2016

Long live the Shiretoku Goko Lakes and the 300 square metre Movement! Ongoing fund raising for more tree planting activities at the Fukushima shores – also from you? Thanks to some previous Cycle Generation donations we could support another well worthy forest conservation project. This time for the large area around the Shiretoku Goko 5 […]

8.00 pm on 17th of August 2016 : I have just arrived at one of the coin laundries in Wakkanai, city at the Far North of Hokkaido. It is already pitch dark outside, heavy rain and pretty windy. I am waiting for the Typhoon – Typhoon Number 7. Already 3 days ago we got alerted by our […]

In summer, Hokkaido draws touring bikers and cyclists like flowers attract honey bees. “Honeybee tribe” (Jap.: mitsubachi-zoku) they are indeed called, the motorcyclists that flock since the 80’s to the most Northern of the Japanese Islands during the flowery time of summer touring from one campground to the next, covering all corners of this beautiful region. Also […]

After donating, volunteering and investing into tree planting and forest protection for more than one decade, we were collecting donations for tree planting in Japan in 2016 and 2017. Our previous tree donations have supported worthy projects in in Africa, Asia and South America. For a flavour of one of our tree donation during the Zen […]

Cycling and camping during the rainy season in Japan? Before we had left for our Tour 3 months ago, I had prepared a detailed route planning following the climate charts of the Japanese Islands, S Korea, Taiwan and New Zealand. Avoiding heat, cold but especially the rain was the hot topic. But the rainy season […]

One of the hidden treasures of Shikoku Island in Japan is it’s marine life. The Pacific coast of Shikoku is home to several whale migration routes and there are also Dolphins in the area. At Cape Muroto we went with the kids to a Dolphin centre and had an amazing and intimate encounter with Dolphins. […]