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Traveling western Japan on Honda "Super Cub" (Part. 2)

on air 02-15-2016

Traveling western Japan on Honda

Nathan Connelly

Big Honda "Super Cub" lover.

An American fascinated by Honda motorcycle "Super Cub". As an animator, he is excited about drawing during his trip.

Traveling western Japan on Honda "Super Cub" (Part. 2)

770km in one week!

Nathan from America traveling around western Japan for 30 days with the Honda "Super Cub". The distance he's traveled is 770km after a week of leaving Yamanashi! He's now in Wakayama!

Wakayama Castle
Nanabancho, Wakayama city, Wakayama prefecture
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Can't find the key!!!!

After a 2-hour ferry ride Nathan goes back to his super cub to get ready for arrival but can't find the key. He searches his pockets and bags for about 15 minutes but no luck, all the other cars have landed and he starts to get nervous. He searches again and again, and finally finds it in the most possible right hand side pocket in his pants...

Tokushima port
Minamiokinosu, Tokushima city, Tokyushima prefecture
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Day 8 Tokushima, how is the first udon he ever tastes?

With "Udon" the first place that pops up in your mind is probably Kagawa, but Tokushima has its famous udon as well. The name is "Naruchuru" and its noodle is softer than that of Kagawa. "Naruchuru" seems to be named after the sound "churu-churu" of shipping the noodle. Nathan seems to like his very first "Udon" and drinks up the soup as well!
Day 8 Tokushima, meet with a traveler with similar circumstances.

Nathan's very first hot spring experience at "Kamiyama Spa" in Kamiyamacho, Tokushima prefecture! It is a perfect place to refresh after a long trip. And there he meets a Dutch traveling from Osaka to Fukuoka by bicycle for 2 weeks. Solo travelers wishing each other's luck and say good bye.

Kamiyama Spa
Kamiyamacho, Tokushima prefecture
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Day 9 Tokushima, fantastic unexplored region of Japan.

Passing through the pass over looking one of the three most unexplored regions of Japan "Iya Valley" in Miyoshi city, Tokushima prefecture which is 10km long and 100m deep. Nathan stops the cub to enjoy the fantastic scenery in the misty rain.

Iya Valley
Miyoshi city, Tokushima prefecture
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Day 11 to 16, from Ehime to Kagoshima going southward in Kyushu

Nathan meets Taneda-san who travels around Japan by a motorcycle and travels from Ehime to Oita by ferry, then Kumamoto, Miyazaki and Kagoshima together. They split in Kagoshima and Nathan keeps traveling towards Kumamoto.

Kagoshima prefecture
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Day 19 Kumamoto

Nathan meets up with the filming crew again on day 18. It rained almost the whole time while traveling in Shikoku, he makes a joke about it being bad weather whenever the crew was with him... He stops by the Honda factory in Ozumachi, Kumamoto along the way to Fukuoka.

Day 19 Kumamoto, the sacred spot is here!

Nathan visits the Honda Kumamoto factory in Ozumachi, Kumamoto prefecture which is the largest factory in Japan producing about 150,000 motorcycles a year. He's happy touring the production line and now wants the whole series of "Super Cub" on display... The next destination will be the main island of Japan. To be continued!

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