Lake Biwa is Japan’s biggest lake- about 185km around, it is also one of the oldest lakes in the world (estimated to be at least 4 million years old). Located near the old capital of Kyoto, Lake Biwa is featured in many notable stories and in classic literature and as such is a popular destination […]
Cycling in Japan is a pleasure: Join me!
Cycling Japan is a pleasure and ecologically sound. A couple of years ago I was thinking about taking up a hobby that I could do here in Japan. I hadn’t ridden a bike since I was a kid but noticed that here in Japan bikes are the way to get around. People seem to […]