{"id":1136,"date":"2025-04-20T22:35:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T12:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/?p=1136"},"modified":"2025-04-20T22:35:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T12:35:47","slug":"shogun-day-21-shirakawa-to-takayama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/2025\/04\/20\/shogun-day-21-shirakawa-to-takayama\/","title":{"rendered":"Shogun Day 21: Shirakawa to Takayama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><strong>Watch the Relive video here:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.relive.com\/view\/v1vjP95woJ6\">https:\/\/www.relive.com\/view\/v1vjP95woJ6<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>On the Road &#8211; Distance 89km \/ 55mi | Elevation 1374m \/ 4508ft<\/strong><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1181\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0666-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0666-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0666-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0666-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0666-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0666-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1179\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0667-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0667-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0667-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0667-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0667-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0667-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1180\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0668-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0668-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0668-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0668-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0668-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0668-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After a very traditional banquet breakfast ( pre-set and always with a hot soup and white rice\u2026that was my own serving, the egg drop soup was shared), we were to take a slightly different route out of Shirakawa and climb some backroads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"170\" data-id=\"1182\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0740-1024x170.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0740-1024x170.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0740-300x50.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0740-768x128.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0740-1536x255.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0740-2048x341.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1191\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/9ab38548-a575-4f78-a2ec-bc425d904acf-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/9ab38548-a575-4f78-a2ec-bc425d904acf-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/9ab38548-a575-4f78-a2ec-bc425d904acf-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/9ab38548-a575-4f78-a2ec-bc425d904acf-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/9ab38548-a575-4f78-a2ec-bc425d904acf-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/9ab38548-a575-4f78-a2ec-bc425d904acf.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1194\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0672-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0672-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0672-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0672-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0672-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0672-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1193\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0673-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0673-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0673-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0673-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0673-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0673-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"569\" data-id=\"1192\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0674-1024x569.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0674-1024x569.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0674-300x167.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0674-768x427.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0674-1536x854.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0674-2048x1139.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However unbeknownst to us or our guides, the backroad was blocked by a 12 ft wall of snow! I initially thought a snow plough had dumped snow there, so I climbed up and over with bike thinking the road would appear. But it was thick deep  snow as far as you could see.  So after climbing 7 km @ 5% we had to turn around and take an alternate route. This basically was retracing how we rode into Shirwakawa yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"976\" data-id=\"1186\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_5240-1024x976.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_5240-1024x976.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_5240-300x286.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_5240-768x732.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_5240-1536x1464.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_5240-2048x1952.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1187\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_5245-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_5245-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_5245-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_5245-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_5245-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_5245-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1185\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_5244-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_5244-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_5244-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_5244-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_5244-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_5244-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1196\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0641-1-620x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0641-1-620x1024.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0641-1-182x300.jpeg 182w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0641-1-768x1269.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0641-1.jpeg 879w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1197\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0676-635x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0676-635x1024.jpeg 635w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0676-186x300.jpeg 186w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0676-768x1238.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0676-953x1536.jpeg 953w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0676-1271x2048.jpeg 1271w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0676-scaled.jpeg 1588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/df8c3b21-e50b-4c26-bef4-000c0ffff752-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/df8c3b21-e50b-4c26-bef4-000c0ffff752-768x1024.jpeg 768w, 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https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/b31d21c8-023f-4d9c-a27a-18813d5cf1a2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/b31d21c8-023f-4d9c-a27a-18813d5cf1a2-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/b31d21c8-023f-4d9c-a27a-18813d5cf1a2.