Bicycle Touring in Japan - The Good & Bad | Cycling the World 51
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Maudi’s back wheel has a serious problem. We show how to take care of hygiene and find amazing places to camp. Japan shows its best sides with people helping us where we need it most...
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Just finished binge watching all your videos!! I enjoyed all of them, made me feel like I was there with you sharing your amazing adventure. I often found myself feeling anxious and then cheering you on whenever you come across an obstacle or a challenge. And I was always blown away by you calmness and team work. Great landscape shots, great documentation. Thank you for showing us these amazing places and people. So happy to have stumbled on your Shimanami kaido video. Stay safe always. Love from the Philippines 🇵🇭
Thank you for your wonderful compliment Grace! 🙏
No waaay! My heart broke seing you wash yourselves under a tap, what a sin in the land of onsen 😀 We just came back home from our year long cycling honeymoon across Japan so it’s lovely to watch the sceneries again, thanks. But next time you go, do make use of the amazing public baths, they’re really cheap in the countryside and they were one of the daily highlights of our tour ;)
Yes we confess... One onsen is cheap, but many onsens.... hmmm not so much... we would love to though😁!
Loving all that you do, thankyou!
Thanks so much Robert 😊
I seem to enjoy my Sunday mornings with coffee and watching your videos, I find you two very inspirational.
What a lovely comment Edward 😊 Thanks
You guys are so great! Thanks for another enjoyable video...stay safe, and be well.
Thank you Jerry 😊 All the best for you!! E&M
I like seeing the daily routine stuff, cooking, tent etc as well as the sights and narration. England
Nice Graham!! We like it too 😉
You guys are amazing! Love watching you videos. Its kinda like watching best documentaries ever.
Wauw, what an amazing compliment, thank you Christopher!!
You two are just way too cool. And yes I am binge-watching.
Yes! I totally agree. The people of Japan are some of the friendliest & most generous people I have ever met during my travels. Loving your video tour of this amazing country. ❤️🤍 🚴🏼♂️ 🚴♀️ 🇯🇵 You two should also do a travel cooking show! The meals you make on the road always look soooo good! 😋 👍🏼
Thank you Bike Tall!! Wow, a cooking show! That would be next level 😉
Another amazing journey through Japan. The kindness generosity of the locals such a Blessing. Thank you for sharing your wonderful journey. Be safe ✌😄✌
Hi Jason! Thank you, the people make so much of what is "the journey"! All the best 👍🏼 E&M
Good to see guys..... Have a safe trip and stay a happy couple 👫 🙏🙏🙏
Hi Neil! Thanks 😊 We hope you are doing good 👍🏼
I love Japan. I visit every year on my way through south east asia. I just left right before the coronavirus started shutting everything down. I was amazed that the bike rim held up but that’s why they make them double walled. Great video thank you
We are also taken by that amazing group of Islands 😀 It was incredible to see that crack and not have the whole wheel collapse. Thumbs up for good good rims!! Thanks and All the Best!!
You guys have the patience of saints, so calm, so collected, so zen!!! Walk well.
Thanks for your uplifting words :) E&M
Another great video guys!!! I have really enjoyed watching your journey! I am planning to ride from my home to the Philippines once Lockdown is over and watching your videos (especially the ones outside of Europe) have been a huge help as I have never been outside of Europe. I have cycled all over Europe however and your videos are great at showing what bike touring is really like. If anyone is planning a bike trip like this then your videos are the ones to watch!!!! You are both such likeable people and you compliment each other brilliantly. Cant wait for the next one, all the best from here in London guys!!!
Hi Tommy! Thanks you for the lovely comment. Waiting for your email 😉
Wheels to Wander thank you so much guys, i have sent you an email. I hope I haven’t rambled on for too long 😂 i have so many questions 🤔🤦♂️. Anyway i look forward to hearing from you, thanks again!!
Hey guys , I follow you since a while now, your content is beautiful and the quality of the videos is also superbe. Plus at least from the videos it appears that you have a wonderfull chemistry between you two, that adds something special. Thanks for what you doing, its awesome! Cheers from italy
Hi Ali! Thank you so much for your kind words, we really appreciate you are taking the time to write us 😊 All the best, E&M
You both really inspiring me. Good luck to both of you
Thanks Johny, that is super to hear 😊
Awesome cycle country thanks for the inspiration to get out on the bike.
Hi Lars! Japan is great and easy for cycling/camping. We totally recommend it 👍🏼
I love your channel very much brother.
