Originally Posted by rjtokyo
Sounds like a nice section pucci. Did you come up from Tsuru? We'll be just west of there on Saturday.
We rode from Yokohama and turned back at the top of Hinazuru Pass. Came to a bit over 140 kms. The first section up to Sagami-ko is terrible, but from there it is all country roads. There is a really nice wooded climb along the undeveloped side of Sagami-ko that leads to Fujino. You wouldn't believe it is the other side of the same lake - no dump trucks, no love hotels, no swan boats.
Originally Posted by rjtokyo
In case it's still an option, we've changed the trip to just a day ride. Drive in from Tokyo and start the ride around 8am from Shirataki Falls, then do the southern climb while we're still fresh, loop through Yamanaka Ko, around Kawaguchi Ko, then finish back at Shirataki probably around 4pm or so.
This weekend is looking very tricky, but keep posting.