The Sun Also Rises in The Land of The Rising Sun

The intent for this blog was to keep posts in chronological order. Obviously, there has been tremendous oversight on the part of the editorial staff here at gymcharles.com and, rather than continue to try to force it, we'll focus on the highlights of the three trips currently being documented.

Two weeks in to the Japan trip and today's ride is fresh on my mind because it was the best on the trip, and is amongst the top five rides that I've ever had.

At the moment, I can show you only the route and a few pictures from various spots along the way. There is some video, but the camera battery died pretty close to the beginning of the trip, so the good news is that it won't take very long to edit it. The bad news is that it won't take very long to watch it.

Here is the route, as recommended by Jonathan, the guy who rented the motorcycle to me:

Here are some pictures:

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Also, some panoramic pictures.

[caption id="attachment_1291" align="alignnone" width="640"] Valley Road Panoramic[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1292" align="alignnone" width="640"] River Road[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1293" align="alignnone" width="640"] Junction of routes 195 and 296[/caption]