{"id":2562,"date":"2015-04-26T01:40:14","date_gmt":"2015-04-25T16:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2015-04-26\/2562"},"modified":"2015-04-26T01:40:14","modified_gmt":"2015-04-25T16:40:14","slug":"pleasant-105km-bike-ride-from-kyoto-along-lake-biwa-to-takashimas-shirohige-shrine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2015-04-26\/2562","title":{"rendered":"Pleasant 105km Bike Ride From Kyoto, Along Lake Biwa, to Takashima’s Shirohige Shrine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>8000 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nManseki Kanemitu in a Bed<\/span> of Flowers<\/span>\nat Lake Biwa, Shiga Japan\n\u82b1\u58c7\u306e\u4e2d\u306e\u4e07\u77f3\u3055\u3093\u3001\u7435\u7436\u6e56\uff08\u6ecb\u8cc0\u770c)\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

I finally made my first 100+km bike ride the other day, cycling with some folks from\nthe Cycling Kyoto Facebook group<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

Strava says the\nride<\/a> was 105km (65 miles). Even though it's 10% longer than the first long ride I\ndid<\/span><\/a>, this time was much<\/i> easier because it had only 1,300m (4,200\nft) of vertical rise, only about a ⅓rd of the first ride's climbs. Even last month's 58km ride<\/a>\nwas much harder, again, due to having more elevation. Flat distance seems\nto be easy.<\/p>\n\n

Anyway, as usual we met in front of the Sanjo St. Starbucks...<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f<\/span>\/8, ISO 400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nGetting Ready to Take Off<\/span>\n8:10am\n\u51fa\u767a\u70b9 \uff1a\u4e09\u6761\u5927\u6a4b\u306e\u30b9\u30bf\u30d0\u3000\uff08\u4eac\u90fd\u5e02\u5185)\nRoss<\/a>,\nGorm<\/a>, and\nManseki<\/a>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>2500 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nRide Preparation<\/span>\nat least if you're a rider like me\n\u64ae\u5f71\u306e\u6e96\u5099\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f<\/span>\/8, ISO 320 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nGetting Out of the City<\/span>\nalways feels nice\n\u3084\u3063\u3068\u7530\u820e\n8:38am - taken while cycling at 25 km\/h\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 320 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nFirst Climb<\/span>\n( we'd picked up one more rider, Kumiko Naka, along the way )\n8:42am - taken one-handed while cycling at 27 km\/h\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nDMC-SZ9 at an effective 26mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>800 sec, f<\/span>\/3.1, ISO 100 —\nimage data<\/a><\/span>\nI'm in Purple This Time<\/span>\nless lively than my yellow\/green getup<\/a> a week<\/span> ago\n\u4eca\u65e5\u306f\u50d5\u306f\u306a\u3059\u3073\u304f\u3093\u3067\u3059\u3002\n(photo by Manseki Kanemitsu)<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f<\/span>\/5, ISO 280 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nLovely Countryside<\/span>\n10:05am - taken while cycling at 28 km\/h\n\u6c17\u6301\u3061\u826f\u3044\u90e8\u5206\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

The route I'd planned brought us through some of the more mild mountains\nof northern Kyoto early on, and within 26km (a quarter<\/span> of the planned\ndistance) we were done with almost all the climbs. It was that<\/span> point that\nRoss turned around to forge his own more-mountainous path. For the rest<\/span> of\nus, the last 80 kilometers would be downhill or flat, except for one short\nbut intense hill near the end.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/5, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSpoke Broke<\/span>\ngetting unbroke\n\u30b9\u30dd\u30c3\u30af\u306e\u4fee\u7406\u3001at \u30b5\u30a4\u30af\u30eb\u30b7\u30e7\u30c3\u30d7\u3000\u306b\u3057\u3082\u3068<\/a> in Wani City, Shiga\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

At some point coming down the mountain toward Lake Biwa (the largest lake in Japan<\/a>), a\nspoke<\/span> on my rear wheel broke. (Putting it another way, my rear wheel misspoke \ud83d\ude09 .)<\/p>\n\n

Luckily, likely the only bike shop for miles just\nhappened to be right there, and was even open.<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>5000 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nCycle Shop Nishimoto<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 1800 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nArtistic Version<\/span>\nof the first “<\/span>spoke broke”<\/span> shot above\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

After an impromptu 40-minute break while my wheel was unbroke, we took off again north through the countryside...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>6400 sec, f<\/span>\/1.6, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSlightly-Fuzzy Gorm<\/span>\nbut the railing in the background is perfectly in focus\n11:16am - taken one-handed while cycling at 27 km\/h\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

