Cycling Hokkaido

Episode 50!! And my 2nd guest on the podcast. This was a really fun conversation with some cool people. Some interesting stories about riding events I didn't know existed. Cool!! This is also the start of me using the brand new Cycling Hokkaido Podcast Instagram account to show pictures of what we talked about on the show. Thanks for tuning in as always. Luv ya! www.instagram.com/cycling.hokka...

Shakotan Kamui Misaki is a beautiful place but I never knew there was such a tragic legend attached to it. Getting there provides some seriously excellent scenery and I hope you get a chance to see it all for yourself someday. Have fun out there, folks! www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido

Ebisu Rock & Daikoku Rock is one of the 5 places in Hokkaido where you can see Floating Torii. A very cool place to hang out for a little while and a great ride to get there. I hope you enjoy the episode and Japan's Lucky 7 Gods shine down on you! www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee.... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido

Lake Toya is a beautiful place to be. From volcanic experiences, new mountains, gorgeous scenery and interesting things, this is a must visit. Cycling this area can be as challenging or easy as you want to make it. Hope you enjoy this episode. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Taishi-Shotoku www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee.... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido

Unfortunately, I had to pop a spoke to hit the timing perfectly to see The Ryokuendai Robot up close and personal. The Gokibiru Trail, riding without a destination and summer fun are on deck for this episode. Hope you enjoy it! Here's the link to the YouTube video and Instagram. https://youtube.com/shorts/vUu_1PygMM8?si=vEm5UOlqC3Y8mRof www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coff...

July 1st was Canada Day and I hope you all had a great day! Over the weekend there were some really cool events on in Sapporo. The 2024 Sapporo Flower Carpet was my main reason for heading downtown and it looked pretty cool. And as always the city of Sapporo had some other things to offer up. Have fun out there, folks! www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee.... buymeacoffee.co...

Not only are there cool sites to see but sometimes we get lucky and see some pretty interesting animals along the way. Hope you like the episode and you can see those bear videos with the links below. And thank you for voting and commenting on last week's poll. 83% of you have been to Wakannai and some of you want to go to Disneyland and Fukuoka on your next trip. Awesome! Have fun out there!h...

Wakkanai is a very interesting place and I'm really happy I got the chance to go see some of it. I checked out Cape Soya, the Path of White Shells, the Toyoiwa Site, Cape Noshappu and a helluva soccer game. It was also great to see an old friend again. Everybody likes to go for a walk from time to time, right? But how would you feel about walking ONE LAP around Japan!?!? I met a guy on the roa...

As always there are some beautiful things out there to see. The rice paddies serve up excellent scenery throughout most of the year. It's also another popular season here in Hokkaido, festival season! I'm happy I went downtown to check out the Yosakoi Dance Festival. That is quite the spectacle. Another spectacle I never expected I'd come across was the giant flying octopus up near the...

The last part of my Kanto weekend. I really enjoyed that trip, you might have noticed. I went to so many new places for me and learned a lot. The Fujizuka or Mini Fujis are a very interesting part of Japanese history. Also in the second half of this episode I talk about Yasukuni shrine. It's probably the most controversial place in Japan, and I understand why. There's no doubt about it, I&...

Oh man, that was an absolutely beautiful place and amazing part of Japanese history. I'm so happy to have seen it and I'd love to go again. Kamakura!! Ya gotta go!! www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee.... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido

That was an excellent concert at Tokyo Dome last weekend! Wow!! Them opening with "Can't Stop" and finishing with "Give it Away" was perfect. Super happy I went to that show. Hope you're having fun out there, folks! www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido

In this episode I talk about the beautiful Hiyoriyama Lighthouse, the cruise ship the Diamond Princess and a lot more. Hope you like it. And thanks everybody for voting in the last poll. 100% of you that voted, voted for the Tokachi Mountain Range as being the most interesting place in the last episode. Hope you have fun out there, folks! www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee...

What a fantastic area to ride! That was one seriously beautiful place and I'm really looking forward to getting back there for more. I actually think I have to go back so that I can actually see the Blue Pond at its bluest. The Shirahige Falls and the Biei Christmas Tree were excellent as well but that Tokachi Volcanic Mountain Range was absolutely gorgeous. I was sorry to read that it causes...

Golden Week is here!! Ya gotta love it, eh? It's definitely one of my favourite times of year here in Japan. As always, I found out a lot more information about it that I didn't know. I love doing the research for these podcasts. I hope you're enjoying them. Thanks a lot for voting in the last poll. 100% of you that voted enjoyed seeing the cherry blossoms. Excellent! If you're in...

Bikes and blossoms!! What a great time of year this is, eh? Ya gotta love getting out there and seeing the beautiful blooming cherry blossoms. Don't they make for some of nicest scenery there is!? I hope you have time to get out and see them. Thank you very much for voting in the last poll as well, folks. 50% of you who voted chose french fries as your favourite festival food, 25% chose yakiso...

Festivals, snakes and burning eyes....oh my!! Earlier this week we had some absolutely beautiful riding weather and coming across an unexpected festival was the icing on the cake. What a great day that was and hopefully it was a good omen for things to come this riding season. Have fun out there, folks! www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee.... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaid...

Yo folks! Thanks a lot for voting in the last poll. 100% of you voted YES for history. Very cool. In this episode a new term comes up "Harvest Orange" Hope you tune in to check out what it's all about. www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido

We're off to a great start to 2024.....maybe a bit behind in kilometers due to the late start but we are mos def hitting some sites. Gotta love it out there, eh? Hope you can join us at least in listening to how things went over the past week. And thank you very much, as always, for voting in the last poll. It was a 3-way tie between Tundra Swans, Deer and White-tailed Eagles for your favourit...

After that very long winter we are back out on the bikes! Season on!! The first ride of the year was out to a beautiful place called Shinshinotsu. A very flat ride, which was just the thing for the first ride of the year. And the Tundra Swans are back. 🦢👍 Have in our there, folks! Lots of pictures of the start of this season are up on my Instagram..... www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/...

St. Patrick's Day and The Vernal Equinox.....what are they and what do we do!? As it turns out, I didn't do much of anything on either day. Hope you like the episode. And by the way, 60% of you that voted in the last poll chose chocolate as the best White Day gift with the remaining 40% chose cookies. Thanks for voting as always folks. Have fun out there! www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido...

White Day is upon us again! Hope you dudes out there remembered it this year. While we're still waiting for things to thaw out so we can get back out there on our bikes, let's take a look at a uniquely Japanese day. Have fun out there, folks. www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido

Still waiting for the snow to thaw so we can get out on our bikes. In the meantime, I found a bunch of information about Hinamatsuri, The Doll's Festival or Girl's Day. Oh and by the way, 80% of you who responded to the last poll have wiped out on the ice. Thanks for voting. I don't feel quite as dumb now. Have a great week, folks! www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a C...

Alright, so I tempted the weather gods by digging out to early and they punished me by bringing the snow back hard. Then I basically ASKED Karma to kick me in the ass by laughing at people falling down at the snow festival. Still, 2024 has been really good, eh!? Hope you're having fun out there, folks. www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokka...

In this episode I talk about getting ready to ride. From getting the shed dug out from all the snow to getting the bikes road worthiness tests done and I actually learned a whole lot more about the rules of the road for cyclists here in Japan. Hope you enjoy the episode. www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Buy Me a Coffee... buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido