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JAPAN BICYCLING TRIP September 9-25, 2000 Lynne & Rick   Lynne's home page

Other bike adventures,  including Japan 2001

Saturday, Sept. 9  Where in the world?  Adventures in transportation  Saturday night in Matsuyama -- onsen  Saturday night in Matsuyama -- dinner  Saturday night in Matsuyama -- Peggy Sue

• Reviewing maps and assembling bikes at Kazuko's house 
• Okonomi-yaki 

Monday, Sept. 11 -- Kitakyushu to Fukuoka (Shikanoshima Island) -- 58 miles  Ferry to Kitakyushu  Biking from metropolis to beach

• Ferry to Hakata Port 
• Cityscapes 
• Seashore 
• Countryside 
• Takeo Onsen Youth Hostel 

Wednesday, Sept. 13 -- Takeo to Nagasaki -- by train  Rainy morning  Takeo Onsen  Train  Nagasaki at night

Thursday, Sept. 14 -- Nagasaki to Shimabara -- 48 miles  Atomic Bomb Museum  Peace Park  Road to Shimabara

Shimabara Castle

Shimabara  Ferry to Kumamoto  Uphill to Nishihara  Mount Tawara  Jigoku Onsen resort

• Viking breakfast 
• Volcano
• Barbecue 
• Evening of onsens 

Sunday, Sept. 17 -- Aso to Senomoto -- 40 miles  Sayonara, typhoon  Senomoto plateau  Hostel and onsen

Monday, Sept. 18 -- Senomoto loop -- 48 miles  Introduction to Kurokawa Onsen  Ogawahara  A long climb  Kurokawa Onsen evening

• Onsen heaven 
• Makinoto Pass 
• Yufuin Youth Hostel 

Wednesday, Sept. 20 -- Yufuin loop -- 24 miles  Yufuin Tukahara Heights  Chagall Museum  Musoen onsen

Thursday, Sept. 21 -- Yufuin to Beppu -- 17 miles  City of steam  Horita onsen  Friday, Sept. 22 -- Beppu to Oita -- 20 miles  Hell Tour  Hoyo Land  Ferry to Matsuyama

• Matsuyama Castle 
• Yaki-tori and roboto-yaki

• Sayonara 

• Japan National Tourist Organization -- travel tips and more 
• Hostelling International 

-- join in your home country and you can stay in hostels worldwide 
American Youth Hostels 
Japan Youth Hostels -- directory in English or Japanese 
Japan Youth Hostels -- guide in Japanese with pictures and maps
• Adventure Cycling Association -- resources for bike touring 
• "Cycle Touring in Japan -- Kyushu & Shikoku" by Australian cyclist Grace Newhaven 
• Bike trip in Kyushu, Shikoku & Okinawa by American cyclist Tomer Gurantz 

• New Zealand 
• San Juan Islands, Washington 
• Canadian Rockies 
• Italy 
• Japan 2001 -- yes, we went a second time -- southern Kyushu this time. The pictures are at KodakGallery.com, formerly Ofoto. You have to join (get a KodakGallery account) and sign in to see the photos, but there's no cost and they don't send spam.
• Cycle Washington
• Germany
• Colorado