I have two friends riding from Tokyo to Hokkaido over golden week and so I thought I would document their progress. One of them is “Stone River” from the forums and the other is “Goldhorn” as they have asked me to use their handles…bless. So I’ve made a google map to illustrate their progress with pics and information for anyone interesed and for those who might be considering a similar trip.


Here’s some information:


Equipment:


Goldhorn’s bike: Specialized rock hopper with rack mount for bags


Stone’s bike: “A piece of c### bridgestone” which he bought for not much. It has a rack mount too which is making more trouble that it is worth.


They also have a tent as they’ll be camping along the way. They started out from Akihabara on Tuesday night and have been following route 6 into Ibaraki. They’re following the coast and should be hitting south Sendai prefecture sometime tonight.


Here is the google map I have made of their progress so far.

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