I walked across KYUSHU! Here's what happened (Kyushu Challenge Wrap Up) | Japan Station 184

I walked across KYUSHU! Here's what happened (Kyushu Challenge Wrap Up) | Japan Station 184

On this episode of Japan Station, I talk about the Kyushu Challenge, my recent 558 km walk from Iwakuni, Yamaguchi to Sakurajima, Kagoshima.

👉Topics Discussed

  • About the Kyushu Challenge
  • The route I took to walk from Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture to Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture
  • About how a restaurant owner gave me money
  • How I appeared on TV in Yamaguchi Prefecture
  • About kawara soba
  • About okonomiyaki
  • About the scariest tunnel I ever had to walk through
  • About walking through rural southern Kumamoto and Kagoshima
  • About the Hisatsu Orange Railway
  • The benefit of regional JR rail passes
  • About Sakurajima
  • My plans for 2026 (Tohoku tandem bicycle ride)
  • And much more!
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This is the news report in which I appeared. It was broadcast on Yamaguchi Broadcasting.

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A guide to MOVING in Japan | Japan Station 206/Ichimon Japan 73

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He's walked 30,000+ km across Japan! | Japan Station 205

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This Japanese pilgrimage should be more famous! A 5-day trip to the Kumano Kodō (plus crazy conbini socks) | Japan Station 204

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Is Yamaguchi cursed to have"ugly" girls? (Places in Japan Known for "Beautiful" & "Ugly" Women) | Japan Station 200/Ichimon Japan 50

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What is a shijūkata? (Age related Japanese words) | Japan Station 199

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