We Cycled to Shirakawago from Kanazawa (One of the Most Beautiful Bike Routes in Japan!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2022
- We rode 64 miles (103km) with 7500' of elevation from just outside Kanazawa to Shirakawa-go (白川郷), a UNESCO World Heritage Site! Our route took us through 3 prefectures (Ishikawa, Toyama, and Gifu), over steep mountain passes, and across beautiful bridges. Seeing the Sho River gorge by bike is incredible. It was definitely an adventurous route at times, but the stunning scenery (both along the way and in the village) is something I'll never forget!
Want to see the route and ride data? Check it out here: / strava
Looking for more information about Shirakawa-go? Visit shirakawa-go.gr.jp/en/ or www.vill.shirakawa.lg.jp/en/
Want to keep up with the rest of our adventures? Listen to our podcast: www.ramblingramsbothams.com
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Very nice scenic route. I have plan to ride from Kyoto to Shirakawago hopefully in autumn.
Thanks so much - and that sounds like it will be beautiful! Hope your ride goes well!
Thank you for sharing! I'm planning a ride from Shizuoka, where I live to Kanazawa for next year and this was the leg I was most worried about finding a good route. This will really help me a lot!
I'm so happy to hear! That sounds like a fun trip! I rode from Shirakawago to Kanazawa again this past summer, and used a more direct route - here's the video for that one so you can see if you prefer that way! th-cam.com/video/cJsZUndxz8M/w-d-xo.htmlsi=pWv_oT3X_b37WH3l
I used to live in Kanazawa and did the ride to Shirakawa and back via Io-zen a few times. I love the area and am always happy to see it again.
I'll be sure to watch your other videos!
Thats cool to hear, thanks for watching! I haven't actually tried getting there via Io yet, maybe I'll give that route a try once spring rolls around!
thanks for the info... heading to Japan in a weeks time
Thanks Michael, I hope you have a fantastic time!
I have a dream to ride this route by my own bike, so I was happy to watch your video! Thank you for sharing strava link and information about Hakusan road (which is useful, to properly plan my own route). Wish you all the best!
That's awesome, I hope your bike trip goes well! Thank you so much!
interesting journey ❤
thank you for watching 🥰
Wow I would love to stay in Shirakawago for a couple days. Just seems so peaceful. It's like experiencing a snippet of historic Japan, and those views (espically 11:19)!
Peaceful is the perfect word! I was definitely in awe 😍
I love japan❤
Very cool. I would love to cycle and visit Japan one day
Yes😂 very cool
Stumbled across your video, loved the ride you both did and really nice video. Inspired me to get on bike today, no excuses.
Wow that is awesome to hear! Hope you had a great ride! Thanks so much for watching
Wow tempat yang sangat indah 👍.
Fine. You have doon great trip.
thank you so much!
Great video! I hope to do something similar later this year
How fun! I hope it goes well! Thanks for watching😄
Really neat video! I am trying to plan a 1 week trip and this might make a really nice segment. Aside from the usual Shimanami Kaido are there other routes that you looked at or know of which you can recommend?
Thanks so much for watching! The Shimanami Kaido is quite far from us in Ishikawa, so if you wanted to ride that route you would probably want to plan the full week in that area. My husband Zeb wrote a blog about how he plans cycling routes in Japan so maybe that would be helpful: www.ramblingramsbothams.com/blog/planning-bikepacking-or-bike-touring-in-japan There are so many great roads here so you can't really go wrong! I hope you have a great trip 😄
Not interested in the city's, so this type of video appeals to me much more. All the others seem to be about eating all the time. Thanks for the video. It would be much more polite to say inexpensive stead of cheap in Japan I would think.
Thanks for watching! Yeah by "cheap" I just mean inexpensive, nothing to do with quality. I guess that could be taken the wrong way
Looks so quiet and peaceful when you were there. Was your walk early in the morning before tour busses came in?
It was really quiet! Yes, this was earlier than the tour busses. I think it was 6:30 or 7am, so not many people were up yet and there weren't any day trip visitors yet.
Good video Annie, could you describe us your gears for making your videos? Thanks
Thanks! I wear a GoPro with a chest mount (I have the GoPro 9), and Zeb flies a DJI Mavic Mini drone. At the beginning I was using a Sony ZV-E10 vlogcam. Sometimes I use my iphone too. Hope that helps!
great trip guys, I'm planning to cycle japan soon, but I've stumbled on a video of two bikers that got attacked by a bear...any advice about it? did you hear about bears syories in the area? thx
Thanks so much! Great question - I would say that bears are always in the back of my mind in rural areas here, but never so much that I've changed my plans because of them. Usually in the Hokuriku area where I live the risk is more on hikers, and cycling is not really as risky for bear encounters. However if you're concerned I would go to a local bike shop or outdoor shop when you arrive and ask them about bear spray. Depending on where you're riding it might be common to carry with you while cycling (maybe Hokkaido?), but I don't know anyone who rides with it here. Sometimes I will talk to myself or sing if I'm on a remote or forested road here, just to let any potential wildlife, including boars or deer, know I'm coming and not spook them 😄
We are planning a similar trip. What width tires did you use / recommend? Thanks for the advice!
How fun! I had Specialized Trigger Pro 38mm on my bike at the time, which were comfortable on the gravel sections but a bit overkill on the road. I've since switched to 28mm tires which is likely the most narrow I would go - either would be fine, but I would recommend tubeless regardless (especially with all the little pebbly stuff on the roads) just to prevent flats as much as possible. Hope it's a great trip!
What mountain is that? Elevation? Looks like an incredible run.
Thank you! I think the mountain we crossed before descending into the Shogawa river valley is 赤祖父山 (Akasofuyama) in Toyama prefecture. It's 1033m at the top but I don't know how close we were to the top.
@@AnniewhereAndEverywhere Well done.
Really Fantastic ❤
Can you recommend any bicycle please, i want to buy bicycle for long ride within japan, can you help me?
are you live in japan?
And also i want to join your company for road trip in japan 😂😂
Thank you for watching! Hmm, there are so many great bikes and options that it's hard to recommend one - the best thing is to go to your local bike shop and tell them the kinds of terrain you want to ride on, distance, and your budget, and they can help! I currently ride a cervelo espero with 28mm tires. When I recorded this video I think I was still riding my santa cruz stigmata with 38mm gravel tires. Both are good bikes, and there are so many good options out there! Yes I'm living in Japan right now and really enjoying it :) Hope you have a nice ride!