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18 September to
16 October 2025
Day 14 Karuizawa to Nagano (207km)
2 October 2025
Photo: gerardbrown.co.uk
Hermann Frye-Hammelmann and Gisela Hammelmann, 1975 Ford Escort
1960s Mercedes of Peter and Griz Gordon, and Nick and Serita Sleep
Tricia Field and Susan Godfrey, 1950 Bentley Special
Gerd Buehler and Janine Franssen, 1979 Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC
Today, the Islands of Japan Marathon tipped over
the halfway point and enjoyed another actionpacked session. A heady mixture of zoology and
Zen, courtesy of the famous snow monkeys of
Jigokudani Yaen-Koen and a Shinto priest at the
Kosuge Shrine, where there was an opportunity to
try some Taiko drumming.
The day began with a map-based Regularity through the
Haneo cabbage farms on a slippy, greasy, tranche of tarmac.
Dappled light and many changes of direction caught one or
two of the crews off guard over this 7km section.
Sulphurous odours led us towards a Passage Control
atop the 2182m Shiga-Kusatsu Kogen, where a very chilly
breeze discouraged loitering, despite the amazing views
from Japan’s highest public thoroughfare.
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