I have had the distinct pleasure of visiting various parts of Asia, but unfortunately, Japan is not one of them. It is on my to-do list because I hear such amazing things about it. I will have to live vicariously on this one and take my friend's word for it.  I can only imagine that it is like Korea and is a cycling mecca. I have cycled in Korea and long to return to see how it has grown.  Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland, it is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands alongside 14,121 smaller islands. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions, and around 75% of its terrain is mountainous and heavily forested, concentrating its agriculture and highly urbanized population along its eastern coastal plains. With a population of almost 123 million as of 2026, it is the world's 11th most populous country. Tokyo is the capital and largest city of Japan. Well, I can imagine that cycling is alive and well there.  We don't need to leave it up to imagination. Check out  GoBeyond for more info. Also, check out the amazing video below.  It rocks!