starting Friday afternoon in Nara, arriving Thursday afternoon in Numazu/Mishima

dropped out of the car after business trip in the middle of nowhere near Nara

strange road construction

Oji-san driving through Oji

the delicious Indian restaurant in Kashiwara was closed

relax and enjoy your life, no rush

it is getting dark - time to look out for a hotel

Washington Hotel Kansai Airport

7200 yen minus 4000 go to travel discount and I got a 3000 Yen voucher

beef bowl in the Hakusui Restaurant in Washingon Hotel

Cute and friendly Natsumi serves the food - she is studying English and waits for more foreign guests

never pack or rearrange your bike stuff over a place like this

enjoy the sunrise but watch the stairs

no fun driving at night here on the "bicycle lane" at high speed

this village Kishiwada needs to be discovered yet

bridge to Kansai Airport

fishing where the fish are

restroom decoration

racer meets racer

fruits on the beach

navi guides me on muddy streets sometimes

typical off the beaten track cycling road

do you see the road ?

cycling road goes through the shrine

thats the cycling road

the right house looks fried too much from the barbecue fire

what not to do here

along the Wakayama coast

good location for train spotters

Thursday night before departure I had watched the movie EIFFEL

EIFFEL movie at the French film festival in Yokohama makes me look at steel

night before departure I watched the EIFFEL movie

driving through Wakayama city

Wakayama Castle

castle garden

Wakayama castle

along the Wakayama coast

when it gets dark I start looking for hotels within 40 km range

driving to the hotel in the dark - no problem

hot soup in the cold

the only restaurant there was a "GUSTO" family restaurant

Forest Inn hotel in Gobo - middle of nowhere

there were 2 sunweather cyclists without luggage there already, so no space for my bike inside

mine was the LSB (last significant bit), last in first out

Forest Inn Hotel in Gobo on the coast of Wakayama

delicious fish ?

400 km to Hamamatsu

Kaki

the typical car here (kei truck)

morning chocolate rum raisins

Wakayama Pref. coastline

having a free natural shower (= cold rain)

riding against the wind

bike parking

some tunnels are a bit dangerous, height difference between concrete blocks

lots of ups and downs, on the top is usually a tunnel

a lighthouse near Kushimoto

the peninsula near Kushimoto, the most southern part of Honshu Island

diving equipment

the southern end of Honshu Island

riding back to Kushimoto in the night

the wedding church of the hotel

parking the bike in the lobby

evening internet discount booking awarded me with a huge room

dump the clothes in the bath for washing

grab some drinks and food - there was no restaurant

just a souvenir shop to buy survival food

power delivery phone charging for navigation

Royal Hotel Kushimoto - expensive hotel but they can be cheap if you book in the late evening

along the coast from Wakayama to Mie prefecture

rock formations near Kushimoto

typical village there

you need a bike to see this - cars can not stop near there

the city of Taiji - famous for whales

charging phone for navigation during the ride

some villages have lots of money to spend on toilets

too much power for charging my phone

whaling museum

wabi and sabi

feel the wabi and sabi

navigation wants me to go through there

not so good for my tires

michi no eki (food shop along the road)

heading for Owase

lost one of the mirrors somwhere on the way

turtle museum

the holy "rock"

this tunnel was hard to find - the main tunnel was forbidden for cyclists

World Heritage rocks

devils castle (name of the rock)

needs some bike carrying to get to the rocks

some stairs, better carry the bike

picures from a poster there

black stone souvenirs

up into the mountains

some hill climbing

if there is a place where you don't want it to rain

cold winter rain near nowhere in the mountains

shelter - a bus stop

cold night rain on the hill

many long long tunnels there - warm and dry if it rains

jumped into the first hotel in Owase to escape from the rain

Chinese noodle shop within walking distance (I had no umbrella)

rain stopped in the early morning - lucky

only little showers now and then - no problems

the scientist sees the perfect sawtooth on the oscilloscope - not the pain of riding up the hill

don't ride faster than 35 kmh up the hill, agree

autumn riding along the roads - your legs look like this

the light at the end of the tunnel

it looks like Nagano Prefecture

1000 Yen breakfast on a really cold morning in Family mart

with some kind of ume-flavored coffee (joking)

some of those sting in your socks

the typical inaka (countryside) car

walking sticks - like at the beginning of the Camino in Spain

dried kaki (persimmons)

