Cycling solo in JAPAN | I MADE IT TO OSAKA!

I arrived in Honshu, my last island for this bicycle tour in Japan. Everything is too busy now, I only have one week left in Japan and trying to make it to Osaka as my last stop.

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Route: Onomichi – Okayama – Himeji – Kobe – Osaka
Stop over- Mt. Rokkosan Snowpark, Hyogo, Klook code- XZARLIM
Okayama Kaikatsu Club
Kyoto daytour, Donbori, Osaka

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someone would ask me what’s my biggest fear it would be entering a highway with lots of trucks I don’t want to die yet for tomorrow in Himi cuz it’s going to be sold out if I don’t book in advance I just completed a breathtaking shimanami kaido cycling route and have now arrived in honu Japan’s Mainland the contr is striking the roads here are bustling and filled with cars initially I plan to cycle into the night to cover more distance but the heavy traffic is making that quite challenging transitioning from the Tranquil Scenic PA of the shimanami kaido to The Hectic urban road is definitely an adjustment so tired thankfully um I found this accommodation randomly I just cycled 50 km today and it’s the temperature suddenly dropped I’m so tired thankfully um I found this accommodator randomly today and it’s the temperature suddenly dropped and to make it to cing so tomorrow I need to cycle as early as much as possible so I can make I’m so tired I just want to sleep good thing I found a place to stay for a night here [Music] [Music] gotas gotas uhuh yeah it’s another day of Adventure um right now it’s just going to be all Urban so there’s nothing much exciting but I want to take a train I canot st cuz I’m so many luggage I have to pedal for 3 days so yeah let’s just enjoy the ride it’s cold right now so I’m just going to enjoy the company of my [Music] own I’m still 160 km away to coping although it’s all flat but it’s not fun without views and sceneries but yeah I’ll just en try [Music] it actually I’m not yet tired but I decided to just stop here for a while and stay for a night here at aat Club to experience it so I made a separate video about this feel free to check it out I started my day and everything is so busy here so many many trucks and they took me to route number two which is like the main [Music] Highway com took me to National Highway route two I don’t know if I’m allowed here to much guys I just found out this is like um the national highway here in Japan so I don’t know but yeah kumot says I should go there Kum took me to National Route 2 and there’s only like 2 minutes heart mini heart attack and then there’s a bike late now here it’s really foggy right now [Music] look at the cic be right now it’s very Serene I love that there’s a fog right now it feels like it’s a different VI and yeah I like the quick detour like surprisingly even aago I’m so stressed you can experience this beautiful and peaceful side of Japan if you go outside the highway just have to learn how to navigate now ahead of you prepare to turn [Music] right far is the national highway and I’m one daugh side that’s the train you can see Ms over here so it’s totally a different drive from um the previous Ro because I was near the coast now now it’s more mountainous [Music] good thing kumut is getting me away from the cars and leading me to quieter routes near the railroad however sometimes the turning points can be a bit time consuming with all the tws and turns I arrived in Yoko fure reaching the Charming town of a as I cycled up hill through to the town the road became a challenging mix of steep inclines and busling traffic there were so many vehicles on the road but thankfully the Japanese drivers were incredibly cous each time they saw me struggling up the hill they slow down and gave me plenty of space their consideration made the climb much more manageable and allowed me to appreciate the of now if you can see that in the Japanese are really kind considerate to cyclist so they stop a lot like slow down whenever they see despite the heavy traffic the blend of urban and natural landscape made more Unforgettable cycling experience [Music] 7 km left to himoji yeah I decided to just stop there and I cannot make it to KOB because so 70 km away yeah we’re not that strong sharp [Music] right I finally arrived here in imii and yeah yeah I decided to just stay here oh my gosh it’s only 83 km but I’m so tired like it’s been non-stop 4 days and yeah I want to rest but I only have 6 days left here in Japan so I want to make the most out of it heading to Hemi Castle it will open at 9:00 a.m. so I’m just going to see why this place is so special like one of the most visited castles here in Japan so we’re going to find out that’s a castle so near I should have just walked it’s just in there like 700 km 700 M away from my accommodation so yeah let’s see so this is the city of Hemi it’s quite quiet right now May kababayan ta Nam dito ilang years Ka dito sa Japan wow 10 years oh my gopp yeah I just dropped by Himi Castle this is one of the most visited castles here in Japan and also UNESCO world heritage and we’re going to find out why I only have 30 minutes to explore I don’t know if I will go so as you can see um there really preserve the Japanese architecture here they have a zoo here and the tourists are in there what not tourists um you can enter here for 1,000 yen at this unfortunately I don’t have time anymore so I need to go back because I’m going to cycle to KOB so bye you left the tour automatic replanning is turned off take a look at the map the tour is 60 M behind you W almost there I found myself lost when I’m on the way from Himi going to Kobe as I tried to navigate the way was I wasn’t sure if the route was even suitable for bicycle after an hour of confusion and backtracking I realized Google Maps had led me to a set of stairs you were back on the