Category: 2019 Japan Hokkaido

2019-08-21 Start: 11:00 / Arrival: 17:45 Distance: 65km / Gained height 680 hm This was the when we started to ignore the forecast. Projected was thunderstorm and rain – in the end it turned out to be one of the most beautiful rides with great weather. Left Kutchan, that strange small city with an american touch (layed out as a

2019-08-21 Big moment, getting the packages from the reception and building up the bicycles after the transport. Luckily everything went well, nothing was damaged – so we’ve got two working bicycles now in front of us, ready for the trip. While building up, some curiouse local approached us, trying to convince us for staying one day longer in Sapporo and

2019-08-21 Travelling to Sapporo is quite a big trip. Took us almost 18 hrs, 2 flights and a train. But everything went so smooth – Jan was so kind to bring us to the airport in Düsseldorf by car, so no carrying the boxes with the bicycles by train, thank you my friend! Flight was good, arrived even earlier in

This years trip will be touring around the northern tip of Japan – Hokkaido. Just finished the bike for the trip. It’s a Nishiki Ultra Tour frame from 1985, produced in Kōbe. Actually the brand is K.K. Kawamura Cycle (株式会社カワムラサイクル), as Nishiki is an alias so the name is easier to remember for westerners.