cycling Japan Archives - Footloose Cycling https://footloosetravelguides.com/tag/cycling-japan/ The Joy of Riding a Bicycle: Explore the World at Your Own Pace Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:50:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 182634245 Bicycle Graveyard https://footloosetravelguides.com/bicycle-graveyard/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bicycle-graveyard https://footloosetravelguides.com/bicycle-graveyard/#respond Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:02:57 +0000 https://footloosetravelguides.com/?p=11174 I rode past this astonishing mountain of discarded bicycles while cycling across Kyushu. At first glance, it looked like a recycling center. But the longer…

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]]> https://footloosetravelguides.com/bicycle-graveyard/feed/ 0 11174 Cycling Kyushu: A Bicycle Journey Through Japan’s Land of Fire https://footloosetravelguides.com/cycling-kyushu-a-bicycle-journey-through-japans-land-of-fire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cycling-kyushu-a-bicycle-journey-through-japans-land-of-fire https://footloosetravelguides.com/cycling-kyushu-a-bicycle-journey-through-japans-land-of-fire/#respond Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:46:51 +0000 https://footloosetravelguides.com/?p=11097 When people think of Japan, they usually picture Tokyo’s neon skyline, Kyoto’s temples, or perhaps the crowds crossing Shibuya. Yet some of my most memorable…

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]]> https://footloosetravelguides.com/cycling-kyushu-a-bicycle-journey-through-japans-land-of-fire/feed/ 0 11097 First-Time Japan Travel Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them) https://footloosetravelguides.com/first-time-japan-travel-mistakes-and-how-to-avoid-them/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-time-japan-travel-mistakes-and-how-to-avoid-them https://footloosetravelguides.com/first-time-japan-travel-mistakes-and-how-to-avoid-them/#respond Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:50:13 +0000 https://footloosetravelguides.com/?p=10166 Japan is one of the easiest countries in the world to travel through—and one of the easiest to misunderstand. First-time visitors often arrive with a…

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