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| From Hokkaido - heading south |
| Day 2 |
| Day 3 |
| Day 4 |
| Day 5 |
| Day 6 |
| Day 7 |
| Final Day |
| All Pages |
Where did this tour take me? Toured through Hokkaido, Aomori, Akita and a little of Iwate
How long? 8 Days all up
How many Kms? 6346
Road types? About 30% Expressway and 30% Heaven
Who did I travel with? Mostly alone but did 4 days with others. Biggest group 4
Accomodations? Camping 3nights, rider house 3nights, ferry 1 night - Onsen 5 nights
Places visited? Wakkanai, Nossapu Misaki, Shiretoko, Noshappu Misaki, Kushiro, Asahikawa, Biei, Furano, Muroran, Hakodate, Aomori, Towadako, Hirosaki, Hachimori, Hachimantai, Tazawako
Roads of merit? Too many from this report. But Iwaki-Skyline was the highlight
Oddities? Foxes in the fog, Long straight roads, seeing Russia, racing a kamoshika
Warnings? Weather changes fast up there, Aomori road signs are understated
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I hadn't had a decent adventure in while and neither had I ventured far north. So north I went with all the touring gear and a couple of ferry tickets to get over to Hokkaido and back. The FZ1 had new rubber, oil and coolant change, a couple of extra gadgets and I even went to work on the chain.
Started out with an ironbutt on day 1 to the very north of Hokkaido to maximize the touring time on the way back. Read about it here