I've got to figure out a better focus mode when shooting blind while I ride.<\/span>.. I get too<\/span> many shots like the one above\nwhere it's the background in focus.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>8000 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nRiding Along the Lake<\/span>\n11:19am - taken while cycling at 17 km\/h\n— Wikipedia says that the lake has 235km (150 miles) of coastline —\n\u7435\u7436\u6e56\u6dfb\u3044\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f<\/span>\/4.5, ISO 125 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nOld Farmhouse<\/span>\nthey must have been bummed 100 years ago when the train line came through their backyard\n11:23am - taken one-handed while cycling at 28 km\/h\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1600 sec, f<\/span>\/4.5, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nLazy Day at the Lake<\/span>\n11:26am - taken one-handed while cycling at 16 km\/h\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f<\/span>\/4, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nPause for Photos<\/span>\n\u64ae\u5f71\u306e\u4f11\u61a9\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>5000 sec, f<\/span>\/1.6, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>8000 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nManseki's Classic Restoration<\/span>\none of his many bikes, this one from 1988\n\u4e07\u77f3\u3055\u3093\u306e\uff18\uff18\u5e74\u306e\u81ea\u8ee2\u8eca\u3061\u3083\u3093\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Everyone was taking straight-on photos like the one above, but I thought<\/span> it might look a bit<\/span> better at an angle...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nDMC-SZ9 at an effective 26mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>250 sec, f<\/span>\/9, ISO 160 —\nimage data<\/a><\/span>\nPhoto by Manseki<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>8000 sec, f<\/span>\/2.2, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nIn retrospect, I think I over angled it.. somewhere in between would have been better\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

I took the opportunity to have someone snap a picture<\/span> of me with my camera...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>8000 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nMe<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

... and then I set up my camera with a timer.<\/span>..<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1600 sec, f<\/span>\/4, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

... and then it was time to continue our ride.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1600 sec, f<\/span>\/4, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nLunch<\/span>\n12:01pm - taken one-handed while cycling at 18 km\/h\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

We eventually made it to our turn-around destination, the\nShirohige Shrine (\u767d\u9b1a\u795e\u793e),<\/span> a name<\/span> meaning “<\/span>white beard”<\/span>, implying wisdom.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>8000 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nManseki<\/span>\nat the Shirohige Shrine, Takashima City, Shiga, Japan\n\u9ad8\u5cf6\u5e02\u306e\u767d\u9aed\u795e\u793e\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

This shrine gate has appeared on my blog in the past, perhaps most\ninterestingly six years ago in “<\/span>Overexposure and\nUnderexposure, and the Compensation Thereof<\/a>”<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>8000 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nMe<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>8000 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nKumiko<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>8000 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nGroup Shot<\/span>\ntaken by a passer-by that I imposed upon\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Then it was time to head back....<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>8000 sec, f<\/span>\/1.6, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nRed-Carpet Treatment<\/span>\na bike path runs along some sections of the lake\n1:04pm - taken one-handed while cycling at 20 km\/h\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>8000 sec, f<\/span>\/1.6, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nNot Yet Planted<\/span>\na rice paddy and Lake Biwa\n\u7530\u3093\u307c\u3068\u7435\u7436\u6e56\n1:14pm - taken one-handed while cycling at 26 km\/h\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

I'd noticed the interesting reflections on the way up, so when we came flying by on the way home, I made sure<\/span> to take a picture.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

A bit later we came to a pretty area and stopped for more photos, such as the one leading this post, and this one:<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>8000 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>3200 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nTeasing Manseki<\/span>\n“<\/span>Look, I took a<\/span> great photo of your bike”<\/span>\n\u4e07\u77f3\u3055\u3093\u306b\u3061\u3087\u3063\u3068\u610f\u5730\u60aa\u306a\u64ae\u5f71\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 220 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nMore Pleasant Ride<\/span>\n1:29pm - taken while cycling at 18 km\/h\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 220 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nNot So Pleasant<\/span>\n“<\/span>Kyoto 26km”<\/span>\n1:51pm - taken one-handed while cycling at 35 km\/h\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 1250 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEnergy Snack<\/span>\nstrawberries with condensed milk\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Riding from the lake back over to Kyoto involves a short<\/span> but intense little mountain, and then\nit was smooth sailing home...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nAlong the Lake Biwa Canal, above Yamashina<\/span>\n\u5c71\u79d1\u306e\u4e0a\u3067\u758e\u6c34\u6cbf\u3044\n3:22pm - taken one-handed while cycling at 10 km\/h\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

It was nice and mostly relaxing. Something similar should be great in two weeks during the rice-planting\nseason. For next week<\/span>, though, I think<\/span> I need<\/span> something a bit<\/span> more meaty, even if not as long...<\/p>\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I finally made my first 100+km bike ride the other day, cycling with some folks from the Cycling Kyoto Facebook group.<\/p>

Strava says the ride was 105km (65 miles). Even though it's 10% longer than the first long ride I did, this time was much easier because it had only 1,300m (4,200 ft) of vertical rise, only about a ⅓rd of the first ride's climbs. Even last month's 58km ride was much harder, again, due to having more elevation. Flat distance seems to be easy.<\/p>

Anyway, as usual we met in front of the Sanjo St. Starbucks...<\/p>

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