Resources	Japanese-Only Web Sites (Note: your computer must have Japanese language capability to view these sites) General Cycling Links Japan Cycling Clubs Personal Pages GENERAL CYCLING Å@ The Road of Japan http://www.cfa.hokudai.ac.jp/PFC/members/matsunami/Japan.html ASTONISHING amount of information on routes all over Japan (on very LONG pages) - if only it were in English for the non-Japanese readers! Roads rated with stars given for scenic beauty, narrowness, winding turns and "UHEUEHE" (steepness?) of passes, plus comments and email address for info. Also offers a mailing list. Net-Pedalian / Japan Adventure Cyclist Club's official web site http://www.os.rim.or.jp/~jacc/ Also listed under English web sites. OUTSTANDING, jaw-dropping design, several planes above anything else I've seen on a cycle-site... but not always intuitive to the uninitiated. Clicking the "W" on the compass allows access to three sections: Tandem Around the World, a description of same; Voices of Adventure Cyclists, mostly by Japanese cyclists in Japanese but with names and summaries in English and excellent photos from all over the world; and Club@EMISTEVE, with a "Message Board" containing periodic updates of their trip around the world. Clicking the "E" on the compass sends you to the Japan Cycling Navigator site. Other locations are mostly in Japanese, but you'll probably enjoy exploring them anyway. JCA (Japan Cycling Association) http://www4.justnet.ne.jp/~jca/index.htm Japanese only. Lots of info on the JCA, joining, etc., as well as lists of cycling terminals and so on. "Course info" is disappointing, with little more than "cycle sports center" paths, but it does offer the "WIND" diagrams of long-distance bikepaths. LINKS Cycling Links http://robotics.me.es.osaka-u.ac.jp/~masutani/Cycling/links.html A HUGE list of touring links... Bicycles & Cycling Links http://robotics.me.es.osaka-u.ac.jp/~masutani/Cycling/links.html Another HUGE collection of links... Super Bicycle Link http://www.rinku.or.jp/explanet/bicycle-link.html Yet another large list of links, first overseas and then domestic... WWW Japan Pages on Bicycles http://www.jsk.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~tetsu/nc/world.html Large collection of links, esp. good for college cycling clubs... Å@ Mountain Links http://www.dent.niigata-u.ac.jp/restend/okamoto/links.html This site is specifically devoted to mountains (appears to be mainly scenery and hiking), but it may be the most complete collection of mountain links around; the "Link-shu 1-5" items near the bottom of the first page lead to several more pages of links. The first page is noteworthy mainly for the links on mountain lodges/huts ("yamagoya") near the bottom of the page... (also several live-cams of Mt. Fuji, Daisetsuzan in Hokkaido, etc.). CYCLING CLUBS Akashiya Cycling Club http://www.ebic.or.jp/~iwasaki/11.htm Click button under photo for a map & explanation of Sapporo bikepaths. Kyoto University Cycling Club http://jf.gee.kyoto-u.ac.jp/kucc/user/ Japanese only. Includes a map with info on cycling overseas, and LOTS of member reports of tours (under "Tour no Matome") - some of which, oddly enough, are handwritten and scanned, very personal but take FOREVER to load. Huge list of links at http://epsenewsc.gee.kyoto-u.ac.jp/kucc/user/links/index.htm#course Ritsumeikan University Cycling Club http://www.jotu.cs.ritsumei.ac.jp/~nakai/_Japanese/_Rucc/index.html Japanese only. "Pass Hunting" right in the title... Some nice photos here! Includes yet another big list of links at http://www.jotu.cs.ritsumei.ac.jp/~nakai/_Japanese/_Rucc/index.html PERSONAL PAGES Jitensha Touring Guide http://www1.kcn.ne.jp/~mkomai/cycle/index.html Photos of cycle-trips, mainly in the Nara-Mie area, plus mountain passes from areas throughout the country (rated with up to five stars, yet). As can be judged from the title graphic, MUCH more well-done than most personal cycling sites... Touring Dreams http://www.na.rim.or.jp/~watanabk/kotaro.html Home page of Kotaro (Watanabe?), who seems to be a Nagoya-based cyclist. Photos of many trips around Japan. Tokonoma Cyclist" (Se's homepage) http://www.bekkoame.or.jp/~t_se_kus/index.html Lots of descriptions of trips all around Japan, with mini-photos... Yama de Asobo (Shimada Kazushi's home page) http://www.117.ne.jp/~shimada/ TONS of information on mountain routes, and some great photos, mainly from the Hyogo area (he lives in Kakogawa, between Kobe and Himeji). All in Japanese. Explore the "new info" items near the top of the first page, or click the green text below the picture of the guy on the bicycle for a