love to ride in Shikoku one day! Haha wow 21 is a lot of tunnels - sounds like an awesome route, especially with the stop in Kamikochi. Thanks so much!
I am planning a bikepacking trip between Nagano and Nagoya this year Sept.your trip helps！
Btw it Norikura skyline(the road to Norikura I guess?)is still closed?
So glad to hear, that sounds like it will be a beautiful trip! The Norikura Skyline is typically open seasonally from May 15 to Oct 31, but this bus website says that it is not running during all of 2024 because of the closure :( www.nouhibus.co.jp/english/ Maybe that is just the bus though? This is the official Norikura website but its hard to find anything definitive - norikuradake.jp/access/ It may be worth emailing or calling the Hida Tourism Department on that website to confirm
Jan 1... I hope you guys are OK! :(
Thank you for checking in! Yes, we are both ok and safe. ❤
Great ride. Love to try it. You guys travel so lightly so what are you using for your drone shots?
thanks so much for watching! Zeb carries the DJI Mavic Mini II in his rear saddlebag - It's pretty compact!
@@AnniewhereAndEverywhere Thanks Annie! I have several DJIs, so perhaps I should look into getting the Mini. Again, thanks, and maybe, someday, somewhere, we'll cross paths on the roads of Japan--I live in Hiroshima.
What a beautiful area! Maybe we'll run into you on the road one day 😄@@ptervin
👍🚴♂️🚴🏻♀️ following on instagram 😊
thanks so much!