Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Ride Across Japan - I'm cycling 1500km from Fukuoka to Tokyo.
This video is Days 9 and 10.

This includes Japan’s highest paved road… NORIKURA at 2700m.
It’s closed to cars partway up the 30km climb.

Day 9: Takayama - Matsumoto strava.com/activities/16198874653
Day 10: Matsumoto - Suwa strava.com/activities/16210276173

0:00 Day 9 - Takayama - Matsumoto
2:13 The climb Mount Norikura!
4:32 Worth visiting? Ranking the climb…
5:36 This!! 🥹
9:21 Descent.
11:04 another day another hotel in Japan…
14:03 Day 10 - Matsumoto - Suwa
15:28 the climb….
17:28 all goes wrong :(


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✖︎ The Garmin: garmin.com/en-GB/p/1630197
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✖︎ 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! 💚





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