Again the sun was smiling on us and after we navigated out of the city of Awara (famous for its Onsens), we were entering the Japanese Alps, which divide the island of Honshu. Lots of bikes on the road - from vintage Japanese ones to Harley's and even Beamers! On sunny Sundays even [...]

After a super-calm night we were ready for today's great riding! 37 miles of twisties took us to the coast and the "Bridge of Heaven" - that's how "Amanohashidate" translates. A 2-mile long sand bank with pine trees that stretches across a bay. Bending over and looking at it through your legs, it [...]

We are diving deeper into the country and its culture! After last night's first dinner in traditional Japanese Yukkatas we were looking forward to today's riding... The north coast of Japan's main island Honshu is much wilder and rougher than the south coast with its big industrial regions - and this was our [...]