You both amazing 👏 ❤
Hello Eric, Maudi,
Congratulations on your year's of adventures and travels. I just wanted to tell you guy's that I enjoy your video's. You have a very calm attitude, even when , "the shit hits the fan".
Regards Neil.
Thank you so much Neil 😊 That is wonderful to hear! Best wishes, E&M
Great stuff.
Thank you Stephan!
Brilliant country to cycle in and lovely people! 😀
Thank you Jayne :)
Wonderful esperience 😍
Cool. I saw you cooked on the road . I like to take a small section on TYVEK house wrap. Thin inexpensive and water proof for a cooking mat, or sitting, or use as door mat at the tent entrance helps keep out sand and mud until you get inside tent.
Très beaux paysages, de belles rencontres, je comprends pas tout mais on voit que vous êtes bien organisés. Bon courage pour la suite du voyage. Good job !
Hi Juan! Thank you so much 😊 Take care!
Just go's to prove there are beautiful people all over the world. Liked the fade out in the field. Take care and stay safe, Al
Thank you Al 😊 That is certainly true! Beautiful, helping people everywhere we ventured! Best wishes, E&M
Great videos. Just started following 👍.
Thank you Carexs 👌🏼
Super guys! Once again! 💚🦵
Thank you Michele 😊
Epic Experiences😍
Love the channel! One thing you should do with a new wheel is to have it retentioned after about a 100 miles or so.
Thanks for the nice words and great tip 😊
I love biking adventure,,my wife is from thailand hope i met you someday ,,,love you both takecare and god bless you always on your adventure
Excellent views/editing(camera angles)...and a "free wheel"??...,nice.
Thank you Mitch! We never would have guessed to get a free wheel 😁 All the best!
Wonderful. Japan looks amazing. Xx England.
Such a special place! Thanks Graham 😊
I hope you always stay safe and keep healthy👍
Thank you Yusril 😊
Your still in japan...nice to see u again
Thanks Raul! Actually we had to get back because of corona but not before we toured South East Asia first...
You and your ride is very good
Thank you Sunil!
Your pasta looks very Tammy. I like the way you put lots of vegetables in it.
Glad you guys are ok
Thank you Ted 😀
Fukuoka is my hometown!!
W had a wonderful time there 😊 All the Best for you!
Nice
Great !!
Thanks Arthur!
Very positive people= love
😊🙏🏼 Thanks Pierre Marc
God bless you both with all my best wishes to you. Take care your self.🙏
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Hi guys , nice to get that wheel, looks like metal fatigue, good to see another part of this great adventure, you guys are awesome 👌, how is Nl ,Scotland is so hot 🔥, we are slowly coming out of lockdown, i Want to cycle round Vanndale park again such a nice place on a sunny day , where do you guys head of to on your days out ,is there a park or cycle ride you like in particular, i also liked the coastal path, i did the ride you guys did but had to go on the bus to Den oever, from Zurich, take care look out on the paths lol .
Soz Vondelpark
Hi David! Probably the sidewall got compromised by the brake pads leading to the tearing of the rim over the middle. NL is hot too but incredibly nice! We had a place in Schoorl close to the sea. The area is fantastic with large dunes, woods and the coast. The entire coast is just great for cycling as you know and we just did that actually 😉 The "Afsluitdijk" is nice to cycle but can be a pain if the wind is going the wrong direction 😅 All the best here from us!
Great to hear from you guys again ,we are slowly coming alive again here , but hopefully gradually and safely, I am just back in the door and putting some awesome vegan food on , I think this year i will probably do a little holiday in bonnie Scotland where it ovcorse never rains lol, and next year when hopefully life has woken up properly get over to Nl again ,now you guys have cycled so much of p earth 🌎, and found all the mountains your probably happy to be in such a nice flat country again take care be safe 😊.ps hope this wheel is gooderer than the last one .
Lindo vídeo! Cuando rueden por México avisen para hacerlo juntos amigos. Saludos.
Bedankt M C. L ¡México luce genial para el ciclismo!
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Nos vemos pronto!
Saludos
Hello my friend, I love you and I love your channel and I pray to God to protect you and help you. Thank you
bravo !! 👏⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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😷Hello,you hare beautiful passionos. Best regards.🙃👌👍(Polen).
Wow very nice sleeping in a very natural man preserve forest.
This video inspired me to go bike pack, but I am not carry so much bag like a you guys. It’s looks very heavyweight. Looks tough bike!!
