Why this ride
349 km one way from Yokosuka - plan on about 6 h 13 of riding. The climb of the day is Atami. It tops out at about 1,100 m. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Boso Peninsula Pacific Sweep · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 349 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 6 h 13
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Fuel stop near Yokosuka
Yokosuka occupies much of the Miura Peninsula, south of Yokohama, and it has been a naval town since the 1860s, when the Tokugawa shogunate built a shipyard here with French help. Today it is home to the US Navy's Seventh Fleet and a major Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force base, and the mix of cultures gives the town a distinctive feel. Dobuita Street, near the base, is full of bars and shops, and Yokosuka navy curry is a local speciality.
Read the complete Fuel stop near Yokosuka write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Boso Peninsula Pacific Sweep is where the day begins. Next is Boso Peninsula Pacific Sweep high point.
2. Atami
Atami is a hot-spring resort on the eastern coast of the Izu Peninsula, a town that climbs the hillside above Sagami Bay in a tumble of hotels, apartment blocks and narrow streets. It has been a place of rest for centuries, and the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu is said to have visited for the waters. Today the town is quite easy to reach from Tokyo, with a bullet train stopping here, which makes it a favourite weekend escape, and it still has a faintly retro seaside air, with old inns, souvenir shops and steaming vents.
Read the complete Atami write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
You top out here; the road stops climbing. Next is Scenic stretch near Ōtsuki.
3. Scenic stretch near Ōtsuki
Ōtsuki sits in a deep, narrow valley in the mountains of eastern Yamanashi, where the old Kōshū Kaidō highway from Edo to Kōfu meets the road south towards Mount Fuji and the Fuji Five Lakes. The Katsura river runs through the valley, and steep, forested mountains rise on every side, giving the town a closed-in, mountain feel despite being only about an hour from western Tokyo.
Read the complete Scenic stretch near Ōtsuki write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 201 km into the recorded legs you reach Scenic stretch near Ōtsuki. Next is Photo stop near Yoshii.
4. Photo stop near Yoshii
One of the oldest written stones in Japan stands near Yoshii. The Tago stele, carved in the early eighth century to commemorate the creation of a new district, is part of a group of three ancient monuments in the area that were added to UNESCO's Memory of the World register in 2017. It is a modest stone under a protective roof, but its age and significance give pause in a landscape of fields and low hills.
Read the complete Photo stop near Yoshii write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Photo stop near Yoshii closes the day.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop near Yokosuka to Atami
Fuel stop near Yokosuka → Atami is 91 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Scenic stretch near Ōtsuki to Photo stop near Yoshii
Scenic stretch near Ōtsuki → Photo stop near Yoshii is 149 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.