Leg 15 of this tour is largely a transit day getting us to the "Little Kyoto of the North".

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Day 15 - Jumonji to Kakunodate

The plan today is to traverse the entire inland plain of Akita from South to North. It is about as flat a day as you can get.  In the morning the rivers and irrigation canals were running in the same direction we were riding, whichโ€ฆ

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The one where I discuss strategies for ensuring access to public conveniences in non urban areas of Japan. Oh, and we cycle over the hill from Yamagata into Akita - our second to last prefecture.

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Day 14 - Mamurogawa to Jumonji

Japan is not renowned for its public conveniences.  It's much better than my first visit in the 90s when public toilets were almost non existent.  Nevertheless, on our journeys this trip, much reliance was placed on the pervasive network of convenience stores for comfort stops. โ€ฆ

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