Most of my riding has been while living for 15 years in Thailand. Near Osaka, I've only ever ridden [after the short train ride] from Kansai Airport. Always on road. The Koya area is just stunning, Last year, I moved to the countryside in Hokkaido! No bicycle riding for me in winter [when I stick to boards]., but summer is just perfect. See you there.
I can recommend north Osaka for cycling, like the video. Go from Minoh to Myoken mountain, drop down to Keyaki and Hitakura Dam as featured in your video. In the countryside I can definitely say that the drivers are courteous and will wait behind you on a climb around a blind corner.
Interesting. I really want to go back to Japan. I didn’t have a great experience last time but I always say that I don’t think that’s indicative of how the cycling truly is in the country.
I've been riding in Osaka for three months now (May-July 2023). The road riding in the mountains/ hills is fabulous/ breathtaking BUT you must either catch the train with your bike (easy) or stay on the edge of the city OTHERWISE you have millions of traffic lights every 100-300 metres and that gets tiresome! In all the mountains/ hills around the landscape is stunning. BTW on the 'sidewalk' has a speed limit; you can ride on all roads but not "Expressways". You must always stop at traffic lights; if you skip one light the next will easily get you; so it becomes really tiresome to face those lights. By July however, the temperature is cruel; August/ September are even worse.
Yes ‘millions of traffic lights’ sounds correct to me! That’s exactly how I remember it. I do agree that there are some nice roads up in the mountains 👌
If you know the area a bit better, there are better ways to get to the area you went to, but local knowledge is always a bit hard to come by when relying on websites. But overall, yea, I imagine that for serious cycling, there maybe be better destinations.
Yeah. I've been thinking it would be good to live in more rural parts of Japan. Near the outside of medium sized cities, or, in a smallish city.. and then it just needs to be in an area where there are decent roads outside the city. I wonder if i could find a place to live though. I think maybe it will be difficult. I want to go to Taiwan this winter. I live in Vietnam now and it can be really beautiful. The right roads outside of cities are quiet and some are in great condition. Traffic in the cities or any road with some traffic is too dangerous (I've seen so many crashes). Thailand seems just as dangerous. Malaysia seems too Muslim (dogmatic, discriminatory, oppressive, controlling) I get the feeling that Taiwan and Japan have better riding and so I'm thinking of going to Taiwan in winter (when it's raining everyday in Vietnam where I live) and Japan in summer (when it's over 90 degrees F by 8am in Vietnam)
Taiwan has fantastic riding! Japan I would say is just ok but to be fair, I do think I need to spend more time in Japan to know for sure. Thailand has a reputation for having dangerous roads but after living here for over a year, I can tell you for sure, it’s one of the safest places in the world to ride a bike. Maybe not in Bangkok but just about anywhere else.
Have you been to Japan? Road cyclists go to very specific areas in Osaka to ride. I rode on the road when I was there. If we’re talking about Japan as a whole, the vast majority of people don’t ride on the road with cars. That’s what I observed after bike packing through the country for almost a month.
@@jimmyhor78 if you’re willing to share some routes I would appreciate it. I would love to go back…it’s just the way I was bike packing wasn’t ideal. And for the record, I rode from Fukuoka to Kyoto pretty much all on the road. I literally vlogged my entire trip 😂 It’s just in certain parts of Osaka it’s safer to ride in the foot path to get to the mountains in the north.
@@JohnnyZeeLee Part of my routes are the same. Busy with vehicles. Parts of it were better. Busy traffic roads are unavoidable when bikepacking in Japan unless you just want to ride the bits in between that were national designated cycling routes.
That bullshit Mr pseudo big balls.. there’s loads of fast back streets used by bike riders and a small amount of local traffic… you just have to be prepared for the occasional narrow alleyway of small stair case… The city is full of rivers with paths next to them.. I’m guessing you have a satellite map on your phone… please spend time looking at it rather than spending time talking about you smug soyclist balls..
Most of my riding has been while living for 15 years in Thailand. Near Osaka, I've only ever ridden [after the short train ride] from Kansai Airport. Always on road. The Koya area is just stunning,
Last year, I moved to the countryside in Hokkaido! No bicycle riding for me in winter [when I stick to boards]., but summer is just perfect. See you there.
