Hokuriku Prefectures Kicking Cycling Tourism into Higher Gear

The author riding in the Tour de Noto 400. (© Hitoto Tae)

Piping-hot cod soup served at the Asahi-machi Aid Station for the Toyama Bay Cycling race. (© Hitoto Tae)

The Hokuriku Railway Ishikawa Line allows bikes onboard. (© Hitoto Tae)

The Toyama Prefectural Ferry landing near the Shin-minato Ōhashi. (© Hitoto Tae)

A map of the Gokoichi routes.

Riding across Tedori Canyon Road’s Taizan Bridge. (© Hitoto Tae)

The author, at right, with cyclists joining in from Taiwan. (© Hitoto Tae)