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
Category: motorcycling
Motorcycling, just getting out there.
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
TL;DR: In this post I’m taking a look at why I use kurviger.de map and route planner, and why you should give it a try […] 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
[Foreword] I wrote this in late Summer 2019 as a reminder for myself. It’s a simple cheat sheet for anyone doing the Coast to Coast […] 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