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| S H I K O K U |
| We took a trip back to Japan during the Winter months so we could eat, drink and ride from Honshu to Shikoku on the Shimanami Kaido bike route. |
| Date | Area/Location | Route/Stops | Notes |
| S A N F R A N C I S C O (+/-) |
| November 18, 2011 | San Francisco | San Francisco International Airport (SFO) | |
| United Airlines Flight UA885 from San Francisco (SFO) to Kansai International Airport (KIX). | |||
| O S A K A / O K A Y A M A (+/-) |
| United Airlines Flight UA885 arrived at Kansai International. | |||
| November 19, 2011 | Kansai International Airport | Kansai International Airport | The flight from hell landed about 3 hours late. |
| Haruka to Tennoji to the Osaka Loop to Osaka eki. Ramen and beer, and then more beer at Bar B-Trip. last train out to Sanda and walked to Flower Town after missing the last train. | |||
| November 20, 2011 | Sanda ~ Shin-Kobe ~ Okayama | Flower-Town | Baseball and soccer, Kurazushi, Hikari to Okayama, Ako-sen to Osafune (arrived around 7:45pm). |
| November 21, 2011 | Okayama | Osafune | Got out on the bike, Dinner at Katsusen |
| November 22, 2011 | Okayama | Osafune | Got out on the bike, Hokka-Hokka-Tei for lunch, Dinner in Okayama |
| A I O I (+/-) |
| November 23, 2011 | Osafune ~ Hinase ~ Aioi | Route 2 (Hinase, Aioi, Wake, Inbe) | A drive along the Setonaikai thinking of "kakioko" in Hinase |
| Lunch at Horiichi | |||
| O N O M I C H I / I M A B A R I (+/-) |
| Riding the Shimanami Kaido | |||
| November 24, 2011 | Osafune ~ Okayama ~ Onomichi | Onomichi at 12:00pm | Onomichi Cycling Terminal. Rental bikes
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| Onomichi |  12:45pm (Shimanami Kaido) |
Onomichi to Mukaijima (ferry ¥110)
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| Mukaijima | 1:00pm (Shimanami Kaido) |
Mukaijima | |
| Innoshima | 1:23pm (Shimanami Kaido) |
Innoshima (Innoshima Hashi ¥50)
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| Ikuchijima | 2:22pm (Shimanami Kaido) |
Ikuchijima (Ikuchi Hashi ¥50)
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| Omishima | 3:50pm (Shimanami Kaido) |
Omishima (Tatara Hashi ¥100)
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| Hakatajima | 4:38pm (Shimanami Kaido) |
Hakatajima (Omishima Hashi ¥50)
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| Oshima | 5:09pm (Shimanami Kaido) |
Oshima (Hakata Oshima Hashi ¥50)
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| Oshima | 6:38pm (Shimanami Kaido) |
Reached the Kurushima Kaikyo Hashi ¥200
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| Ehime | 7:09pm (Shimanami Kaido) |
Reached Ehime, Shikoku | |
| Imabari | 7:21pm | Imabari eki | |
| Imabari Urban Hotel, dinner at Sen-nen no Utage, walk around ekimae | |||
| November 25, 2011 | Imabari | Imabari | Back up to the Kurushima Kaikyo Hashi
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| Imabari | Downtown Imabari, Imabari Port | A fun ride through Imabari | |
 Imabari Towel Outlet, Imabari-jo, lunch at Hakurakuten (B Set & C Set), Imabari Port |
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| Imabari | Imabari eki ~ Fukuyama eki | From Imabari eki to Onomichi was approx. 1hr. | |
| Return the bikes at the JR Imabari Station Rental Cycle Terminal, caught the 2:23pm bus to Fukuyama. | |||
| Fukuyama | Fukuyama ~ Okayama | About 1hr 30min local train back to Okayama | |
| Caught the train back to Okayama and then walked around the old ekimae neighborhood. Had dinner at Shinpachi (yakitori). | |||
| K O C H I (+/-) |
| November 26, 2007 | Osafune ~ Taisho | Route 56 > 381 | Heading down to Kochi |
| Tosa | Ryunohama, Yokonami Skyline | A quick stop by the ocean | |
| Tosa | Yokonami Skyline | Villa Santorini | |
| Tosa | Katabirazaki, Yokonami Skyline | Overlook | |
| Susaki | Route 56 | ||
| Nakatosa | Route 56 | ||
| Kubokawa | Route 56 > Route 381 | Yuingu Shimanto | |
| Taisho | Route 381 | ||
| Hasoku, Onaro | Route 381 | Sushi & Sashimi | |
| November 27, 2011 | Taisho | Hasoku, Onaro | |
| Tokawa | Route 381 | ||
| Ekawasaki | Route 441 | ||
| Nakamura | Route 441 | ||
| Ogata | Yokonami Skyline | ||
| Hasoku, Onaro | Route 381 | BBQ Kaki! | |
| November 28, 2011 | Taisho ~ Osafune | Shimanto-gawa, Route 381 > 56 | Ebi no kawa, Shimanto-gawa |
| Kubokawa | Route 56 | ||
| Okayama | Route 2 |
| O K A Y A M A (+/-) |
| November 29, 2007 | Okayama ~ Hiroshima | Hiroshima | Marube, Torisen, karaoke |
| November 30, 2011 | Hiroshima | Hiroshima | Michan, Kakitei, Shirokiya |
| December 1, 2011 | Hiroshima ~ Okayama | Okayama | Reichan, Nishigawara, Shidax karaoke |
| December 2, 2011 | Okayama | Osafune | |
| December 3, 2011 | Okayama | Osafune | Beef Bourguignon & Paella Dinner |
| December 4, 2011 | Okayama | Nishigawara | Karage Dinner |
| December 5, 2011 | Okayama ~ Shin-Osaka | ||
| Kansai International Airport | Kansai International Airport | Sushi lunch at Ganko Sushi | |
| United Airlines Flight UA886 from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to San Francsico (SFO). | |||
| N O T E S (+/-) |
| Shimanami Kaido Bike Rental | As you exit the Onomichi Station, walk to your right along the bus stops and follow the sidewalk toward the hotel. Take the pedestrian overpass to the hotel. Once you reach the hotel, keep to your right toward the parking structure at the end of the hotel. The bike rental terminal is inside the parking garage. You can rent bikes there for a very reasonable fee. You can also purchase a ticket for the bridge tolls on all the bridges to Imabari. |
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