Here in Tokyo it was cold the day before yesterday, but I went for a little Tokyo ride all the same.

This was the first time I'd been up to Tossaka pass and over it down to the west since the typhoon of mid October. Access is still forbidden but construction workers and others rarely mind incursions by us cyclists as long as we don't get in their way; and as it was Sunday, there was no construction.



(This is around 14 km on the RwGPS map.)

The big thing is the following climb, to Kazahari pass (the highest point of any road in Tokyo), at about 25 km. It's quite a climb; but I have no shame and therefore use a 24-tooth chainwheel on my "Mens Sana".

There are two other ways up to Kazahari; this one is the most demanding. But it has very little traffic, as motorbikes and cars can't get out at the top. I'm doing this climb to Kazahari once a month for one year (as well as other rides, of course). Nine months down, three to go.