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