Hi Shoji O! That is incredible. We hope you will have some great adventures!! We are a bit heavy indeed 😉
Hello guys! Thank you so much for your amazing and full of inspiration videos! I have a question for you because me and my wife will cross Italy by this summer. Do you use click pedals or just regular ones? If you have any recommendation for a particular ones i would like to know. Thanks 😊
Hi David! Thanks 😊 We use flat pedals (MTB). We can't really comment on click pedals because we never used them. I can say the with flat pedals you don't need special shoes and what I like is to switch up my foot position. With click pedals you would be stuck, a lot of people really like them though... Hope this helps a bit 😉
@@WheelstoWander thank you for your responding 🙏 it nice to get advices from someone with a lot of experience like you guys. Waiting for your next videos 😊
Hello. Beautiful video! Thank you.
I was asking myself, how did you find the campsite for sleeping. Did you spot them before your trip or were you finding them day-to-day?
Because I heard that japanese legislation is quiet strict about camp zone. Also many time you need to make reservation in advance. But maybe I'm wrong. Can you give me some info about it?
Thank you Khan! We were finding them day to day. We don't know the exact rules but heard that camping is generally allowed in a lot of places. We never had problems and, of course, always were respectful of the people, property, surroundings and practice 'leave no trace'.
@@WheelstoWander thank you for taking time to answer me! I'm planning to make a 2-3months bike travel in Japan soon and you're experience helps me to prepare for it.
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Prachtig filmpje weer. Wat mij opvalt dat overal waar jullie geweest zijn de bevolking zo behulpzaam is. Hoe lang blijven jullie nog in Japan?
Dank je Jolanda! Er zijn heel veel behulpzame mensen. Ook thuis hebben we dat weer gemerkt! We moesten terug vanwege corona en zijn nu in NL aan het fietsen...
@@WheelstoWander Dus het zou zo maar kunnen dat ik jullie zie fietsen, dat zou helemaal te gek zijn.
Good
Thanks Shalom King!
Hi am Thomas from Kerala ,nice channel ,
Hi Thomas! Thanks
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Thanks Technico!
In the land of udon and ramen, penne are the best, aren't they? Lovely movie with your signature calmness and deep appreciation of generosity. At this very time of 2020, I was supposed to be en route for my 1-year slow exploration of Japan, Korea and Taiwan. The China coronavirus makes advanced planning irrelevant. One step at a time, one day after the other. Are you going to hold a live Q&A?
I (Eric) love penne, just the right bite 😉 We don't get to many questions about live Q&A but might do that if more people would want that. The corona made it hard for everybody, we hope you will be en route sooner than later 🙏🏼 Thanks & All the best!
@@WheelstoWander Hello Eric, I've got enough questions for a 60-minute Q&A 😁. I've been bike packing across Asia for 15 years, between 3 to 5 weeks with only 1 or 2 border crossings. Easy. The logistical challenges of intercontinental bike touring is a major part of planning. Add to that the filming, editing, cooking, I admire your dedication to sharing your experience with yiur audience. Also I am really impressed by the loads you carry on your Koga. The bike itself is quite heavy. You guys are tough cookies.
Are you still in Japan? How is the lockdown affecting things there? I was meant to be there by now, but have been in Cambodia for two months now, waiting for borders to open up. Great video as ever :)
Thanks DeanoRav! Japan was shot before corona. At the moment we are back home sitting it out (actually we are cycling around NL now ;.) We were in Cambodia during and could get one of the last flights out in BKK. How have you been doing there in lockdown? Hope everything is well 🙏🏼
@@WheelstoWander Thanks for the information. Yeah I changed tack and got the train back from Hat Yai (cycled from Langkawi) to BKK as it had hit in Japan. I then set off to Vietnam, and here I am in Siem Reap. Been here a couple of months now (click on my name, you'll see my latest video - you'll see how quiet Angkor is at the moment - didn't really wanna promote myself here, but you may find it of interest). NL is cool, I remember it being flat and full of stroopwafels :)
Rear wheel for free! Crazy.
Wheels to Wander.
Very nice men
Thanks Abdellah!
The music while washing your clothes make me feel like watching a Tell Sell commercial....intention? ;-)
Haha, yes well then the message came across... 😋
7.33 that meal looked delicious!!!! What's the japanese word for "kattewasje"? Have a good trip and keep'm coming, groeten uit Holland
Thank you Eis Vogel 😊 Wat is een "kattewasje"? Ze komen er aan! Groetjes
Mss is geen goed nederlands. Maar ik gebruik het woord om aan te geven voor beperkte hygiënische mogelijkheid om jezelf te wassen bv. Enkel water in gezicht om je op te frissen. Soms IS er niet méér mogelijk.
We snappen hem 😉 Leuk, gaan wij ook gebruiken!!
