Pt. 1 Biking from Kanazawa (金沢) to Matsumoto (松本) 🚲 Japan Cycling, Touring Ishikawa, Gifu, & Nagano

I can finally start sharing our summer bike trip with you all! This is part 1 of our 夏休み (summer break) cycling trip from Kanazawa (金沢) in Ishikawa Prefecture to Matsumoto (松本) and back again. It was 430 miles (692km) and 33,192 ft (10,117m) total over one week.
This part is about our first two days riding from the Kanazawa area to Hida and then to Kanayama (both in Gifu Prefecture)
Zeb wrote a full blog post with detailed descriptions of where we stayed, mileage and elevation of each day, etc.: www.ramblingramsbothams.com/b...
Day 1: Uchinada to Hida (飛騨市) in Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県)
75 miles (120km) + 5700’ elevation
Ride and Route info: / strava
Day 2: Hida to Kanayama (飛騨金山)
85 miles/137km + 6700’ elevation
Ride and Route info: / strava
In this part, we also stop by the Gujo-Hachiman castle ( 郡上八幡城) in Gero!
More about the castle: www.gujohachiman.com/kanko/sig...
More about Hida: hida.travel/
More about the Kinkotsu Alleyways: visitgifu.com/see-do/kinkotsu...
🎙️ Want to keep up with the rest of our adventures? We have a podcast! : www.ramblingramsbothams.com
More videos about Japan Cycling here:
Riding from Kanazawa to Shirakawa-go: • We Cycled to Shirakawa...
Kanazawa cherry blossom tour on a mamachari bike: • Sakura Cherry Blossom ...
Biking the Highlands of Japan in Nagano: • Cycling the Highlands ...
Noto Peninsula Cycling Tour: • Noto Peninsula Cycling...
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[@syktwgs]

Your smile is so cute. Thank you for showing us the beautiful scenery. Please continue to be safe and have a nice trip.

[@petert8931]

I have comment and say; this is a wonderful and interesting video, with ideal length, showcasing a perfect mix and cadence of cycling infrastructure / experience, eating , tourism highlightlights, your accommodation choices. While I'm sure there are other footage curated , I'm sure what you have shown here forms the basis of a beautiful memory for a lifetime for you both !

[@AnniewhereAndEverywhere]

wow what a kind comment, thank you so much! I'm so happy to hear that you enjoyed the video - you're right, it's a trip that we will treasure for a lifetime!

[@craigmaddison8254]

Brings back some nice memories for me, was in this area in 2012 and again in 2016. Some nice riding roads around there. Looking forward to part 2.

[@AnniewhereAndEverywhere]

That's awesome! I bet a lot has changed in ten years since you've been here. Thanks for watching!

[@aleques9]

Great video! Waiting for the next video

[@AnniewhereAndEverywhere]

Thanks so much for watching! Should be done with the next one in a week or two

[@japanrandoneur6464]

Great vid

[@AnniewhereAndEverywhere]

thanks so much- Love your Hokkaido cycling videos!

[@TonyPretty]

Yay, you guys are back!🎉

[@AnniewhereAndEverywhere]

Hi again! It took me a while to get to editing this one haha, whoops. The next parts of this trip's videos won't take as long, fingers crossed! 😅

[@kuri8015]

Great to see you back. It is a beautiful area to ride in. I love the roads around there. Riding in summer in Japan can be unbearably hot and humid, so getting on the bike at 4:30 just makes so much sense. I'm looking forward to part 2.

[@AnniewhereAndEverywhere]

Hi again! Yes exactly haha, you know how rough it can be. Our goal was to be done riding by noon every day, so we could stay out of the sun during the heat of the day. The early mornings were tough but worth it 😄

[@kuri8015]

That's what I did on my big summer ride this year. The added benefit is that riding through the countryside of Japan early in the morning is just amazing. I'm planning the 88-temple tour of Shikoku for this March. I hope you guys get to visit Shikoku at some stage of your time in Japan.@@AnniewhereAndEverywhere

[@AnniewhereAndEverywhere]

That sounds so cool! Agreed, the morning is so peaceful too. And we'd love to go to Shikoku, there are so many beautiful places on that side of the country! Looking forward to hearing about the 88-temple tour.@@kuri8015

[@ohwell2790]

Look foreword to your videos, thanks for sharing.

[@AnniewhereAndEverywhere]

that means a lot, thank you for watching!

[@lycanerf6885]

So happy to see you back with another video! I remember occasionally checking up on your channel, hoping you hadn't quit youtube lol. But great video as usual, I think this video series might turn out to be my favorite set of videos so far. I've always wanted to do this sort of grand journey on a bike (called a bike tour?), so really cool to see you do it especially in Japan. And my god, the mountainside scenery is gorgeous; also love the aesthetic of the towns!

[@AnniewhereAndEverywhere]

Hello again!😄 no don't worry haha, just slow at editing lately! It was really gorgeous, there's a town on the Nakasendo in my next video that I think is my favorite yet! Thanks for always watching 🥰

[@danthaikabuki6115]

Two new bikes. Nice

[@AnniewhereAndEverywhere]

thanks! Zeb got that new bike back in the spring for racing, so now I'm riding his Cervelo :)

[@jlimozin]

I am planning a bikepacking ride from Tokyo to Kanazawa. Your video was very useful, thanks!

[@AnniewhereAndEverywhere]

so happy to hear that, thank you! I hope you have a great time!

[@redblackhood]

Amazing, thank you for sharing

[@AnniewhereAndEverywhere]

thanks so much for watching!

[@MarcinCebula]

At 6:28 silent bob speaks, hahaha. First time watching your videos. They're really cool. Awesome job to both of you!

[@AnniewhereAndEverywhere]

hahaha Zeb can be a man of few words 😂 thank you so much for watching & for the kind message!

[@miniguy1267]

It looks so good. I am with Zeb. That river looked cold.

[@AnniewhereAndEverywhere]

haha, he will be happy to know someone agrees with him! It was chilly but felt so good after such a hot day :)

[@miniguy1267]

@@AnniewhereAndEverywhere it might be a boy thing 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@AnniewhereAndEverywhere]

😂😂@@miniguy1267

[@pedaling.z]

do you use locks when you leave your bikes for the castle or when going into cafes?

[@AnniewhereAndEverywhere]

good question, we don't usually use them, especially when we can see our bikes just outside the cafes. We had our bikes inside the guesthouse storage during the time we were at the castle though, since that was a longer excursion. We have small cable locks that fit in a bar bag just in case, but don't usually need to use them when we run in a convenience store or something like that

[@ireallydontwant2gaf]

What do record with?

[@AnniewhereAndEverywhere]

when biking I use a GoPro 12 (but maybe had my GoPro 10 still for this video?). Sometimes my iphone too when it's convenient. Thanks for watching!