SBK Japan

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