There are only 2,000 people living in Chichijima and basically most shops, houses, restaurants, bars and accommodation are located along Omura district’s main road and the few roads parallel to it. You will not get lost and all these are within walking distance from each other as well as from Futami Port. So, what to do? I went for a bike ride.

Sunsets alone along the Sea of Japan, or Nihonkai as it’s called in Japanese, make getting there well worth the effort, and the cycling and camping it offers make it more than well worth it.

Keirin racing was invented in 1948 as a way to gamble and I was surprised at how extremely traditional the races remained.

“Kagorin”, the public bike sharing system is a great way to travel around the city of Kagoshima and save up costs on transportation!

The ITU World Triathlon Series made its' annual trip to Yokohama this month where professional tri-athletes from all over the world competed in the fourth event of the triathlon season.