Great Ride 🚵♂️
I can recommend north Osaka for cycling, like the video. Go from Minoh to Myoken mountain, drop down to Keyaki and Hitakura Dam as featured in your video. In the countryside I can definitely say that the drivers are courteous and will wait behind you on a climb around a blind corner.
Interesting. I really want to go back to Japan. I didn’t have a great experience last time but I always say that I don’t think that’s indicative of how the cycling truly is in the country.
Nice!greetings from Finland
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I've been riding in Osaka for three months now (May-July 2023). The road riding in the mountains/ hills is fabulous/ breathtaking BUT you must either catch the train with your bike (easy) or stay on the edge of the city OTHERWISE you have millions of traffic lights every 100-300 metres and that gets tiresome! In all the mountains/ hills around the landscape is stunning. BTW on the 'sidewalk' has a speed limit; you can ride on all roads but not "Expressways". You must always stop at traffic lights; if you skip one light the next will easily get you; so it becomes really tiresome to face those lights. By July however, the temperature is cruel; August/ September are even worse.
Yes ‘millions of traffic lights’ sounds correct to me! That’s exactly how I remember it. I do agree that there are some nice roads up in the mountains 👌
Did you just leave your bike outside the restaurant, unlocked?
I left it unlocked yes. It’s pretty common to do so in Japan and also Thailand
If you know the area a bit better, there are better ways to get to the area you went to, but local knowledge is always a bit hard to come by when relying on websites. But overall, yea, I imagine that for serious cycling, there maybe be better destinations.
I think if you live close to the mountains, then cycling around there can actually be really good
Yeah. I've been thinking it would be good to live in more rural parts of Japan. Near the outside of medium sized cities, or, in a smallish city.. and then it just needs to be in an area where there are decent roads outside the city. I wonder if i could find a place to live though. I think maybe it will be difficult.
I want to go to Taiwan this winter.
I live in Vietnam now and it can be really beautiful. The right roads outside of cities are quiet and some are in great condition. Traffic in the cities or any road with some traffic is too dangerous (I've seen so many crashes).
Thailand seems just as dangerous.
Malaysia seems too Muslim (dogmatic, discriminatory, oppressive, controlling)
I get the feeling that Taiwan and Japan have better riding and so I'm thinking of going to Taiwan in winter (when it's raining everyday in Vietnam where I live) and Japan in summer (when it's over 90 degrees F by 8am in Vietnam)
Taiwan has fantastic riding! Japan I would say is just ok but to be fair, I do think I need to spend more time in Japan to know for sure.
Thailand has a reputation for having dangerous roads but after living here for over a year, I can tell you for sure, it’s one of the safest places in the world to ride a bike. Maybe not in Bangkok but just about anywhere else.
Hate to say this but grow a pair and ride on the road in the lane like other road cyclists in Japan.
Have you been to Japan? Road cyclists go to very specific areas in Osaka to ride. I rode on the road when I was there. If we’re talking about Japan as a whole, the vast majority of people don’t ride on the road with cars. That’s what I observed after bike packing through the country for almost a month.
@@JohnnyZeeLee Yes. I rode all over Shiga, Fukui and Kyoto.
@@jimmyhor78 if you’re willing to share some routes I would appreciate it. I would love to go back…it’s just the way I was bike packing wasn’t ideal. And for the record, I rode from Fukuoka to Kyoto pretty much all on the road. I literally vlogged my entire trip 😂 It’s just in certain parts of Osaka it’s safer to ride in the foot path to get to the mountains in the north.
@@JohnnyZeeLee Part of my routes are the same. Busy with vehicles. Parts of it were better. Busy traffic roads are unavoidable when bikepacking in Japan unless you just want to ride the bits in between that were national designated cycling routes.
That bullshit Mr pseudo big balls.. there’s loads of fast back streets used by bike riders and a small amount of local traffic… you just have to be prepared for the occasional narrow alleyway of small stair case… The city is full of rivers with paths next to them.. I’m guessing you have a satellite map on your phone… please spend time looking at it rather than spending time talking about you smug soyclist balls..