Cycling Mito to Hitachi Seaside Park

For this cycling day trip we went from Mito Station to Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka. Along the way we would stop off at Costco to get an early lunch and do some light shopping. Since Hitachi Seaside Park and Costco don’t open till 9:30 am and 10:00 am respectively, we were able to sleep […]

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Japan Cycling Shimanami Kaido Day #1 Imabari Station to Omishima Island

We got up early in the morning and walked our suitcases to the local branch of Yamato Transport Company. We had our bags shipped to Onomichi Guest House Anago-No-Nedoko in Onomichi. Since this was our lodging for the next day, we carried day-packs with enough clothes and toiletries to get us by for the night. […]

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