Cycling Hokkaido
Episodes
Ep.36 Golden Week
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Golden Week is here!! Ya gotta love it, eh? It's definitely one of my favourite times of year here in Japan. As always, I found out a lot more inf...
Ep.35 Cherry Blossoms
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bikes and blossoms!! What a great time of year this is, eh? Ya gotta love getting out there and seeing the beautiful blooming cherry blossoms. Don...
Ep.34 Japanese Festivals
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Festivals, snakes and burning eyes....oh my!! Earlier this week we had some absolutely beautiful riding weather and coming across an unexpected festiv...
Ep.33 A Cool Breeze
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yo folks! Thanks a lot for voting in the last poll. 100% of you voted YES for history. Very cool. In this episode a new term comes up "Harvest Orange"...
Ep.32 Kiusu Earthwork Burial Circles
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're off to a great start to 2024.....maybe a bit behind in kilometers due to the late start but we are mos def hitting some sites. Gotta love it...
Ep.31 Season On!!
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After that very long winter we are back out on the bikes! Season on!! The first ride of the year was out to a beautiful place called Shinshinotsu. A v...
Ep.30 St.Patrick's Day & The Vernal Equinox
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
St.Patrick's Day and The Vernal Equinox.....what are they and what do we do!? As it turns out, I didn't do much of anything on either day. Hop...
Ep.29 White Day
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
White Day is upon us again! Hope you dudes out there remembered it this year. While we're still waiting for things to thaw out so we can get back ...
Ep.28 Hinamatsuri
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Still waiting for the snow to thaw so we can get out on our bikes. In the meantime, I found a bunch of information about Hinamatsuri, The Doll's F...
Ep.27 Karma's a Bitch
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alright, so I tempted the weather gods by digging out to early and they punished me by bringing the snow back hard. Then I basically ASKED Karma to ki...
Ep.26 Getting Ready
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk about getting ready to ride. From getting the shed dug out from all the snow to getting the bikes road worthiness tests done an...
Ep.25 Queen + Adam Lambert
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Queen & Adam Lambert put on one helluva show at Sapporo Dome this past Saturday night. Wow!! And Valentine's Day is upon us again. Hope none o...
Ep.24 The 74th Sapporo Snow Festival
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Sapporo Snow Festival is an annual favourite of mine and this year's did not disappoint. It was great to see it back in full swing after all that ...
Ep.23 25 Years In Japan
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I give a kind of summary of what my life has been like over the past 25 years. Fun, adventure, pain, yep, pretty much what everybody g...
Ep.22 Dave
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks for an amazing birthday week, Dave and everybody that was involved. You're all the best! And with Dave here we got to get back to being Sap...
Ep.21 Not as Old as Jomon
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk about turning 50, birthdays, and getting my maps out to get ready for the 2024 riding season. You can check out more Hokkaido...
Ep.20 New Destinations
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk about returning to work and school, some new places to check out in 2024 and Scotland. Hope you have a great week out there fol...
Ep.19 Ishikawa Earthquake & Haneda Crash
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Japan got off to a horrible start to 2024. Things can only get better, right? www.instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/
Ep.18 Bye Bye 2023
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
2023 is on it's way out. Hope you have a fun time at New Year's. Looking forward to having more adventures with you all in 2024. All the best....
Ep.17 A Very Merry Teriyaki Christmas
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The cycling season has ended. What a great season that was! Thanks for coming along for the rides folks. But never fear, with cycling over... Christm...
Ep.16 Go Go Yubari
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A truly iconic place in Hokkaido, Yubari is gonna span a few episodes over the years, so please consider this Yubari Ep.1. Every time I'm there I ...
Ep.15 A Pilgrimage to Asari
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Who knew Asari had such an interesting history!? I love how this one little shrine has such a connection to so much more in Hokkaido. I had a lot of f...
Ep.14 Why ride?
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ahhh..... traffic tickets suck, eh? 🤣 At some point I felt I had to talk about why I started to ride so much. This is basically why. I hope this ca...
Ep.13 8000
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Finally, I've also got the Cycling Hokkaido podcast up on Apple Podcasts, so that's me up on Apple on Spotify. Thanks for having a listen ever...
Ep.12 Yoichi
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Yoichi has so many interesting places to see....but it also has a pretty big problem. Depopulation!! I hope you like this episode. Thanks, as always, ...
Ep.11 Olaf Karthaus Rides a LOT
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 11 was a lot of fun. Olaf Karthaus was the first guest on my podcast. I KNEW Olaf would have a lot of good cycling stories and he did not disa...
Ep.10 Kobayashi Sake Brewery
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk about our ride to Kuriyama to visit the Kobayashi Sake Brewery. A beautiful day with a fun chat along the way. 😂 What do you...
Ep.9 Nakayama Toge
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Marty talks about the very challenging ride he and a friend had up and down Nakayama Mountain Pass. Trust me, the down part was the m...
Ep.8 Cat Bus
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Marty talks about his recent ride to see the Cat Bus at the Totoro Pass in Fukagawa. Another "Super Ride". A great ride to a beautiful...
Ep.7 Route 231
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Marty talks about some of the cool things that can along the coastal road Route 231, aka 日本海オロロンライン. And I've just...
Ep.6 Ishikari
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Marty talks about some great places to check out in Ishikari and his recent run-ins with the post-Covid supply chain problems. As alw...
Episode 5: Otaru
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk about Otaru. You know you love it, such a beautiful and historic place. I also talk about a couple of alternative rides to thin...
Episode 4: Cycling Snacks
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you're heading out on a big ride, you're gonna get hungry. In this episode I talk about the food that keeps me going while I'm out on the road. Thi...
Episode 3: Jomon Era Stone Circles in Hokkaido
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk about Stone Circles and other ancient places in Hokkaido. Some of them are still pretty cool to look at....others not so much. ...
Episode 2: Kamui Kotan in Asahikawa
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk about the longest ride I've ever done. 240.79km. Hell yeah! I went to see a place called Kamui Kotan in a city called Asahikawa...
Episode 1: The Equator
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first episode! I thought it would be cool to talk about my biggest goal to date. Getting to the same distance as the Equator. It's been a ...