To Niigata City, Niigata

After a ‘rest day’ we were on our way to Niigata City to meet some friends via Shiobara Onsen and Inawashiro Lake. There was some beautiful rice paddy fields and picturesque scenery on the way there. We also stopped in at a place called Tobu World Square which is basically a miniature tourist attraction village. …

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To Takasaki

Rain was something we expected to happen, but after 5 days of blissful sunshine, this had kinda been put out of our minds. That dream ended yesterday when it started bucketing down and we realised that riding in the rain isn't quite as fun as we thought it would be. Currently holed up in Starbucks, …