Trash Taste Boys actually did a special cycling video there. Really inspires me to give it a try.

@cakeswithfaces

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you can make it there & have the experience yourself one day too!

My partner and I did the Shimanami Kaido a few weeks ago, it was probably the best experience we have had so far in Japan! It was very difficult though, and we had electric assist bikes! Would recommend one of those if you can 😊 the views are incredible and like nothing else I’ve ever experienced! Really magical 🥰

@cakeswithfaces

Жыл бұрын

Ah that's great to hear! Hope i can do it one day - and thanks for the tip, I'm no cyclist!!

Hi Amy, I hope you get to do it some day. we did 2 islands and hiked to the top of Mt. Shirataki. that took most of the day. we stayed at the Green Hills hotel in Onnomichi the night before. the bike rental place is right next to the hotel. My grandparents used to live on Innoshima so i have been there several times but never did the cycle tour until 2019. i think it's one of the best off the beaten path things to do in Japan. 😸

@cakeswithfaces

9 ай бұрын

Ah it's good to know you enjoyed it, thanks for sharing your experiences! :-) Doing 2 islands or a smaller portion seems more appealing/do-able for a non-cyclist like me than the whole thing!!

Open open! I did this a few years ago. Amazing. Dont do it in one day like i did, take your time. Its pretty easy just long , theres a few gradual uphill spots. I dont think the battery on the bikes would last long enough so i went for the peddle only bike. Doing it during summer would be brutal ,I wouldn’t recommend.

@HICARO

2 жыл бұрын

Aloha, I’ve been wanting to do this for years. Where did you stay at along the way and how many days did you take?

@HawaiiJapan808

2 жыл бұрын

@@HICARO like a dummy i did the whole thing in one day on a granny bike with basket on front. Would not recommend. Take your time. Stay one night halfway. The problem was I didn’t know where to stay and the islands are very rural. No stores or hotels really. No one spoke english and darkness was coming so i dug deep and finished before sunset. 🤦🏻‍♂️

@cakeswithfaces

2 жыл бұрын

Good advice! Thanks for sharing - that's useful to know! For me I think going to Japan in summer at all would be brutal, it's plenty warm enough in spring/autumn!

@HICARO

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info @HawaiiJapan and thank you Amy for this video, I will start to plan trip ASAP.

I am really tempted to do that route in a Sea Kayak. All those little beached and inlets look so tempting. But it would probably take a week to complete it.

@cakeswithfaces

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure you'd discover some amazing places though, that you'd never find otherwise! It'd be a fantastic week of exploring (provided the weather's good...!).

We went there this Spring. It was amazing, and not hard at all. We stayed overnight in the place called Soil Setoda - the best hotel on the islands - highly recommend :)

@cakeswithfaces

Жыл бұрын

Ooh thanks for the rec - looks like a lovely place!

For me the highlight of Kosan-ji was the place called "hill of hope" that is a giant marble garden, that was quite unexpected. Onomichi ramen is a shoyu ramen with a broth that include fish, but the stuff floating around is pork fat.

@cakeswithfaces

2 жыл бұрын

Saw some pics of the Hill of Hope, it looks completely different style to the rest of Kosanji! I don't eat pork so pork fat ramen's not very appealing to me, but some people must like it...!

Lots of great info and tips. Thank you.

@cakeswithfaces

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, hope it helps!

This is one of the stops on the trip I am doing in October (if Japan ever reopens to anything other than North Korean style group tours…) Booked the hotel in Onomichi right next to the bike hire place!

@cakeswithfaces

2 жыл бұрын

Ooh exciting! You'll have to let me know how it goes!

Great video! Very interesting and very well presented! =)

@cakeswithfaces

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I enjoy planning videos in this series, it feels like planning a trip!

My sister, her family, and I are planning to vacation to Japan and one of the goals is run this Shinamani Kaido, starting at Onomichi (great bike rental stores there!) to the end of the main route, then the next day taking the Yumeshima Kaido. And any connections I can find. I'm really excited to plan this major leg of the trip, in particular.

@cakeswithfaces

4 ай бұрын

I'm sure it'll be an unforgettable experience - the highlight of your trip for sure! Have a wonderful time!

Thanks for this. The Shimanami Kaido has been on my list of things to do when I eventually visit Japan. Love seeing your findings on other things to do along the way. I will definitely want to walk all those shrines in Onomichi.

@cakeswithfaces

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you can make it there one day! It looks like a challenge but with lots of rewards along the way.

Signed up for a cycle challenge there at the end of October. good luck with your channel.

@cakeswithfaces

2 жыл бұрын

Ooh good luck! I'm sure it'll be amazing, you'll have to let me know how it goes! Tag me in a pic!

Thank you for sharing this! All these islands and the route looks so exciting 😊

@cakeswithfaces

2 жыл бұрын

Hope we can both see them in real life one day! 🎶

I was googling this last night! Another. Instagramer is at hello kitty world on awaji island and i thought we could do the drive

@cakeswithfaces

2 жыл бұрын

Good idea! There are lots of interesting places on Shikoku too - I'd love to visit Iya Valley too.

