Pt. 2 Biking from Kanazawa 金沢 to Matsumoto 松本 🚲 Cycling the Nakasendo in Japan, Bike Touring Nagano

This is part 2 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 days 3 & 4 riding from Kanayama (in Gifu Prefecture) along the Nakasendo to Tsumago-Juku (in Nagano Prefecture) and then to Matsumoto!
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 2: Kanayama (飛騨金山) to Tsumago-Juku (妻籠宿) in Nagano Prefecture
56 miles (90km) + 1555m (5100 feet) elevation
Ride and Route info: / strava
Day 4: Tsumago-juku to Matsumoto (松本市)
64 miles (103km) + 1687m (5534 feet) elevation
Ride and Route info: / strava
In this part, we ride along a 7.5 kilometer section of the Nakasendo (中山道) from Magome to Tsumago-juku, which is one of the best preserved and most famous sections. The Nakasendo is one of the 5 routes that was used to connect old Edo to Kyoto in the Edo period. The name means "central mountain route"and there are 69 stations or postal towns along the route. Though it was mountainous, it was one of the most popular ways between the two cities because you didn't have to ford any huge rivers. It runs through the modern-day prefectures of Saitama, Gunma, Nagano, Gifu and Shiga, with a total distance of about 534 km.
More about the Nakasendo: www.go-nagano.net/en/trip-ide...
More about Tsumago-Juku: www.japan-guide.com/e/e6077.html
More about Matsumoto: visitmatsumoto.com/en/
🎙️ 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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[@jdeckard1243]

Just found your Chanel, we traveled to Japan in February 2024 to visit my daughter who is also a JET . Japanese convenience stores are the one thing I really miss about Japan. Love the gentle nature of your episodes.

[@spacekip38]

What an absolutely beautiful ride, this is definitely on my bucketlist now

[@craigmaddison8254]

Surely the best way to enjoy a beer, alcoholic or otherwise! Great vid with informative commentary.

[@bryanglover1272]

Man you guys are really livin’ it! Such awesome videos.. thanks!!

[@ky94790]

Fine trip. NAGANO is wonderland. you have ridden hardly ancient road. pretty good. your video makes me happy. thanks.

[@kuri8015]

Super as always!

[@maxrosentreter6545]

What a great trip! Looks like you encountered a wide variety of road surfaces. The landscapes are stunning and the villages look charming!

[@alex_sophie]

I really love how you showcased the scenery in the series, biking through japan is one of my bucket list items and your editing style aligns perfectly with the feeling i associate with japanese summer. keep it up ^^

[@lycanerf6885]

Absolutely loved the places in this video! Added the Nakasendo town to the mental list of places I gotta visit when I go to Japan. It feels like you're back in historic Japan; I can see why this was one of your favorite places so far. Since I'm pretty big on hiking, maybe I'll instead just try hiking the Nakasendo someday? That would be a pretty cool experience.

[@Hiking_body]

Nice ride! You guys should ride Mt. Norikura or Utsushigahara also in Matsumoto next time! ✌️

[@bengt_axle]

What is the best month to do a cycling tour like this, in Japan?