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After a good spin and just before 40km we got coffee at Shokawa no Sato. This site was a very quiet but extremely authentic gassho village with a quirky cafe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1190\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/67885162-5b50-4d46-bcd7-cbb6ee1bf0f4-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/67885162-5b50-4d46-bcd7-cbb6ee1bf0f4-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/67885162-5b50-4d46-bcd7-cbb6ee1bf0f4-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/67885162-5b50-4d46-bcd7-cbb6ee1bf0f4-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/67885162-5b50-4d46-bcd7-cbb6ee1bf0f4.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1189\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/1cc522aa-5aa7-466e-ad73-cc970e44537c-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/1cc522aa-5aa7-466e-ad73-cc970e44537c-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/1cc522aa-5aa7-466e-ad73-cc970e44537c-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/1cc522aa-5aa7-466e-ad73-cc970e44537c-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/1cc522aa-5aa7-466e-ad73-cc970e44537c.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"785\" height=\"785\" data-id=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/f41220b0-e3aa-4178-9d8a-a11268bea3de.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/f41220b0-e3aa-4178-9d8a-a11268bea3de.jpeg 785w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/f41220b0-e3aa-4178-9d8a-a11268bea3de-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/f41220b0-e3aa-4178-9d8a-a11268bea3de-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/f41220b0-e3aa-4178-9d8a-a11268bea3de-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our valley road gently climbed until Kurumatomumaya Park where the team  met us with portable calories and more caffeine. This  fueled us well as we left the main valley and climbed the walls on a quiet lane to our high point of the day. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1201\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0679-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0679-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0679-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0679-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0679-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0679-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This route included 5-6 tunnels \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"704\" data-id=\"1202\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0681-1024x704.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0681-1024x704.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0681-300x206.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0681-768x528.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0681-1536x1056.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0681-2048x1408.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026and avalanche shelters for about 50 km and then picked up our new route which included some decent climbing and a fabulous descent into Takayama, I clocked in at 68km\/hr. Fellow rider Seth blew by me at 72km\/hr according to his Garmin!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1204\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/7ce376b8-bc31-4f63-90aa-87b7522fbda7-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/7ce376b8-bc31-4f63-90aa-87b7522fbda7-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/7ce376b8-bc31-4f63-90aa-87b7522fbda7-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/7ce376b8-bc31-4f63-90aa-87b7522fbda7-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/7ce376b8-bc31-4f63-90aa-87b7522fbda7.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1203\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/511a0e9e-8e36-4c30-adce-5436ae4dda80-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/511a0e9e-8e36-4c30-adce-5436ae4dda80-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/511a0e9e-8e36-4c30-adce-5436ae4dda80-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/511a0e9e-8e36-4c30-adce-5436ae4dda80-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/511a0e9e-8e36-4c30-adce-5436ae4dda80.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1206\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/c0c0e651-30b8-4687-b9f9-3356493b6df8-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/c0c0e651-30b8-4687-b9f9-3356493b6df8-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/c0c0e651-30b8-4687-b9f9-3356493b6df8-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/c0c0e651-30b8-4687-b9f9-3356493b6df8-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/c0c0e651-30b8-4687-b9f9-3356493b6df8.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" data-id=\"1205\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/0e4d7342-441a-4375-90f4-8a103e7afcfc-1024x767.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/0e4d7342-441a-4375-90f4-8a103e7afcfc-1024x767.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/0e4d7342-441a-4375-90f4-8a103e7afcfc-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/0e4d7342-441a-4375-90f4-8a103e7afcfc-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/0e4d7342-441a-4375-90f4-8a103e7afcfc-1536x1151.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/0e4d7342-441a-4375-90f4-8a103e7afcfc.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then we descended back into the valley to follow the Kawakami river to our destination. The more modern townscape didn\u2019t reveal its hidden gems until the final moments; our accommodations for two nights is right in the middle of the old town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a quick shower we headed to a 200 yr old sake brewery for a tour and tasting. The brewery has been owned by the same family all this time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-12 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"690\" data-id=\"1207\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0716-1024x690.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0716-1024x690.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0716-300x202.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0716-768x518.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0716-1536x1035.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0716-2048x1380.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0716-272x182.jpeg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"639\" data-id=\"1208\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0717-1024x639.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0717-1024x639.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0717-300x187.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0717-768x479.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0717-1536x959.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0717-2048x1279.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" data-id=\"1209\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0728-1024x679.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0728-1024x679.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0728-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0728-768x509.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0728-1536x1018.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/IMG_0728-2048x1358.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was pretty interesting how sake is made, unique from  wine or beer making. We tasted all their selections!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Me during sake tasting and after\ud83e\udd2a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-13 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1218\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/12810e2b-d59c-4f43-9310-b68dfefa5b1a-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/12810e2b-d59c-4f43-9310-b68dfefa5b1a-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/12810e2b-d59c-4f43-9310-b68dfefa5b1a-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/whos-yo-shogun\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/12810e2b-d59c-4f43-9310-b68dfefa5b1a-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, 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