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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzU5c2loNck

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