After numerous good bye speeches, last classes, and final goodbye parties with teachers and JETs, it is finally time for Mil, Tyler and I to hop on our bicycles and make our way up to Mt. Fuji. About 800 miles.
Route: The first leg of the journey will consist of the eastern coast of Kyushu, mostly in Miyazaki prefecture. We will head from Kanoya up to the small town of Saiki where we will catch the ferry over to Shikoku, another of the four main islands of Japan.
From Sukumo in Shikoku we will head along the southern coast, eastward. This is the part I'm most excited about- it is one of the most rural areas of Japan, and boasts some spectacular scenery.
Once we do the length of Shikoku, we'll catch another ferry over to the Ki-Hanto peninsula on Honshu. From here we'll head up to a famous monastery on top of a mountain, Koya-san. Depending on funds, we might stay in temple lodging there. From there we'll cycle down down down to Ise, which is home to maybe the most famous Shinto shrine in all of Japan.
From there we'll catch our last ferry over to the mainland, in Aichi prefecture. There we'll meet a good friend of ours Barbelle, for a festival (?). Then we'll head up up up to Mt. Fuji, climb the thing, and be done! Here is a link to our route:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=210802384754313558540.0004a8e46677b5e7892ce&msa=0&ll=36.332828,138.647461&spn=10.38271,22.368164
Unfortunately I couldn't figure out how to post to this blog with my phone, but here is a link to my mobile blog. Just go to this to see sporadic updates about our trip!
Nothing but open road, rice paddies, and undoubtedly many many conbini stops ahead of us! I hope we make it!
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