Inspiring Couple #thecyclist
Thanks 😊
Het word steeds professioneler. Nu een camerashot vanuit de wasdrogertrommel...!
Briljant!
Ha, geweldig! We waren al benieuwd of iemand er iets van ging zeggen 😉
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amazing VIKING brave women
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Super inspiring. Could you talk about the finance of such a journey, did you have some big savings to hold you for so many years?
thanks appreciated
Hi Alan, in short: we funded the trip ourselves, we both worked and had some savings. Our average daily budget was 25 euro's, this included food, visa's, repairs on our bikes and a hotel stay once in a while. Sometimes we spent less, sometimes more. In Europe or Japan we exceeded that amount (we stealth camped most of the time, or used campings to shower and use electricity), but in SE Asia we lived for 10 to 15 dollars a day. If we would have lived really frugal we could have extend the journey by a year.
@@WheelstoWander Thank you for taking the time to answer so kindly, very appreciated. Is your background in videography or did your learn the craft on the go?
Hi Alan I did tour Japan for 45 days for under 700 euros. Camp every night. Bought food in Supermarkets. That's very doable.
One of the reasons i never went pannier setup was because everyone has problems with rear wheel for me bikepacking on a carbon fatbike with bikepacking setup is less problems. When i comes to washing clothes i use scubba bag 3 mins my washing is done and it free good video as always
the question is: can you afford long distances travels without panniers? (im talking about months)
The V-brake pads on the rims wore through the side walls and compromised the integrity. That would not have been a problem with disc brakes. A recommendation would be Ryde Andra or Sputnik rims which are plenty strong enough for carrying extra weight, combined with disc brakes would make a very durable, long lasting combination. Thanks for the Scrubba bag tip, we will look into that!! But how are you going to quick dry 😉 Thanks!
@@alias8125 easy years round the world trip no problem
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Are you planning to come up north?
We would love to somewhere in the future 👍🏼
I'm sure that you enjoyed the quality of free water everywhere in japan.
We used it to wash all the time but there is quite a lot of chlorine in the water so we never used it for drinking water!
@@WheelstoWander I think you are miss reading. I mean free safe quality water. Remember, Japan is the most safest country on the world.
Hi, I’m a Canadian female 68 years old cycle tourist and the way you travel seems close to mine. How can I get in touch with you ? Thanks
What bike you use? And how much overall weight you carry?
Maudi uses a Koga Miyata - World Traveler with about 25 kg and Eric a overhauled Giant Boulder Breeze MTB with around 35 kg. We don't know for sure because we never weighed our bags...
@@WheelstoWander whoaaa..
i lobe watching i ejoyed a lot
Thanks Sundalo 😊
Champions
Wow, thanks Rafi!!
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Kapan ke Indonesia teh
We don't know Dedi! We would love to visit Indonesia one day...
God bless Hiroshiga
Amen 🙏🏼
what if you forgot camera after 100KM out...
4:30 you met a Japanese person that speaks English, I never met one after living there for 3 years.
You need some luck now and than 😉
I live here.
Lovely place 😉
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hi guys how much do you spend every day money
About 20€ to 25€ daily all included!
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Hi Sevil 😊
Awesome! Who's Watching in 2026? #great xd
Thanks Song, looks like you are from another time period all together 😉
Inspirational. Would love to cycle Japan, but I'd pack sunscreen! Your nose looks so sore.
Thanks! We do use it nowadays 😉
I am japanease Woud you like to go touring on bike?
Definitely, next time maybe?
Wheels to Wander
I will be waiting for u in saitama :)
Hit me up when u go there.
Have you considered that the rim cracked because you are carrying way too much stuff? A laptop? Give me a break!
Break granted! The rim cracked because of the rim brakes compromised the integrity of the side walls. The laptop is why you can see the video in the first place. All the best!!
@@WheelstoWander Use a tablet. Or...or... Don't make videos while on the road. This everything and the kitchen sink luggage is crazy. get away from things only to bring more things. Cheers.
You... didn't find it at all odd that Japanese folks are handing out everything to you... think you may look homeless to them? First, an elderly couple gives you 10 bucks... then you get a free wheel for the bicycle... then a PARK JUGGLER finds you to bring you water and onigiri. Japanese ppl are friendly, kind, and generous BUT ppl don't just go around handing strangers gifts for no reason. They likely thought you all were homeless. FYI accidental pan-handling.
It's obvious, to Japanese people or anybody, that these guys are cycle touring... Japanese people obviously admire such effort and have a generous, kind and practical nature.