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No Bikes Allowed on the Bridge to Hakkeijima
Sun, Oct 19 2008 19:47
| Bike Routes, think tank photo, hakkeijima sea paradise, cycling
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I tried the hilly, hilly East route again this weekend, and made it all the way to Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, which is an awesome place to take the family. The trip was about 45 km, and I dragged the Nikon D90 in my quite-rugged Speed Freak waist pack from Think Tank Photo, and took a few shots of the bridges in that area with a wide angle lens.
When I tried to cross the main bridge to Hakkeijima Sea
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New Hilly Japan Bike Route from Gumisawa to Hakkeijima
Sun, Oct 12 2008 21:26
| Bike Routes, fitness, cycling
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Saturday 11 Oct I rode a new 40 km route, this time going East from the mother ship towards Hakkeijima. I went up kanjo 3 go, towards my elder daughter's school, and over to CostCo for some bagels and granola, but it was much harder than I thought, with a 4 km hill right out of the gate. A good difference from the usual "almost no hills" route. Hill-riding is really a different skillset, and is tiring
My Bicycle Routes - Mostly in Japan
I decided to create some Google "My Maps" to show the bike routes I take near my house in Yokohama, Japan. There are some really nice routes along the Sakai and Mekujiri Rivers. See them here: Rick Cogley's Bicycle Routes - Mostly in Japan.
Japan Cycling Route - Totsuka, Mekujiri, Sagami, Ebina and back
Sun, Aug 17 2008 21:11
| Bike Routes, cycling, japan, river-sea-river japan cycling route
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This last weekend I researched and tried a new cycling route, which turned out to be about 59 km. The route goes through Totsuka, Shonandai, Up the Mekujiri River on a bike path ("jitenshado" 自転車度), across Zama to the Sagami River, Down the Sagami on some trails, and back across to the Mekujiri River bike path via Ebina. I entered the route on Google Maps so other English-speaking cyclists