July – August 2025

Kyushu by bike

One month, 624 kilometres and a trailer across southern Japan: Fukuoka, Karatsu, Nagasaki, Amakusa, Kagoshima and Kumamoto.

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The route

Stories from this journey

July 2025
July 16, 2025

Stage 1 of 10
First days in the Land of the Rising Sun
Waking up in a new country is never trivial. It only happens once per trip and, in the end, not many times in a lifetime. We have to wake Clémence…
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July 17, 2025

Stage 2 of 10 · 124 km
First impressions of Japan by bike
After more than 1,500 kilometres by bike in South Korea, today we start clocking up the kilometres on Japanese soil. After a huge breakfast and packing up all our things,…
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July 21, 2025

Stage 3 of 10 · 79 km
After the first day of rain comes fine weather
On a long bike trip, you need to know when to take rest days. But it's always hard to build them in, because even when we're not riding we still…
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July 24, 2025

Stage 4 of 10 · 77 km
In which we discover that Japanese drivers are like any others
It's already hot when we wake up. The little room faces the rising sun and the small wooden shutters are no match for its power. We're almost sweating already as…
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July 27, 2025

Stage 5 of 10 · 34 km
Nagasaki, continued and concluded
Taking several days to visit second-tier cities is a luxury you can afford when travelling by bike. Our bodies and minds need rest, so we wander the streets without hurrying.…
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July 31, 2025

Stage 6 of 10 · 85 km
In which we visit a Japanese hospital
Miyazaki is a great filmmaker; that's a fact no one can deny. But we'd always thought he greatly exaggerated the local wildlife. After a few weeks travelling the roads of…
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August 2025
August 5, 2025

Stage 7 of 10 · 62 km
When the bike becomes a burden
What are the odds of a child being so excited by her new toys that she wakes up at 4 in the morning? Probably next to zero, and yet… Clémence…
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August 5, 2025

Stage 8 of 10 · 4,5 km
Kagoshima, Kirishima and the urge to be elsewhere
Once again, we've completely lost track of the days of the week. It takes us a while to work out why Kagoshima station is so empty as we go to…
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August 9, 2025

Stage 9 of 10 · 37 km
Kumamoto, city of Kumamon and One Piece
After a quick breakfast in the room and a little detour via the hotel's children's area, around 10 we take a small country bus to Kagoshima airport, about 30 minutes…
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August 12, 2025

Stage 10 of 10 · 125 km
Biblical deluges, a Homeric advance
Human beings tend to notice only their bad luck. We're often aware of negative events but rarely of the positive. This morning at breakfast, though, we have to admit we've…
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Kyushu by bike

One month, 624 km and a trailer across southern Japan. 140 pages.

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Kyushu by bike

First days in the Land of the Rising Sun

First impressions of Japan by bike

After the first day of rain comes fine weather

In which we discover that Japanese drivers are like any others

Nagasaki, continued and concluded

In which we visit a Japanese hospital

When the bike becomes a burden

Kagoshima, Kirishima and the urge to be elsewhere

Kumamoto, city of Kumamon and One Piece

Biblical deluges, a Homeric advance

Kyushu by bike