Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Ride Across Japan - I'm cycling 1500km from Fukuoka to Tokyo.
This video is Days 6, 7, & 8.
I finally took on Kuragari Pass, known as Japan’s steepest road.
With brutal gradients, endless turns, and insane views, this climb pushed me to my limits.
📍 Location: Kuragari Pass, Nara Prefecture, Japan🚴♂️ Gradient: up to 30% in some sections!
Day 6: Osaka - Iga - strava.com/activities/16169638910
Day 7: Iga - Nagoya - strava.com/activities/16178737109
Day 8: Nagoya - Takayama - strava.com/activities/16189197962
0:00 Day 6 ... ARGGHHH!!!
1:46 Kuragari Pass...
5:09 I didn't plan for this
7:28 How good are hotels in Japan for £40?
9:06 Day 7 - Another day in paradise?
11:52 Let's have a chat.. and the meaning of life in a supermarket
16:31 Day 8... Find the mountains!
17:50 RAIN.
21:43 Round up and see you next video :) x
✖︎ WIN a full Cafe du Cycliste kit here: bit.ly/43EuWwo
✖︎ The Garmin: garmin.com/en-GB/p/1630197
✖︎ The bike: tinyurl.com/2jcpevtp
✖︎ The bibs: bit.ly/4oR3eEM
✖︎ The bag/s: restrap.com/products/race-top-tube-bag
10% off Restrap with my link here: restrap.com/discount/KK10
Thanks so much to Garmin, Winspace, Cafe du Cycliste, and Restrap for supporting this trip! 💚
// Cycling eBook: ilikemountains.cc/s-h-o-p
// Instagram: instagram.com/katiekookaburra1
// Strava: strava.com/athletes/3352833
// My Zwift Club: tinyurl.com/4wusdwxp
// Patreon: patreon.com/katiekookaburra
Super happy to have the following brands support me and my ol' cycling adventures. So you will see some of their products I choose to use in my content :)
garmin.com
zwift.com/uk
exposurelights.com
Shokz: £10 off using KATIEK shokz.cc/3Sq4IXJ
Ride Across Japan - I'm cycling 1500km from Fukuoka to Tokyo.
This video is Days 6, 7, & 8.
I finally took on Kuragari Pass, known as Japan’s steepest road.
With brutal gradients, endless turns, and insane views, this climb pushed me to my limits.
📍 Location: Kuragari Pass, Nara Prefecture, Japan🚴♂️ Gradient: up to 30% in some sections!
Day 6: Osaka - Iga - strava.com/activities/16169638910
Day 7: Iga - Nagoya - strava.com/activities/16178737109
Day 8: Nagoya - Takayama - strava.com/activities/16189197962
0:00 Day 6 ... ARGGHHH!!!
1:46 Kuragari Pass...
5:09 I didn't plan for this
7:28 How good are hotels in Japan for £40?
9:06 Day 7 - Another day in paradise?
11:52 Let's have a chat.. and the meaning of life in a supermarket
16:31 Day 8... Find the mountains!
17:50 RAIN.
21:43 Round up and see you next video :) x
✖︎ WIN a full Cafe du Cycliste kit here: bit.ly/43EuWwo
✖︎ The Garmin: garmin.com/en-GB/p/1630197
✖︎ The bike: tinyurl.com/2jcpevtp
✖︎ The bibs: bit.ly/4oR3eEM
✖︎ The bag/s: restrap.com/products/race-top-tube-bag
10% off Restrap with my link here: restrap.com/discount/KK10
Thanks so much to Garmin, Winspace, Cafe du Cycliste, and Restrap for supporting this trip! 💚
// Cycling eBook: ilikemountains.cc/s-h-o-p
// Instagram: instagram.com/katiekookaburra1
// Strava: strava.com/athletes/3352833
// My Zwift Club: tinyurl.com/4wusdwxp
// Patreon: patreon.com/katiekookaburra
Super happy to have the following brands support me and my ol' cycling adventures. So you will see some of their products I choose to use in my content :)
garmin.com
zwift.com/uk
exposurelights.com
Shokz: £10 off using KATIEK shokz.cc/3Sq4IXJ
