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A 75-day, 11,000km journey around Japan, travelling to the very north to the very south and back again in a Mitsubishi Delica

Day 17: Kakunodate (Akita) – Iwaizumi (Iwate) 134km

We woke to a exceptionally hot morning, slightly overcast, but generally fine.  We made the most of the sun/heat to dry out the futons that had the beginnings…

Day 16: Kamikoani – Kakunodate 250km

The heat is really making it difficult to sleep beyond 7AM, so, we’ve been forced to get up early.  It should be a good thing, getting up early…

Day 15: Noheji (Aomori) – Kamikoani (Akita) 168km

Spent the morning trying to get the Internet to work again (I restarted the iPhone, and I could no longer tether), was unsuccessful and put me in a…

Day 14: Hotokegaura – Noheji 170km

There was still thunder/lightning/rain when we woke up, which was slightly disheartening, but by the time we’d packed up, and gotten ready to leave it had mostly cleared…

Day 13: Yakumo – Hotokegaura (Aomori) 130km

We made the most of the short time I had back in Yakumo to see a friends in town, and although it had only been three weeks since…

Day 12: Noboribetsu – Yakumo

Rudely awoken by tourists invading our serene, isolated location, we decided to take off and find somewhere nice for breakfast.  Didn’t quite find it, and settled for a…

Day 11: Lake Toya – Noboribetsu 72km

It’s amazing how cool it can get at night (in a car) in Hokkaido, only to be roasting when the sun comes up (and, does it come up…

Day 10: Niseko – Soubetsu 77km

I had grandiose plans to sleep-in again today, however, I forgot to sign out of Skype on my iPhone, and was rudely awoken by my brother’s constant calls. …

Day 9: Sapporo – Niseko 98km

I managed to sleep in until nearly 9AM, which is quite a feat for me (though, I attribute it to the ear plugs/eye mask).  For once, Risa was…

Day 8: Onetoko – Sapporo 297km

Getting quite tired, so slept an intensely deep sleep.  We’re still quite slow in the mornings, it still takes nearly two hours from when we wake up, to…