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Cycling Japan: A Personal Guide to Exploring Japan by Bicycle

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Well written and entertaining narratives covering dozens of bike trips throughout Japan; several hours to several days. Well organized by region with detailed maps of routes with 2-3 pages of information regarding terrain, points of interest, accomodations. Invaluable and extensive introduction covering language, map usage, gear to take, food/meal suggestions, lodging and camping, and cycling psychology. I personally used this unique, one of a kind book to prepare for a 3 week/1,000 mile solo trip of both Shikoku and Kyushu Islands (Japan's 3rd and 4 largest) and thouroughly enjoyed myself and found rural Japan to be a fascinating and enchanting place to travel. The dozens of Japanese people I encountered were extremely helpful and courteous and Japan lived up to its reputation of being one of the safest countries in which to travel. And, surprisingly, rural Japan was no more costly that touring in the U.S.; I enjoyed a budget trip. I highly recommend both the book and cycling in Japan. --Tom Crossland (June 1997)

Bryan and other contributors did a great job in capturing the sights, energy and flavor of riding in Japan. I have had the book for several years, and for one living in Japan it has proved in-dispensable. More than just routes and places to stop, it covers such topics as taking your bike on the train, lodging and food secrets, repair shops and cycling organizations. And lastly, you can learn a little Japanese cycling language!