Six years after my travels through North America, North Africa, and Europe, in 1989, I spent half a year cycling around Japan, from Rebun Island in northern Hokkaido to the small islands of Okinawa in the south. This was because I felt unsatisfied with the 31,000 kilometers I had covered during my year-and-a-half-long overseas cycling trip.
When I left Japan, I vaguely thought, [I wonder if I could ride about 40,000 kilometers, enough for a trip around the world?] Even after returning home, I kept thinking, [If I had ridden just 10,000 more kilometers, it would have been enough for a trip around the world.] → After finishing the “Bicycle Travel Blog”: 31,000 kilometers + Japan Tour = ?!
北米と北アフリカ・ヨーロッパの旅の6年後、1989年に北は北海道の礼文島から南は沖縄の小さな離島まで半年かけて自転車で日本一周をしました。というのも、この1年半の海外自転車旅の走行距離31,000キロに物足りなさを感じていたからです。
日本を発つ時［地球一周分の4万キロぐらい走れないかな］と漠然と思っていました。帰国後も［あと1万キロ走ってたら地球一周分になってたのに］そんな思いでいたのです。→「自転車旅のブログ」を終えて: 31,000キロ＋日本一周＝?!
My Life with Bicycles 