This week, Bobby Judo cycles Shimanami’s bridge-hopping islands, chasing sea views and the easy kindness of island life.

If it’s not the world-class skiing in the winter or Mt. Fuji, most of the hyped imagery around Japan is the neon lights of Shibuya Crossing, the crush of bars in Shinjuku’s Golden Gai, or the ...

Cyclist Paul Salisbury rides through Miyazaki’s warm coastal plains and forested mountains, meeting farmers, fishermen and ...

Our journey takes us to Shimanami in the Seto Inland Sea, an area dense with islands. In 1999, the Shimanami Kaido was opened, consisting of 70 kilometers of highways and bridges linking the islands.

Okinawa’s local government is stepping up its efforts to promote cycling in the prefecture in 2025, aiming to attract bike enthusiasts from around the world to explore the subtropical islands’ routes ...