Ise ebi (lobster) or Matsusaka beef - where should we go

the power stones

the couple cedar tree

couple tree

riding near Ise - looks like Hokkaido

big plains

sometimes even the monkey falls from the tree

(saru mo ki kara ochiru)

off the beaten track

riding to the Ise shrine

Ise Shrine

holy sake - in Germany we call this "Klosterfrau Melissengeist" or "Franz Branntwein"

from the sake brewers of Mie prefecture

shops near Ise jingu

even cows have to wear masks

so I am not a cow

evening moon near Ise

only boring and expensive restaurants on main street

there are two "Ise shrines", inner and outer

finally found a hidden back street

wow - this looks delicious

really good tiny teppan yaki restaurant, try to find it

the owner Mr. M. Ota loves rock music and makes the guests feel at home right away

yaki soba with Matsuzaka beef - yummi ! !

Hamburger steak made of Matsuzaka beef

o konomi yaki and some Matsusaka beef

Mr Ota - I can recommend the place, must go when in Ise

you need good fuel for the cycle engine

Ise udon - local speciality. Recommended

enough Matsuzaka fuel for two more cycling days

from the ferry to Numazu - Mishima region

leaving Ise in very early morning for Toba to get the first Isewan Ferry to Irago

Ise City Hotel annex - discounted a few days before shutting down

early morning ride to Toba

Iseshima national park

no idea what this is - maybe pearls

The Isewan Ferry Boat from Toba to Irago (Aichi Pref)

I did not eat Ise lobsters this time

towels that look like Matsusaka beef

old fashioned ferry boat where you can sleep on the floor

breakfast yaki soba from the microwave oven

Irago bay

watch your tires - deep cracks in the road

all kind of warning posters and ads on the toilets

many accidents with elderly drivers and so on

fruit lunch

melon all you can eat

the valuable cows

lining up for my foto like politicians

near Toyohashi

road along the coast

Kai riki ya - a cheap ramen chain

night ride to Omaezaki

Route Inn Hotel Omaezaki

book late you may get it cheap, same day discount

was asked to take the bike up to the room

packing the bike in the room

breakfast from 6.30 included

from here to Hamamatsu - Shizuoka - Shin Fuji - Numazu - Mishima is flat and boring

Mount Fuji ahead

old fashioned water tap

Kami san, stop my dog from making strange noise

Make Japan genki

may mother's Alzheimer not get worse

wishes to the Shinto deities

some of the Shizuoka drivers drive way too far on the left side

almost at Numazu destination - too early - so let's climb a hill

The Meiji Tunnel seems the most interesting

not exactly a cycling road - you have to carry your bike a few 100 meters

a few stairs

here and there some stairs

and some more stairs

I took the shortcut

to the Meiji Tunnel

nice lamps inside

back on the main road at Shizuoka, from now it gets boring

passing the Associa Hotel where we stayed at numerous business trips

passing Shimizu - roads get boring now

for more fotos here: see my cycling trip Tokyo to Biwako

cycling ends near Numazu where I got picked up by car crossing from Tokyo - Shimoda

for fotos from Tokyo to here or Tokyo to Shimoda: see my other cycling trips

meeting Renate-san, crossing her way from Tokyo to Shimoda by car

(o tsukaresama) welcome drinks prepared in the Shimoda guest house kitchen

guest rooms 3F

view from her house

guest rooms 2F

Irita beach “ü“c

there is a very delicious pizzeria "Fermen"

caprese

sourdough pizza, you'll love it

and their tiramisu

this is the friendly staff - you find the place on Irita beach

Irita beach “ü“c in Kisami –Ø�²”ü

on clear days you can see all these islands

Beach Castle My Way

next day again caprese and pizza before driving home to Tokyo

Cafe "Akai yane" in Ito