Pt. 1 Biking from Kanazawa (金沢) to Matsumoto (松本) 🚲 Japan Cycling, Touring Ishikawa, Gifu, & Nagano

I can finally start sharing our summer bike trip with you all! This is part 1 of our 夏休み (summer break) cycling trip from Kanazawa (金沢) in Ishikawa Prefecture to Matsumoto (松本) and back again. It was 430 miles (692km) and 33,192 ft (10,117m) total over one week.

This part is about our first two days riding from the Kanazawa area to Hida and then to Kanayama (both in Gifu Prefecture)

Day 1: Uchinada to Hida (飛騨市) in Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県)
75 miles (120km) + 5700’ elevation 
Ride and Route info: https://www.strava.com/activities/9630102911

Day 2: Hida to Kanayama (飛騨金山)
85 miles/137km + 6700’ elevation 
Ride and Route info: https://www.strava.com/activities/9636670621

In this part, we also stop by the Gujo-Hachiman castle ( 郡上八幡城) in Gero!

More about the castle: http://www.gujohachiman.com/kanko/sightseeing_intown_e.html
More about Hida: https://hida.travel/
More about the Kinkotsu Alleyways: https://visitgifu.com/see-do/kinkotsu-alleyways/

🎙️ Want to keep up with the rest of our adventures? We have a podcast! : https://www.ramblingramsbothams.com

More videos about Japan Cycling here:
Riding from Kanazawa to Shirakawa-go: https://youtu.be/f-j3oMr7LEE
Kanazawa cherry blossom tour on a mamachari bike: https://youtu.be/Xjn89S64iXE
Biking the Highlands of Japan in Nagano: https://youtu.be/gdDsRhyQUPo?si=laJ0etHK0QaQKRdB
Noto Peninsula Cycling Tour: https://youtu.be/AtgQuM1PLaI

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