Category: Mt. Norikura

• Cycling & Hiking: Mt. Norikura

  

  Mt. Norikura (乗鞍) is considered a right of passage for many cyclists in Japan. It’s the highest road in Japan and only bicycles, taxis, and official buses are allowed up.

  Sean

  October 14, 2018

  Bike Packing, Cycling, Hiking, Japan, Mt. Norikura

  Bike Packing, bikepackingjapan, cyclejapan, Cycling, cyclingjapan, fromwhereiride, Gifu, Hiking, Japan, Japanese Alps, Microadventures, mountains, Mt. Norikura, Nagano, Norikura, outsideisfree, 乗鞍

• Cycling & Hiking: Mt. Norikura – Bike and Hike to 3026m

  

  Mt. Norikura (乗鞍) is considered a right of passage for many cyclists in Japan. It’s the highest road in the country and only bicycles, taxis, and official buses are allowed up. It’s sometimes called Japan’s version of Alpe d’ Huez with plenty of switchbacks, 1200m of elevation gain from the Norikura Heights car park, and…

  Sean

  October 14, 2018

  Bike Packing, Cycling, Gifu, Hiking, Japan, Mt. Norikura, Nagano

  Bike Packing, bikepackingjapan, cyclejapan, Cycling, cyclingjapan, fromwhereiride, Gifu, Hiking, Japan, Japanese Alps, Microadventures, mountains, Mt. Norikura, Nagano, Norikura, outsideisfree, 乗鞍

• Bike Packing: Agematsu – Mt. Ontake

  

  I did a short bike packing trip from Agematsu (上松) to Mt. Ontake (御嶽山) recently, catching the late afternoon train from Kachigawa (勝川) north of Nagoya to Nakatsugawa, where I changed trains to Agematsu. From there I rode just under 40kms west towards Kaida Kogen (開田高原) before finding shelter in a small picnic area at the…

  Sean

  October 16, 2017

  Bike Packing, Cycling, Japan, Mt. Norikura, Mt. Ontake

  Adventure, Agematsu, Bike Packing, bike packing Japan, Camping, Cycling, 長野県, Fairdale, fromwhereiride, Hunt Wheels, Japan, Japan cycling, Microadventures, mountains, Mt. Norikura, Mt. Ontake, Nagano, outsideisfree, routes, touring, 御嶽山, 上松

• Cycling, Camping: Nomugi Pass & Mt. Norikura

  

  It’s no secret among cyclists in Japan that Mt. Norikura (乗鞍岳) is the highest road passable by bicycle in the country. Some call it the Japanese Alpe d’Huez but I think comparing mountains is somewhat silly. All mountains differ, and all mountains have the potential to change character within minutes. Most road bike cyclists start…

  Sean

  August 31, 2016

  Bike Packing, Cycling, Gifu, Japan, Mt. Norikura, Nagano

  Bike Packing, Camping, Central Japan, Cycling, cyclingjapan, 野麦峠, Gifu, Japan, Japanese Alps, Matsumoto, Mt. Norikura, Nagano, Nomugi Pass, touring, 乗鞍岳

• Cycling: Nomugi Pass & Mt. Norikura

  

  It’s no secret among cyclists in Japan that Mt. Norikura (乗鞍岳) is the highest road passable by bicycle in the country. Some call it the Japanese Alpe d’Huez but I think comparing mountains is somewhat silly.

  Sean

  August 31, 2016

  Bike Packing, Cycling, Japan, Mt. Norikura

  Bike Packing, Camping, Central Japan, Cycling, cyclingjapan, 野麦峠, Gifu, Japan, Japanese Alps, Matsumoto, Mt. Norikura, Nagano, Nomugi Pass, touring, 乗鞍岳

• Cycling: Climbing Mt. Norikura

  

  Photos taken on the climb up Mt. Norikura, bordering Nagano and Gifu prefectures, central Japan. I don’t cycle up it as much as I should.

  Sean

  September 22, 2013

  Cycling, Japan, Mt. Norikura

  Alps, 長野, Gifu, Japan, Japanese Alps, mountains, Mt. Norikura, Nagano, Photography, 写真, 撮影, 日本, 乗鞍