tour carrying my fully loaded bike down those steps was out of the question so I took a theour hoping for a better path this theour brought me to a highway and for a moment pic set it okay okay okay this stairs [Music] [Applause] this the brought me to a highway and for a moment Panic set in I wasn’t sure if cycling on this road was allowed or safe the next 10 minutes felt like a mini heart attack as car zoomed past me the noise and speed making my head spin I kept pedaling trying to stay as close to the edge as possible and eventually the traic tined out and my nerves began to come the road from Himi to Kobe has been the most complicated part part of my journey bu with narrow section barely wide enough for my bike with its paner each tight squee was a test of my balance and nerves despite this challenges I managed to push through finding my rhythm again as I move closer to my next destination go [Music] back so I stayed here in Kobe for a day even though I can make it to oaka so I can find a go ski Adventure here I’m going to make a separate video about that over the winter season but it’s not yet so they put some artificial snow here and this way Buck at list before the year end I decided to cycle next to Osaka so everything is smooth going to Osaka it’s not complicated and some parts have exclusive bicycle lane so it wasn’t complicated going there [Music] a bicycle LS and it’s very white it’s very bicycle friendly compared to the previous bike Lanes so finally oaka after so many days I finally did it no I’m almost there but I know I can make [Music] it a total of 760 km yeah and yeah I made it to Saka I met my host there nice range for bicycle tours but no um some are like they have something like that um they have barricades um it’s really hard to enter with funni ear but yeah I’m almost there 900 M away cuz I’m going to meet the Filipino that I’m going to sleep there at their house so yeah [Music] yeah total of 760 [Music] kilm Mo video Saar 9 months ago after after 2 yearsas perala Pang 2 years 9 months palang possible talaga yes com KY for three nights thank you so much tawag d tawag dangap bilang yesi y purpose by chance opportunity parang par talaga mirror [Music] Japanese very I traveled from Osaka to Kyoto and decided to just take a train I availed the 3day unlimited gai pass through look you can use my code Zar for a discount help me save money and travel without cash um I go to limousine I need to book Advance no no no you this um okay with train train Airport [Music] so it’s my first time to arrive here in Osaka so much crowd I don’t like going to crowded places when you’re alone but yeah we’re going to try some food today [Music] [Music] this is me traveling to a country with no idea what’s around me I’m able to read the language in a place with a completely different culture where I live I read this before that once you can navigate on your own and book of Light by yourself it simply means can do anything when you’re solo traveling you become the decision maker our brain functions more intensely when we’re outside of our comfort zone and in a familiar Place curiosity about our surroundings drive us to find answer to our questions and solutions to our problems oh my gosh touch down kto our first off is puim minari yeah you are surrounded by Forest here and yeah it’s kind of like a pilgrimage I don’t have much time anyway more I I wish I was here for 3 days but yeah I’m living tomorrow to fly and they have this long um pilgrimage Temple we have so many food stalls here where you can eat food um to try and I’m just nearby 300 M away from the station yeah and I didn’t bring money so I’m just going to head back what a girl I think one of the lessons that I learned here is that you have to believe in the power of possibility you’re traveling your mind should be piss full so you can meditate even while you’re on a train versus someone like me um traveling solo uh I need to research a lot so I didn’t research so when I just I’m just on the train that’s when I’m researching so right now I’m going to a temple so it’s just randomly I search cuz yeah when you’re traveling for nonstop you have no more time to research but don’t be like me yeah so everything is accessible here uh I’m just going to take a bus after a train so thankfully we have unlimited pass so it’s not going to be hard to buy it so here’s how it happened like this and I’m going to find the bus station oh so cute anything is possible you just don’t know when it will happen this belief is a powerful motivator that encourage you to stay open prepared and persistent so I already sent my 3 hours commuting and I didn’t see much today and I it’s a case because um I just need to go back yeah here here but I haven’t explored much I think one day half day is not enough here you need at least 4 days to enjoy this and it’s my flight tomorrow I need to go now because I’m going to assemble my bicycle and yeah I missed the hike cuz it’s already getting dark at 4:30 and I didn’t know that we have Entrance B and I forgot my wallet when I entered here it’s already closed so I miss everything yeah it’s a story this ends my Japan adventure and see you Taiwan remember the journey itself is full of possibilities and every moment holds the potential for greatness all you have to do is stress the journey embrace the uncertainty and have faith like your moment will come and My Moment has finally come so good to be here in real life like after 5 years of dreaming to be in Japan I’m finally here this ends my Japan series and I’m now moving to my next country see you in my next adventure bye I’m currently at the airport right now I slept here yesterday because I have to spend another day because of my bicycle that they don’t they didn’t allow me to F fly yesterday yeah finally I’m already here and I’m about to board in 5 minutes so I’m going to see you in my next country bye