Article by Oscar Boyd
Cycling the Shimanami Kaido: Imabari to Onomichi
The Shimanami Kaido (しまなみ海渡) is Japan's best cycle route: 70km of well surfaced, mostly segregated cycle lanes that connect Japan's main island of Honshu to the
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