Japan and Korea offer great cycling routes and the video presents practical tips such as navigation, tickets, transport and how to find accommodation when traveling from overseas to these countries. There is no sponsoring involved, recommendations are purely based on our experiences.
A journey with bikes from Tokyo in Japan to Seoul in South Korea is presented in two other videos • Tokyo-Seoul, part 1: B... and • Tokyo-Seoul, part 2: B... . The journey started in Europe and the cycling was made with light packing during three weeks in late September to early October when the weather was mainly sunny and dry with daytime temperatures ranging from 18-30C.
For timestamps, follow these links:
0:00 Intro
0:28 Air transport
0:39 Packing the bike
1:16 Shipping bikes within Japan
1:36 Train transport
2:29 Ferries
3:00 Tools for planning
3:57 Translation app
4:08 Inspiration material
4:21 Accommodation
5:16 Food
5:42 Cafés
More bike touring videos
Tokyo-Seoul part 1, bikepacking at the Seto Inland Sea in Japan: • Tokyo-Seoul, part 1: B...
Tokyo-Seoul part 2, the Cross Country Route in South Korea: • Tokyo-Seoul, part 2: B...
Innsbruck to Vienna via Passau: • Bike touring from Inns...
Innsbruck to Venice: • Bike touring from Inns...
Gothenburg to Stockholm: • Cycling across Sweden ...
Helpful links
Open cycle map: www.opencyclemap.org/
Korea by bike: www.koreabybike.com/
Google Maps: maps.google.com
Naver Maps: map.naver.com/
Useful search terms for Naver: 모텔 (motel), 편의점 (convenience store), 식당 (restaurant), 카페 (café), 슈퍼 (supermarket), 시장 (market)
KakaoMap: map.kakao.com/
Instructions on apps and travel info: / @yourkoreafriend
Shinkansen tickets: smart-ex.jp/en/
Matsuyama-Hiroshima ferry: setonaikaikisen.co.jp/languag... setonaikaikisen.co.jp/languag...
Fukuoka-Busan ferry: www.jrbeetle.com/en/, www.camellia-line.co.jp/
Shipping bikes and luggage in Japan: www.jalabc.com/en/hands-freet...
Shimanami Kaido: shimanami-cycle.or.jp/en-pamph/
Rinko: www.rossmancycles.com/rinko
Lost Then Found, KZread channel on bike and other traveling in South Korea: youtube.com/@lostthenfound?si...
Kimchi and Kimonos, travel novel on cycling in in South Korea and Japan: www.amazon.com/Kimchi-Kimonos..., stevenherrick.com.au/
Music by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay.
Video stuff
Cameras: GoPro, Insta360 One X2 and Sony RX100
Microphone: Røde Wireless Go II
Handlebar mounts: Minoura (www.minoura.jp/english/) and Klickfix (klickfix.com/en/)
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