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Cycling Hokkaido — 146 episodes

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Ep.146 Talking Ainu Culture & History with Matt Cotter

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Ep.145 Rice Paddies, Headless Buddhas & the Sea of Japan with Ryan Hill

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Ep.144 Cycle 5 to Survive: Next Stop, Africa

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Ep.143 Group Rides, Hidden History and Hokkaido Roads

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Ep.142 From Cape Sata to Cape Soya with John Swain

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Ep.141 From England to Everywhere: Daisy & Charlie's World Ride

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Ep.140 An Unexpected Lesson & an Ancient Tree

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Ep.139 Petals, Pedals & the Unexpected - Cherry Blossom Cycling in Hokkaido

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Ep.138 Riding Into the Wind in Hokkaido (And Rethinking What Makes a Great Ride)

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Ep.137 Spring Cycling in Hokkaido isn't Easy

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Ep.136 Renting Bicycles in Hokkaido & Japan: What you Need to Know

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Ep.135 Snowshoeing Onuma-yama in Hokkaido

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Ep.134 Top 5 Rides from Sapporo

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Ep.133 Top 5 Rides in Hokkaido

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Ep.132 Riding Into the Hokkaido Thaw

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Ep.131 Furries in Front of Hokkaido's History

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Ep.130 The Hokkaido Flag

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Ep.129 The 76th Sapporo Snow Festival

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Ep.128 Sapporo Chaos to Asahikawa Chill

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Ep.127 Snowmageddon

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Ep.126 Peak Eating, Not Peak Riding

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Ep.125 I'm Still on My Way

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Ep.124 Off Base: Another Holiday in Thailand

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Ep.123 Rolling Into 2026

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Ep.122 What I Learned in 2025

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Ep.121 This Podcast is Bigger Than I Thought

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Ep.120 Earthquakes, Bright Lights & Celebrities

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Ep.119 Good Food & Great People

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Ep.118 A Murder of Crows

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Ep.117 Winter Hits Ishikari & Chocolate Milk

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Ep.116 Biker's Elbow & Bears

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Ep.115 Chasing Fall Colours

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Ep.114 Texas, Haggis & Sister Cities

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Ep.113 Climbing to Yakumo

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Ep.112 Learning About Ainu Culture & History

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Ep.111 The Mikuni Pass in Daisetsuzan National Park Pt.2

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Ep.110 The Mikuni Pass in Daisetsuzan National Park Pt.1

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Ep.109 Ringing in Autumn

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Ep.108 Saying Hello to Mt.Yotei

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Ep.107 Kyrre Havik from Norway

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Ep.106 From Sea to Shining Sea

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Ep.105 The Cyclists of Oz

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Ep.104 The Good, The Bad & The Tasty

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Ep.103 Obon Holidays are Fun!

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Ep.102 Exploring Hokuryu Sunflower Village

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Ep.101 The Carchries from Scotland

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Ep.100 The Sound of Victory

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Ep.99 Furano with Freewheeling.jp

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Ep.98 Hiking Mt.Moiwa

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Ep.97 A Super Ride to Shakotan

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Ep.96 Off Base: Walking Tokyo

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Ep.95 Walk the Earth and Have Adventures

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Ep.94 Canadian World in Ashibetsu

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Ep.93 Hiking Mt. Eniwadake

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Ep.92 Your Social Window is Open

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Ep.91 The Great Buddha of Otaru

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Ep.90 My Fortress of Solitude

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Ep.89 The Ishikari Lighthouse

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Ep.88 Cherry Blossoms, Asian Skunk Cabbage & a Broken Bike

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Ep.87 Sapporo Su & Tokyo Joe in Hokkaido

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Ep.86 The Japanese Mamachari

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Ep.85 The Puncture Gods are Angry

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Ep.84 Tundra Swans & A Kind Man

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Ep.83 Baseball, Whisky & Star Wars

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Ep.82 New Heights & The Empty Shed

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Ep.81 Takoyaki & Mailing a Bicycle

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Ep.80 Hokkaido Convenience Stores

