The Bicycle Trip from Fukuoka to Shiga


Last summer, I travelled from Fukuoka to Shiga by bicycle with my friend.  The distance of it was about 700 kilometers and it took 4days and half to get to Kusatsu station in Shiga. It was very hard but very awesome experience for us. On the way to Shiga, some people cheered us up and gave us water and snacks. The achievement was not only by our efforst but also by the people who helpd us. I appreciate them. I show you some pictures I took during the travel.

Starting Point

We started the trip at Nishijin in Hukuoka. At that time, we were very anxious if we could get to Shiga. Some people said that the travel was impossible.

Fukuoka
We started the trip at night. We kept on going all night.
In the morning next day, we arrived at Mojikō, the border of Fukuoka.


Yamaguchi～Hiroshima～Okayama

There were a lot of mountains in Yamaguchi. So it was very hard to climb steep slopes by bicycle.In Dannoura
At a convenience store in Yamaguchi, a man gave us water and cheered us up!!
After we climbed many mountains, we finally got to Hiroshima. In Hiroshima, we chose the flat roads to go. Near Itsukushima Shrine
Next, we got to Okayama. At a convenience store in Okayama, we got sun burned.


Hyogo～Osaka～Kyoto～Shiga

Then, we got to Hyogo, Kinki district. We got vigor again, and kept on going.

At a convenience store in Hyogo. university students cheered us up!!!
The goal was getting closer and closer!
Near the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge
Our friends made this for us.

The　video which was taken here↓
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rPR4TaSNsw
In Osaka & Kyoto, we were so exhausted that we could not take pictures at all.We slept at the parking of a convenience store in Osaka. lol
Finally, we got to Shiga.
Lake Biwa! Our mother lake!! It was very impressive!		This is our goal point, Kusatsu station in Shiga. Our friends welcomed us.


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