Gaijin Bikers in Japan
The continuing adventures of a couple of American bikers
in the Land of the Rising Sun

November 28, 2007

Hirayu Touring 2007

Filed under: biker stuff, Touring reports, SPLENDOR — Big Ben @ 8:27 pm

6 Comments »

  1. Thanks for the great photos. I have been missing Japan having not visited recently, maybe ‘08 I’ll get back there.

    Comment by Iron Chef — December 10, 2007 @ 5:58 pm

  2. Thanks Chef. If you do swing by this way, drop us a line.

    Comment by Big Ben — December 10, 2007 @ 7:42 pm

  3. OMG that’s so amazing! I never even thought of bikeing around Japan but now hell yea!! I have been to Takayama as well, what an awesome place!

    Comment by Akissa — January 5, 2008 @ 11:39 am

  4. Im back already XD I didn’t find your email, so I’ll write here =D I just finsihed uni and now I want to go teach in Japan. Is there any other occupation you would recommend I do? (That will enable me to travel around, instead of being locked in one place)? My Japanese speaking skills are not that great.

    Comment by Akissa — January 5, 2008 @ 12:41 pm

  5. One more question. In photos in general, I never really see uni-age young bikers. Do they go on long trips, or is it mostly 30s and over who go on long trips?

    Comment by Akissa — January 5, 2008 @ 12:52 pm

  6. Akissa,

    The default for new unskilled gaijin is teaching English conversation, and just about everyone goes through it at first, kind of like a rite of initiation. I don’t know of any jobs that offer freedom of movement until your Japanese skills are up to speed.

    There are lots of young riders out on the roads, especially on offroad bikes. They tend to be on the strictest budgets and don’t take as many pictures, but they’re definitely out there. In Hokkaido in the summer I think you could even say that university kids are the majority in the rider houses.

    Comment by Big Ben — January 6, 2008 @ 9:36 am

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