Photo Gallery

Cycling – time to ride

Cycling with cherry blossoms
Cycling roads
Happy Riding
Cycling in rural Japan
Cycling fun along the way
Designated bike paths.
Cycling through bamboo grove
Oceanside view
Let’s go
Roads less travelled
Cycling on quiet roads
Bamboo Grove
Countryside
City underpass in Osaka
Riding into the sunset
Celebrating end of the tour
Cycling fall colors
Time to ride
Another great day
Visit Biwa lake
Cycling background
Riverside break
Countryside riding
Time to ride
Oceanside thumbs up

The Adventures – Fun on the trip

Yamato Koriyama – Goldfish town
The excitement after a cycling adventure
Wakayama Castle
Deer of Nara Park
Japanese old wagon
Riding through Imaicho
Break time at 7-11
Vending machines – everywhere
Try a Kimono
Ebisu -Japanese god of fisherman and luck
Todaiji Temple
Cycling on the yellow road
Ripe rice field in Japan
Otsu manhole cover
Lighted eggs at TeamLab Botanical in Osaka

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Food – time to eat

Ramen lunch
Lunch time
Eggplant with black miso paste
Dessert time
Katsu curry and salad.
Tsukemono – Japanese pickled vegetables and Octopus
Tempura with matcha salt
Lunch break
Sashimi (raw fish)
Strawberry Mochi Treat
“Kanapai” -cheers for beers
Seafood for dinner
Dinner at Ryokan
Japanese strawberry dessert
Sushi
Green tea beer
Fluffy pancakes
Taiyaki treat
Cold Udon
Unagi (eel) Bento lunch

Accommodation – time to rest

Japanese Onsen bath
Daibutsukan Ryokan Nara
Japanese Ryokan hotel
Ocean view
Relaxing in Kyoto hotel lobby
Wakayama sunset
Room at Monzeki
Guest Yukata provided for your stay
Garden view at Monzeki
Jersey’s hanging in the Ryokan
Lobby at Ryokan
Western style bed at Ryokan
Sunset and ferris wheel near KIX

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Site seeing – time to explore

Dontonbori street in Osaka
Osaka Castle
Matsuri festival float
Tosenkyo game
Feeding the deer on a bike
Discover Japanese Gardens
Panasonic Museum
Samurai and Ninja Museum and experience
Sumo Practice
Rock climbing
Hyuga Grand shrine
Imaicho street
Osaka Castle
Buddhist thunder god statue
Boat ride in Omihachiman
Sake barrels

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Temples and Shrines – spiritual traditions

Temple entrance
Todaiji Temple
Daibutsu – Giant Buddha In Nara
Miidera temple Otsu gate
Fushimi Inari Gate
Ishidoro – stone lantern
Cyclist admire a Pagoda
Tori Gate – entrance to a Shinto shrine
Jison-In Pagoda
Wash hands before entering a shrine
Posing with demon statue
Gate at Todaiji, Nara
Kashihara Jingu
Buddhist monk in Nara
Jison-In Buddhist temple for woman

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