A train is good, but I also recommend the night ferry in Japan. ⛴👍

@cakeswithfaces

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the recommendation! Good tip, and you wouldn't need a hotel for that night if you're sleeping on the ferry.

@user-wb3wg3we8w

2 жыл бұрын

@@cakeswithfaces Thank you for reply. You are right. If you sleep on the ferry, you can save the hotel fee and time.👍

Awesome job my.

@cakeswithfaces

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@awesomeadamfrom2099

2 жыл бұрын

No problem Amy.

Thanks!

@cakeswithfaces

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the support, I really appreciate it! So glad you're enjoying the videos! 🎶

This makes me want to try this route!!!! Something to think about for sure. My daughter would kill me...LOL But maybe we can just do like 20 miles. :)

@cakeswithfaces

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, it does look amazing - in reality I'd probably just do a section and get the ferry back!

Very interesting content 😊

@cakeswithfaces

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Finally going to Japan this month for a year, hoping to do this as well in the next year!

@cakeswithfaces

2 жыл бұрын

Ooh exciting, how did you manage to get a visa?

@Raszero

2 жыл бұрын

@@cakeswithfaces Working Holiday visas are open for under 30 👍

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@cakeswithfaces

Жыл бұрын

Hope you can try the cycle one day!

One of the most beautiful tours I have done in Japan. It's in the top 5 of my Japan list and I've seen a lot of Japan. But I only managed 2/3 the distance because my butt hurt a lot. You should be a cyclist otherwise it is very difficult.

@cakeswithfaces

Жыл бұрын

Great to know! Hopefully it's worth the butt pain! :-) What's top of your top 5 in Japan list?

@flyffpsy

Жыл бұрын

@@cakeswithfaces 1. Yakushima 2. Ishigaki 3. The area around Hiroshima included Shimanami Kaido, Iwakuni, Okunoshima up to Okayama but also places like mount Ishizuchi and Matsuyama castle on Shikoku 4. Now it becomes difficult to decide... But I would say 4 is Gujo-Hachiman. Had a very nice day there and met some people there at pokemon go 😅 5. Geisha evening in Kanazawa 🤔 There are many very beautiful places with a single place to visit like all the original castle or some shrines like the Yutoku Inari or Nachi Falls but I would not vote this places to the top 5. But I can post some later. But as always it is a personal list depends on weather and people I met there.

@flyffpsy

Жыл бұрын

I have good memories of these places: - Miyakojima, Nakanoshima (Kayaffa) for snorkeling - Amamioshima if you want to meet the most polite people. Otherwise, the island is not all that worth seeing but the people are really great there. Was even invited to dinner and the school children bow when saying hello and crossing traffic lights. - Shimabara - Nagasaki - Karatsu - Kochi: Katsuo no Tataki (holy sh.. was this delicious) - Takamatsu Ritsurin Garden - Nachi Falls - Takayama, Hida and Gero - Shirakawago - Fukui Maruoka-jo Castle and Daihonzan Eiheiji - The Alps Route in April with 19m snow - Shizuoka with a steam locomotive to Senzu - Nikko - Yamadera - Hiraizumi, Chūson-ji and Takkoku-no-iwaya bishamondō - Hirosaki Castle - Magome - Inuyama - The 4 highest mountains on the 4 main islands. Fuji, Asahi, Ishizuchi, Miyanoura In April I will finish all 47 prefectures 😉

@cakeswithfaces

Жыл бұрын

@@flyffpsy Wow, that's a long list! Lots of good memories! (It's no surprise to hear that though). The people you meet and small experiences you have can definitely make a big difference, and be the most memorable of all. You'll have to decide how to celebrate when you complete all 47 prefectures!

@flyffpsy

Жыл бұрын

@@cakeswithfaces My last prefecture will be Chiba or Saitama xD You see I'm not the biggest Tokyo fan 😂

Have u seen Chris's Abroad In Japan's videos doing this? He had a few videos with my favorite youtuber Sharla in Japan (sharmealeon )

@cakeswithfaces

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I love both their videos! Looked like it's not an easy ride when they did it but amazing views! 😍

I haven't been on a bike since I was... 10 I'm guessing. Dad tried teaching me on how to ride a two-wheeled bike down hill... sadly after the third attempt dad was told to stop cause I kept crashing on the neighbors metal fence which left some beautiful diamond shaped marks on my leg... wearing short paints also didn't help. :(

@cakeswithfaces

2 жыл бұрын

Ouch,sounds painful!! 😵

Why I want to go to Japan.. "because" ...I think I already made this joke on here before?

@cakeswithfaces

2 жыл бұрын

It's a given!

Great video with lots of useful info! Not sure that I'd cycle much of it, but definitely highlights some of the interesting things to see/do on Shikoku. 🤩🌁⛩️⛰️🚲 ...and did you know that it is illegal to drink and cycle here in the UK too. For some reason people don't seem to realise this. 🤔

@cakeswithfaces

2 жыл бұрын

Makes sense that you shouldn't drink and cycle - I wouldn't trust my balance to still be safe...! It's great that there are lots of ferry terminals so you can still enjoy the islands even if you're not cycling. :-)