list of mountain routes. Jitensha Kanren no Page http://www.hi-ho.ne.jp/daimon2/BICYCLE/bicycle.htm Personal home page of Mr. Daimon. Several trips, with apparently no photos... but there are photos in his "travel" section (accessed from http://www.hi-ho.ne.jp/daimon2/TRAVEL/travel.htm). Katombo's Page http://www1.nisiq.net/~tenma/ Links on this page lead to some nice photos of cycling in and around Osaka, worthwhile even for those who can't read the text. Cycling Courses http://www.net117.or.jp/~tosio/cyclo/corse1.htm List of cycling routes all over Japan - quite extensive. All in Japanese, but with links to photos and maps; the occasional photos are nice enough that you wonder why he doesn't give them more prominence... He's also started a mailing list for cyclists; click the Home button to access it on the "Home" page. "Sawayaka na Kaze" cycling info http://member.nifty.ne.jp/sawayaka/ Cycling info & photos, mainly for Kansai areas, on a nicely designed home page (by an elementary school teacher who loves cycling). Bicycle Touring "Revival" http://member.nifty.ne.jp/kadooka/ Lots of info (but no photos) on touring in Tohoku... Funky Potato http://www.jin.or.jp/funky-p/ MTB group centered around a shop called Cycles Nango in the Osaka area. Some race & touring photos, though not a lot of practical info. Cycling (Fukushima Prefecture) http://www.f.do-fukushima.or.jp/rist/209.htm Seems to be a prefectural chamber-of-commerce type site, with bits of info on cycling in Fukushima, including brief section describing a 22km bikepath. Confusing use of frames makes it difficult to find the info... Jitensha no page http://www.cc4-3.kanagawa-u.ac.jp/taka/ob/kuma/word/cycle.html "Kuma-san's home page. One excellent map & photo page on an MTB route in the mountains near Tokyo (click the second item under the photo); photos of a few other cycling trips to Yokohama & elsewhere. Links are mostly corporate or bike shop. Miyagi routes http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~gy4m-kmi/miyagiroad.htm Table, all in Japanese, and only the first two have maps... List of recommended routes by the Saitama Cycling Assn. http://www.freepage.total.co.jp/SCA/coarse1.htm No photos; all in Japanese... Tamagawa Cycling Map http://www2c.meshnet.or.jp/~Seishin/tamcm/ Info on the bike route along the Tamagawa (river) near Tokyo. All in Japanese; non-Japanese readers may want to go directly to the cycling maps at http://www.mcgroup.or.jp/user/takekazu/cycle/tamacyclo.htm (and the bottom left box in that page has links to a few photos). "Percipio" http://ns.mcgroup.or.jp/user/takekazu/index.htm No meaning to the title word; he just liked the sound of it. No. 1 - 5 contain cycling info and photos... Kent's Homepage http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~_kent/ A couple of trip descriptions (Ishigaki-jima, etc.) with links to individual photos, plus a piece recommending camping it... Bicycles & Cycling: Koh Yamaguchi's Home Page http://www.yo.rim.or.jp/~koh/bicycle.html Mt. Fuji and a few other routes listed with some nice photos (click the JPEG icons). "Charinko ressha" http://www.city.ena.gifu.jp/~ncc-1701/index.html Info on a 35-50km route accessed by what is supposedly one of the few trains in Japan that lets you roll the bike right on board; apparently doesn't run in winter. Nice pictures of kids having fun. Bike Links http://home.interlink.or.jp/~kasiwaku/bike.html On "Rail & Bike" page of Hideo Kashiwakuma's home page. Bike Page http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~fz6t-sby/cycling/cycle_course.html Info mainly on parts of a 50-km bikepath around Tokyo Bay; links are currently under construction. Yoshida's Home Page http://www.bekkoame.or.jp/~i-yosida/ Top half of main page (below the photo of him and his wife) has places & photos for areas around Osaka; lower half has a TON of very nice photos of the big "Banpaku" park (Expo '70 site). Touring Info (on Watanabe home page) http://acropolis.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~watanabe/titibu.html A few items on touring in the Tokyo-Chiba area. Cycling Hints (on Yokota family home page) http://www1.u-netsurf.ne.jp/~yokota-k/cycling.htm A few cycling tips and a couple of routes in the Sapporo area, plus photos from routes accessed by one of the "cycle-free" trains that let you roll yours right on board. Even a photo of a "bento" box lunch... Mild Seven Cycling Rally '98 http://sometime1.jtnet.ad.jp/WWW/JT/Event/Cycling/ Japan Tobacco's page on a cycling event sponsored by that cigarette company. Includes maps of routes and a few photos. English Web SitesJapan Guides