How I Cycled The Length Of Japan, And How You Can Too

In May 2024, I spent 27 days cycling the length of Japan, a nearly 3,000km journey from the southern shores of Kyushu to the northern tip of Hokkaido. It was an incredible trip, I made a short film about it and from that video I got loads of questions from people who are interested in doing a similar trip cycling through Japan. Here’s a quick guide to some of the most commonly asked questions about my cycle. If you are looking to do something similar, you can download of all my route files for each day, here: https://oscarboyd.substack.com/p/how-... Watch the full film of our trip: •    • I Tried Cycling the Length of Japan: 3,000...   Sign up to my Substack for more cycling adventures: • https://oscarboyd.substack.com Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:52 - Why Cycle Japan 03:06 - Why Travel By Bike 03:51 - Do I Need to Speak Japanese? 04:55 - Best Season To Go? 07:15 - North to South, or South to North? 08:12 - Route Planning 10:53 - Route Download 11:32 - Finding Good Roads 12:56 - Tunnels 13:45 - Getting to Start/End 14:27 - Gear 15:49 - Food & Drink 17:53 - Accommodation 19:23 - Camping 20:24 - Cost 22:08 - Outro