Why this ride
A 302 km one-way ride from near Ishige, about 5 h 06 of riding. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,250 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. Long stretches are under trees.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Tomiura to Nojimazaki Cape Loop · part 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 302 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 06
- 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.
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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. Scenic stretch near Ishige
In September 2015, after days of torrential rain, the levee of the Kinu River broke near Ishige, and floodwater spread across a huge area of the city of Jōsō, stranding thousands of people on rooftops while helicopters circled overhead. The images shocked Japan. The levees have since been rebuilt and strengthened, and the landscape has returned to its calm rhythm of rice paddies, villages and river embankments, but the event is a reminder of how much this flat land depends on its defences.
Read the complete Scenic stretch near Ishige write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Scenic stretch near Ishige is where the day begins. Next is Tokyo / Kanto rides return.
2. Near Annaka, on the way back
South-west of Takasaki the Kantō plain runs out and the mountains begin, and this stop lies right on that edge, between Annaka and Tomioka. Look west and the strangest skyline in Gunma comes into view: Mount Myōgi, a crown of jagged volcanic spires that looks as if someone took a rasp to an ordinary mountain. It is one of the three famous peaks of the old Jōmō province, and the road that skirts its flanks is a favourite with local riders for its tight, wooded bends.
Read the complete Near Annaka, 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 110 km into the recorded legs. Next is Photo stop near Enzan.
3. Photo stop near Enzan
Takeda Shingen, the warlord who dominated Kai province in the sixteenth century and remains a folk hero in Yamanashi, lies buried at Erin-ji, a Zen temple on the edge of Enzan. Its garden, laid out by the great medieval designer Musō Soseki, is a quiet masterpiece of pond, rocks and moss, and the temple is the spiritual heart of a town that now forms part of the city of Kōshū.
Read the complete Photo stop near Enzan 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 302 km.
Leg by leg
Scenic stretch near Ishige to Near Annaka, on the way back
Scenic stretch near Ishige → Near Annaka, on the way back is 110 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.