Inevitably with all chain drive motorcycles, there comes a time when we need to replace the chain – the two most common reasons are because […] Read More
Category: japan
Another year, another Toy Run! We’d proven in 2021 that we could do the toy run, albeit in an adjusted-for-covid fashion. The method again this […] Read More
The Suzuki Choi Nori was an interesting concept – a budget 49cc scooter for students and shoppers for short about town runs, with the added […] Read More
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
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
December is the month when quite a few bikers around Kanto look forward to doing the annual Tokyo Toy Run, but with COVID19 still an […] Read More
There is a place in northern Japan called Shingo, in Aomori Prefecture, where a local story holds that it has the real Tomb of Christ. […] Read More
Shizuoka prefecture is mostly famous for being the geographic home of most of Mt. Fuji, and then for its tea production, and both of those […] 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
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