On this episode of Japan Station, I talk about my experience walking 500 km from Kyoto to Tokyo in September-October 2023. Check it out to learn about the Tokaido Challenge (a.k.a. the craziest adventure I’ve ever had in Japan).
Topics Discussed
What the Tōkaidō Challenge is
What the Tōkaidō road is
The many different Tōkaidō raods that exist
When I started walking
How long it took to walk from Kyoto to Tokyo
The difficulties I had to face while walking the Tōkaidō
The parts of the Tōkaidō I had to omit
The difficult areas of the Tōkaidō road
About the Hakone area of the Tōkaidō road (Kyū Tōkaidō/Kyūkaidō)
About getting lost
About the 53 stations/post towns of the Tōkaidō
About the famous series of woodblock prints depicting the 53 stations of the Tōkaidō
The usual amount I would walk on any given day while walking from Kyoto to Tokyo
About getting lost in the middle of some rice fields in rural Japan
About walking through a tunnel in Kyoto
About getting stopped by police in Japan
About falling down in Mishima
How helpful people were
About the excellent customer service I experienced
What I ate during my walk from Kyoto to Tokyo
Where I stayed/slept while walking from Kyoto to Tokyo
About the difficulties of trying to find food on my own
About the weather
About the arriving in Nihonbashi in Tokyo
About the party I held at Pintology Tokyo
About meeting Kuro
About the coastline between Shizuoka City and Yaizu
Why I do what I do
And much more
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Links, Videos, Etc.
A few links for things mentioned int he video.
Hawaii Association of the Blind: https://hawaii.acb.org/
My X/Twitter post announcing the completion of the Tokaido Challenge: https://twitter.com/TheVegaTony/status/1714940372374458608
My personal X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheVegaTony
The MAJISON X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/majisonchan
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