Bike Touring Around Hokkaido

In mid September 2001, Ishihara group made a bike touring around Hokkaido. It took 10 days and run 3,500km in a rain. The scale of adventure exceeded that of last year's touring in US.

red route

1 st Day (September 7th., Friday)

Departed Seven Mile Beach at 6:00. Odometer reading : 24,971km.

Arrived Morioka at 17:30. Run 631km at average speed of 55kmh.

Stayed in Pacific Hotel Morioka.

2nd Day (Saturday)

Departed Morioka at 5:45. Odometer reading : 25,602km.

Arrived at Aomori at 8:20.

Ferry departed Aomori at 9:10.

Hakodate-yama

Ferry arrived Hakodate at 12:50.

Departed Hakodate at 14:00.

Arrived Muroran at 18:30.

Stayed in Muroran Green Hotel.

3rd Day (Sunday)

Departed Muroran at 8:00. Odometer reading : 26,022km.

Arrived Tomakomai at 9:30. Run 65km at average speed of 43kmh.

Stayed in Pacific Hotel Morioka.

Mr. Iizuka, Saitoh arrived Tomakomai at10:45.

Mr. Ohosuga who arrived Chitose at 12:10 will be picked up by Mr.Nakamoto and Oshikawa.

Mr. Iizuka, Saitoh and Aoki departed Tomakomai at 12:00. Odometer reading :26,087km.

Farm in Shiomi Area

A road to Niikappu

Arrived Mitsuishi at 16:30. All members joined here.

All arrived Urakawa at 18:00. Run 143km at average speed of 24kmh.

Stayed in Urakawa Wellington Hotel.

4th Day (Monday)

Departed Urakawa at 8:00. Odometer reading : 26,230km.

Visited point Erimo.

at Point Erimo (photo by Nakamoto)

Arrived Nemuro at 8:30.

Run 387km at average speed of 37kmh.

Stayed in East Harbor Hotel.

5th Day (Tuesday)

Departed Nemuro at 8:00. Odometer reading : 26,617km.

at Lake Tofutsu (photo by Nakamoto)

Arrived Abashiri at 14:00.

Run 191km at average speed of 32kmh.

Stayed in Hotel Sun Park.

6th Day (Wednesday)

Departed Abashiri at 10:30. Odometer reading : 26,808km.

at Sekihoku Pass (photo by Nakamoto)

Arrived Sounkyou at 16:30.

Run 151km at average speed of 25kmh.

Stayed in Sounkyou Kankou Hotel.

7th day (Thursday)

Departed Sounkyou at 9:00. Odometer reading : 26,959km.

All Members in Frano

Arrived Sapporo at 18:30.

Run 338km at average speed of 29kmh.

Stayed in Sheraton Hotel.

8th Day (Friday)

Departed Sapporo at 10:00. Odometer reading : 27,297km.

Mr. Ohosuga flew from Chitose Air Port.

Departed Chitose at 12:00.

Arrived Hakodate at 18:30.

Run 336km at average speed of 40kmh.

Stayed in Hotel Daini-Ocean

9th Day (Saturday)

Ferry departed Hakodate at 9:40. Odometer reading : 27,633km.

Japanese Navy sailing out to Tsugaru Strait through   Hiradate Strait

Ferry arrived Aomori at 13:20.

Departed Aomori at 14:00.

Arrived Fukushima at 20:00.

Run 456km at average speed of 76kmh.

Stayed in Hotel Sun Route.

10th Day (Sunday)

Departed Fukushima at 8:00. Odometer reading : 28,089km.

Arrived home at 13:00. Odometer reading : 28,456km.

Run 367km at average speed of 73kmh.