Sapporo to Lake Shikotsu Trip (2011)


I’ve finally gotten around to compiling together all the cycle trips we’ve done over the last few years in Hokkaido. There are quite a few, and they all focus on a different part of this amazing island we live on. I hope this page can be a solid resource for […]

A Hokkaido Cycle Touring Resource


We awoke this morning to the pitter-patter of raindrops on our tent fly. It was early. About 4:15am, and it was just starting to get light. Time to move on, since we were free-camping in a park just next to the Eniwa Flower Road parking area. Stomachs grumbling from only […]

HOKKAIDO (Shikotsu Trip Day 3): Eniwa to Sapporo


Day two of this three-day trip from Sapporo to Lake Shikotsu and back again broke fine and clear, the rain from yesterday and last night but a memory. It was to be a relaxing morning, however, us not getting away until well past 8am (about 3.5 hours after daybreak). Haidee […]

HOKKAIDO (Shikotsu Trip Day 2): Lake Shikotsu to Eniwa



The Preamble A couple of days ago, I saw a forum post from a Couchsurfer* by the name of Cezary, asking whether anyone knew of somewhere he could buy a bike in Sapporo. Cezary is from Poland, but was previously working as a computer scientist in The Netherlands, and more […]

HOKKAIDO (Shikotsu Trip Day 1): Sapporo to Lake Shikotsu