We completed stage one of the Samurai Epic cycling the Noto Peninsula and Japanese Alps. Below is a group photo from stage one. Four riders will be leaving and four new riders will be joining us for the second stage in Shikoku.
This morning we took the train from Gifu to Kyoto where we will have a layover or rest day.
This was a fun group with three quarters of the riders residing from Australia. For the second stage, five new riders will be joining us from Australia, France and the United States.
The Kyoto train station is modern, clean and busy.
Entrance of Kyoto train station. It's clear mass transportation is a budget priority for Japan.
Train ride from Gifu to Kyoto.
City bikes are common sights in urban settings like Osaka & Kyoto.
Traffic scene in Kyoto.
Students in yellow caps leaving Kyoto train station.
Nearly 1,600 temples in Kyoto.
Halloween decorations at the Miyako Hotel.
Can't wait to explore this wonderful city on our rest day before embarking on the second stage of the Samurai Epic.
This morning we took the train from Gifu to Kyoto where we will have a layover or rest day.
Sapporo Yebisu to end the day.
Can't wait to explore this wonderful city on our rest day before embarking on the second stage of the Samurai Epic.
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