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Cycling Japan – Chino to Takasaki

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Strava route details and here the pictures I took are here

Weather: Sunny all day but only 6 degrees at the top

Hotel: Toyoko Inn 1 in Takasaki

Great ride up to over 7000 feet, amazing to see really deep snow at the side of the road. The most stunning descent ever down Meganebashi Valley, 1400 feet drop in 6.6 miles down the very twisty road.

Meganebashi Valley descent
Meganebashi Valley descent
Geoff Jones with bike and snow drift
Roadside snow higher than the bike!