SBK Japan

7 May 2008

Back up to the coast and along R178 again. Can’t stop saying it’s a fantastic road! More cool fishing villages.





Made it to Amanohashidate. This is one of the 3 most famous sightseeing spots in Japan.











Continued on the coast on R178, which is not as spectacular as before, but still pretty nice.



Then went through Maizuru, which is also a nice town, with a very good harbour. Many ships from Russia come here to dump lumber and load up with used cars.





The harbour also houses the Hitachi Shipyards and a lot of the Japanese navy. Couldn’t get a good shot of the ships, because they’re mostly around the corner.



Well, that’s it. Time to go home. R27 along the North coast, then R303 to Lake Biwa and R161, R303 and R8 around the lake, and hopped on to the tollway. Even though I know that the Chuo Hwy.is better, for some foolish reason I took the Tomei back to Tokyo. Wall to wall trucks as far as the eye can see. Aggressive buggers too. Oh well, at least the service area at Lake Hamana is really great. Worth doing once, but I’ll never do that again.

Got back a bit after midnight, to get the ETC discount.

All in all, one hell of a good trip. Great roads, great guys, life doesn’t get much better than this.