Cycling Japan’s Tohoku Region, Camping in Akita Prefecture, & Osorezan ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฒ Road Trip Part 2!
After starting our road trip by hiking Mt. Haku (or Hakusan) in Ishikawa Prefecture, we started driving north to the Tohoku region! In this video we go camping in Akita Prefecture, bike around the Oga Peninsula, and make our way to Aomori Prefecture.
We got to see Hirosaki Castle (ๅผๅๅ, one of the 12 remaining original castles in the country!) and stayed in Mutsu City. During a bike ride there we visited Osorezan (literally Fear Mountain) and Bodaiji Temple, surrounded by sulfuric hot springs and said to be a gateway to the underworld. This is the first part of our Tohoku Region visit, and the next stop on our 3 week road trip around Japan!
๐ฒ Rides and Route Data:
Spin around the Ogata campground: https://www.strava.com/activities/12033830736
Oga Peninsula Ride: https://www.strava.com/activities/12042063388
Mutsu Osorezan Ride: https://www.strava.com/activities/12056768502
Jump To:
1:18 โ Akita Cityโs Port (็ง็ฐ)
2:00 โ Minaminoike Campground
4:01 โ Bike Ride to Ogataโs Unique Monuments
6:15 โ Early Oga Peninsula Ride (็ท้นฟๅๅณถ)
9:05 โ Babahera Ice Cream
9:56 – Hirosaki Castle & my Cat-sles
11:41 โ Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture (ใใคๅธ้ๆฃฎ็)
12:38 โ Cycling route to Fear Mountain (ๆๅฑฑ)
14:56 โ Lake Usori & Osorezan Bodaiji Temple
17:02 โ Onsen baths at the gates to hell
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More about:
Minaminoike Campground (ๅใฎๆฑ ๅ
ฌๅใญใฃใณใๅ ด) in Akita: https://camp.tabinchuya.com/akita/minaminoike_koen_en.html
Ogata Geopark and Oga Peninsula
Namahage, Ogaโs Folklore Demons: https://namahage.co.jp/namahagekan/en/namahage/
Akita City & Babahera Ice Cream: https://www.akita-yulala.jp/en/specialty/ice-cream-cones
Hirosaki Castle: https://www.hirosakipark.com/en/
Osorezan Bodaiji Temple: https://www.tohokukanko.jp/en/attractions/detail_1250.html
Aomori Tourism: https://aomori-tourism.com/en/
Tohoku Region Tourism: https://www.japan.travel/en/destinations/tohoku/
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๐ฏ๐ต More videos about Japan Cycling here:
Bikepacking Japanโs Amaharashi Coast: https://youtu.be/VIFvovFUGB8 Cherry Blossom Bike Route: https://youtu.be/YqQJQW4w-64
Gravel Cycling in Wakayama Prefecture: https://youtu.be/weifAuHdJ0Q
Week-long Bike Tour Kanazawa to Matsumoto: https://youtu.be/OOgtL6N20mY
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