BIKEPACKING JAPAN; CYCLING THE LENGTH OF JAPAN ON THE 1500mile JAPANESE ODYSSEY

I cycled the length of Japan on the Japanese Odyssey bikepacking event.
The Japanese Odyssey is a 1500mile free route bikepacking event across Japan. See how I got on in this video of my journey.
More information about the event can be found here:
www.japanese-odyssey.com
A big thank you to the brands that support me:
Mason Cycles - masoncycles.cc
Hunt Bike wheels - www.huntbikewheels.com
Albion Cycling - www.albioncycling.com
Tailfin Bikepacking equipment - www.tailfin.cc/?v=79cba1185463
Rene Herse tyres - www.renehersecycles.com
Enduro bearings - cycling.endurobearings.com
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[@pmckeown38]

Josh's best video style. Love these. Wanted more than 11 mins

[@marcelgraber4754]

Thanks for sharing - what a beautiful country and people. I loved the clean and heated toilets ;-)

[@paul_laws]

Go back and do cape to cape. Hokkaido is the best part 💓

[@cristianrb7692]

Thanks for sharing Josh!

[@markjthomson]

That was a good ride and cool video! Nicely done.

[@JRM2009videos]

That's what I call a time lapse! Nice video. Japan is definetively great cycle!

[@christopherhood9241]

super video Josh (would have like a little longer), scenery/landscapes look amazing.

[@fdmassive]

It's taken me till now to watch this video. I'm so envious as I was meant to ride it this year but had to postpone it to next year. It looks better than I can imagine.

[@BIKENESS]

Had been binge watching hiking videos now binge on bicycles 😊

[@GeekonaBike]

So the Japanese drive like you Brits & Aussies, on the lefthand side of the road. I didn't know that :)

[@ericpayne7698]

Josh, I always look forward to your videos over and down here in Silver City, NM, and this one did not disappoint. On this one I enjoyed what seemed to be a growing variety of camera angles, but have to wonder, how do you quickly get the GoPro off of your bars/stem and into the hand? Some slick magnetic mount? Also, it looked like you had it helmet mounted at some point (which looked real nice), but didn't see a mount strapped to your helmet. Oh, and which GoPro were you using? Muchas gracias from an aspiring bike GoPro'er

[@joshibbett]

I have 2 GoPro’s, one fixed in the bars and another handheld which I keep in my pocket. Although this time I also used a mouth mount on the pocket go pro.

[@kuri8015]

Looks great! I wish that it had been a longer video. How did you find riding in Japan?

[@joshibbett]

It was great, good roads, considerate drivers and amazing landscapes

[@kuri8015]

Yup! I have been living here for donkeys' years and it's a great place to ride, I am surprised that so few cyclists visited to ride... and it can be so cheap compared to the UK nowadays! I did Lejog last year and I was amazed at the prices of food, accommodation, etc compared to here.@@joshibbett

[@acanadian2285]

wow!!! rrraaaaaadddddddd

[@EvidenceofaFabulousLife]

Thank you for capturing your adventure Josh. How would you compare prices for food, accommodation etc to Europe? It looked very easy to pick up decent food and re-supply, I just wondered about the costs? Japan looks like a very interesting place to visit and ride, also seems to have a very cool, slightly underground, bike culture. Cheers!

[@joshibbett]

I'd say it's pretty similar to Europe, maybe slightly cheaper. However the biggest expense is getting there in the first place

[@linesided]

Great ride! What's the jacket you're wearing ? (the blue rain jacket? )

[@joshibbett]

Its the Albion Pertex shield rain jacket:www.albioncycling.com/products/all-road-mens-rain-jacket-tarn-blue

[@edprocter877]

Love your videos Josh. I never seem to have the discipline to keep filming! Do you just used a GoPro freehanded, or do you have any mounts?

[@joshibbett]

I tend to use 2 GoPros, one on the bars which I can hit record on at a moments notice and then one in my pocket usually with a hand mount, although this time I experimented with a mouth mount

[@edprocter877]

Thanks. 👍

[@matthewdalby5797]

Hi josh - great video . I’m interested in biking all or part of this route myself on a bike pack trip. Wondering if you could share the route specifics - on strava / garmin / gpx / ride with gps . Thanks

[@joshibbett]

You can see most of the route on my ridewithgps collection here: ridewithgps.com/collections/2178375?privacy_code=9T8dFUTOgSPxByMbswRsymWCINGlGyg7

[@TheSpaceBrosShow]

How did you guys ship your bikes over to Japan? Planning a trip like this next year, but shorter

[@joshibbett]

I took it with me on the flight

[@stephenhryncewicz8160]

Enjoyed the video Josh. Is there a map of your route?

[@joshibbett]

Yes you can see it here: ridewithgps.com/collections/2178375?privacy_code=9T8dFUTOgSPxByMbswRsymWCINGlGyg7

[@stephenhryncewicz8160]

@@joshibbett Cool. Thanks. I've cycled parts of the course, especially up the northern coast.

[@alfianramli]

really enjoyef the video…is it safe cycling near the forest road there? i was thinking to ride bicycle backpacking in japan but worried to cycle road which is in or near forest due to bears cause saw the news bears attack are getting high in some prefecture in japan

[@joshibbett]

It’s very safe in Japan

[@markharrigan7075]

Everyone, absolutely everyone is immediately bemused by the toilets. They’re awesome. 😊

[@firsthippy]

Do you always apply the vulcanising glue to dynaplugs or just on stubborn stuff that won't seal? I've not yet had to use anything other than the plugs but I do carry superglue just in case.

[@firsthippy]

Obviously I've watched your pack list video too. That's where this comment was meant for! 😅

[@joshibbett]

Yep tend to always use the glue as it just makes for a more permanent repair and saves the hassle of having to replug further down the line especially if the repair is going to be in contact with the road a lot

[@firsthippy]

Thanks. I might have a think about swapping out the superglue (which I've also never used) for some vulcanising glue then. Knowing me, I'll keep both. @@joshibbett

[@joshibbett]

@@firsthippy Well a tube of superglue is about 5g so its probably not going to slow you down if you keep it!

[@firsthippy]

Ha, at 93kg, kit weight is way down the list of my concerns. Just applying an arbitrary "one in, one out" rule ;) @@joshibbett

[@roman.b_90]

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