Cycling in Hokkaido, Japan
Hokkaido is the northern-most main island of Japan. I often cycle there in the summer, escaping the heat of the sourthern part of Japan.
On my 13 trips, I've spent over 12 months cycling in Hokkaido.

Near Lake Shikotsu, August 2005
My 2007 Trip - Photos
My 2006 Trip - Photos
My 2006 Course Marked in Blue
This was my 12th time to go cycling and camping in Hokkaido.
Started in Muroran, then to Lake Toya, then backtracked to Muroran, then east, ...
My 2005 Trip - Photos
My 2005 Course Marked in Blue
This was my eleventh time to go cycling and camping in Hokkaido.
My 2004 Trip - Photos
My 2004 Course Marked in Blue
This was my tenth time to go cycling and camping in Hokkaido.
My Trips Before 2004
I had no digital camera, but did carry a disposable camera twice. On most trips, I didn't carry a camera. These are a few scanned photos.
Other Pages of Mine
2004 Course Links to map.yahoo.co.jp
- [Map] - Tomakomai (苫小牧市) - I entered Hokkaido here.
- 2004-08-04 [Photo] - [Map] - Near Hayakita (早来町) (Tsuru no Yuu Onsen) Camp.
- 2004-08-05 [Photo] - [Map] - Near Sunagawa (砂川市) - Hokkaido Kodomo no Kuni Campsite
- [Map] - Fukagawa (深川市)
- [Photo] - [Map] - I crossed the bridge to the cycling road here - Bicycles weren't allowed in the tunnel.
- [Map] - This is near where the cycling road ends
- 2004-08-06 [Photo] - [Map] - Asahikawa (旭川市) - Camp
- [Map] - Left Rt. 12, entered Rt. 40
- 2004-08-07 [Photo] - [Map] - Wassamu (和寒町) - Camp
- [Map] - Nayoro (名寄市)
- 2004-08-08 [Photo] - [Map] - Shibetsu (士別市) - Camp = Free, Onsen = 300 yen
- 2004-08-09 [Photo] - [Map] - Bifuka (美深町) - Teshio-gawa Onsen - Camp
- [Map] - Otoineppu (音威子府村)- Left Rt. 40, entered Rt. 275
- [Map] - Met a guy who had cycled in Europe (Ireland, ...) [Photo]
- [Map] - Left Rt. 275, entered Rt. 647 (back road)
- [Map] - Got back on Rt. 275
- 2004-08-10 [Photo] - [Map] - Kutcharoko (クッチャロ湖) - Camp
- [Photo] - [Map] - Entered the cycling road here
- [Photo] - [Map] - Got off the cycling road here
- [Photo] - [Map] - 宗谷郡猿払村 > 浜鬼志別の周辺 - Met an AIT student here - There is also a campsite here.
- [Photo] - [Map] - Soya Misaki - Northern-most place in Japan
- 2004-08-11 - [Photo] - [Map] - Wakkanai (稚内市) - Camped in Dome
- [Photo] - [Map] - Got on Rt. 106
- 2004-08-12 - [Photo] - [Map] - Teshio (天塩町) - Kagami Numa - Camp
- [Photo] - Michi no Eki
- 2004-08-13 - [Photo] - [Map] - Tomamae (苫前)- White Beach Campsite
- [Photo] - [Map] - Golden Beach, Rumoi (留萌市). I spent a couple of hours hanging out here. I didn't camp here.
- 2004-08-14 - [Photo] - [Map] - Mashike Train Station (増毛町)
- 2004-08-15 - [Photo] - [Map] - Hamamasu (浜益村) - I got my tent up about 5 minutes before it started pouring rain.
- 2004-08-16 - [Photo] - [Map] - Atsuta (厚田村) - Hamanasu Kaisuiyokujo
- [Photo] - [Map] - Otaru (小樽市)- I charged my camera's battery in this park.
- 2004-08-17 - [Photo] - [Map] - Yoichi (余市町) - Nikka Whiskey was originally made in this town.
- [Photo] - [Map] - Tunnel at the top of the hill.
- 2004-08-18 - [Photo] - [Map] - 野塚町 - Camp
- 2004-08-19 - [Photo] - [Map] - Iwanai (岩内町) - The night before the typhoon came.
- [Photo] - I took a break inside this bus stop on a rainy, windy day.
- [Photo] - [Map] - Benkei-Misaki - Still raining and windy. I took another break inside a building near here.
- 2004-08-20 - [Photo] - [Map] - Setana - Sambon-Sugi - I played fiddle for a couple, a 17-year old girl who liked bluegrass and a guy with a guitar. He owned the fiddle, but didn't know how to play it yet.
- 2004-08-21 - [Photo] - [Map] - Assapu
- 2004-08-22 - [Photo] - [Map] - Natowa-Esan (恵山町) - The campsite right next to the Michi no Eki
- 2004-08-23 - [Photo] - [Map] - Mori (森町)
- 2004-08-24 - [Photo] - [Map] - Aurutori Misaki - Swimming Area
- 2004-08-25 - [Photo] - [Map] - Shiraoi (白老町) - Lake Poroto
- [Map] - Tomakomai (苫小牧市) - I left Hokkaido from here.
Since I often take cycling/camping trips in Hokkaido, people frequently ask for information.
I'll start you off with a few useful websites.
Even if you can't read Japanese, you might find some of these links useful.
Camping Links
Cycling Links for Hokkaido
Personal Photos by Various Cyclist + Travel Diaries