I am thinking about a cycling focused trip to Japan for about one week.
I prefer climbing, little traffic, loop routes, MUPs for riding.
Prefer a medium/small sized city to be based out of.
Suggestions?
Week in Japan, where?
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What time of year?
I hear Hokkaido is a great place to ride, but it's snowing there now.
I hear Hokkaido is a great place to ride, but it's snowing there now.
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For March you have to be in the south for comfortable temperatures. Hyuga City in Miyazaki Prefecture looks okay. It's on the coast for a bit of variation and good seafood, mountains start very close by, looks like it has a number of small mountain roads that will mostly be empty of traffic so you could ride a different route each day. Quite rural if you like that kind of thing.
For summer post June (July/August) you have to be in Hokkaido for comfortable temperatures and minimal rainfall.
Either way, almost all the roads in Japan are on Google Streetview, so my advice is take a virtual look around and see what you like.
For summer post June (July/August) you have to be in Hokkaido for comfortable temperatures and minimal rainfall.
Either way, almost all the roads in Japan are on Google Streetview, so my advice is take a virtual look around and see what you like.
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