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Ep.79 Lost in Thought

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Ep.78 Gravel Rider Mike O'Connell

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Ep.77 Hazuki Cox Has Lived 2 Lives

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Ep.76 I Was Wrong About Hokkaido's Weather

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Ep.75 January Riding in Sapporo

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Ep.74 Chopping Down Trees

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Ep.73 Coming of Age Day

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Ep.72 Shinto Shrines Along the Ride

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Ep.71 Off Base: Koh Samui, Thailand

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Ep.70 A Look Back at 2024

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Ep.69 Texas Doug Cox in Hokkaido

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Ep.68 The Last Ride for 2024

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Ep.67 Is This The End?

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Ep.66 Winter Rider Darcy Lewis

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Ep.65 Winter is Coming

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Ep.64 New Rules for Cyclists

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Ep.63 Donan Trip Pt.3: Hakodate

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Ep.62 Donan Trip Pt.2: Esashi

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Ep.61 Donan Trip Pt.1: Yakumo

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Ep.60 The Mysterious Lake Okotanpe

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Ep.59 Move to the Music

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Ep.58 Learning About Ainu at Upopoy

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Ep.57 No Soft, No Life

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Ep.56 Punctured on the Way to Mikasa Geopark

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Ep.55 Meeting People on the Road

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Ep.54 Cycling Hokkaido's Northwest Coast

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Ep.53 Exploring Muroran

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Ep.52 All Good Things....

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Ep.51 Riding to Erimo Misaki

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Ep.50 Event Rider Matt Ebrey

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Ep.49 Cycling to Shakotan Kamui Misaki

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Ep.48 Ebisu Rock & Daikoku Rock

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Ep.47 Exploring Lake Toya

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Ep.46 Meeting the Ryokuendai Robot

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Ep.45 Canada D'eh in Hokkaido

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Ep.44 Hokkaido Wildlife

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Ep.43 Up North in Wakkanai

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Ep.42 Riding Hokkaido's Rice Paddies

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Ep.41 Off Base: What are Fujizuka?

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Ep.40 Off Base: Kamakura

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Ep.39 Off Base: RHCP Concert in Tokyo

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Ep.38 The Hiyoriyama Lighthouse in Otaru

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Ep.37 Shirogane Blue Pond

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Ep.36 Japan's Golden Week

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Ep.35 Riding Under the Cherry Blossoms

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Ep.34 Japanese Festivals in Hokkaido

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Ep.33 A Cool Breeze

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Ep.32 Kiusu Earthwork Burial Circles

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Ep.31 Season On!!

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Ep.30 St.Patrick's Day & The Vernal Equinox

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Ep.29 What's White Day?

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Ep.28 Hinamatsuri

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Ep.27 Karma Strikes Back

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Ep.26 Getting Ready to Ride

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Ep.25 Queen + Adam Lambert

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Ep.24 The 74th Sapporo Snow Festival

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Ep.23 25 Years In Japan

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Ep.22 Dave's Surprise in Japan

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Ep.21 Not as Old as Jomon

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Ep.20 New Destinations

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Ep.19 Ishikawa Earthquake & Haneda Crash

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Ep.18 Bye Bye 2023

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Ep.17 A Very Merry Teriyaki Christmas

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Ep.16 Go Go Yubari

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Ep.15 A Pilgrimage to Asari

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Ep.14 Why I ride?

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Ep.13 Hitting 8000km and Counting

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Ep.12 Cycling Yoichi, a Town in Decline

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Ep.11 Olaf Karthaus Rides a LOT

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Ep.10 The Ride to Kobayashi Sake Brewery

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Ep.9 Riding Up and Down Nakayama Toge

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Ep.8 The Cat Bus at Totoro Pass

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Ep.7 Riding Route 231 to the Ororon Line

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Ep.6 Cycling Ishikari and Bike Shop Problems

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Ep.5 Otaru by Bike

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Ep.4 Cycling Snacks

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Ep.3 Jomon Era Stone Circles in Hokkaido

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Ep.2 Kamui Kotan in Asahikawa

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Ep.1 Riding the Distance of the Equator in Hokkaido