Why this ride
Out of Yashio, one way: 153 km, roughly 2 h 47 in the saddle. Long stretches are under trees.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Izu Skyline and Jogasaki Coast · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 153 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 47
- 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.
Scenic road chapters
Izu Skyline and Jogasaki Coast fuel gate → Tokyo / Kanto rides return
Slow enough to look. The surface follows the shoreline, so the corners arrive where the water decided, not where an engineer did. Water arrives beside the road and stays for 74 km. The line follows the shore because there is nowhere else for it to go.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 80 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Fuel stop near Yashio
Yashio is a flat, workaday city in south-eastern Saitama, just north of Tokyo's Adachi ward, sandwiched between the Nakagawa and Ayase rivers. It is a landscape of small factories, warehouses, apartment blocks and the occasional field of vegetables, crossed by expressways and railway lines. It will not feature in any guidebook, and it does not pretend otherwise.
Read the complete Fuel stop near Yashio write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Izu Skyline and Jogasaki Coast is where the day begins. Next is Tokyo / Kanto rides return.
2. Near Kumagaya, on the way back
In July 2018 Kumagaya recorded 41.1 degrees Celsius, then the highest temperature ever measured in Japan, and the city wears the title of hottest town with something like pride. Banners proclaim it, shops sell heat-themed souvenirs, and in summer the town fills with misting stations. If you are riding through in July or August, take the heat seriously: drink constantly and avoid the middle of the day.
Read the complete Near Kumagaya, on the way back write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Tokyo / Kanto rides return comes up about 80 km into the recorded legs. Next is Food stop near Itsukaichi.
3. Food stop near Itsukaichi
Itsukaichi takes its name from the market that was once held here on days ending in five, a trading point where charcoal, timber and silk from the mountains of western Tokyo met merchants from the plains. It is now part of the city of Akiruno, a quiet town at the mouth of the Akigawa valley, where the suburbs of Tokyo finally give way to forested hills.
Read the complete Food stop near Itsukaichi write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 153 km.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop near Yashio to Near Kumagaya, on the way back
Fuel stop near Yashio → Near Kumagaya, on the way back is 80 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.