On this episode of Japan Station, I talk about my experience walking 500 km from Kyoto to Tokyo in September-October 2023. Check it out to learn about the Tokaido Challenge (a.k.a. the craziest adventure I've ever had in Japan).

Topics Discussed

• What the Tōkaidō Challenge is
• What the Tōkaidō road is
• The many different Tōkaidō raods that exist
• When I started walking
• How long it took to walk from Kyoto to Tokyo
• The difficulties I had to face while walking the Tōkaidō
• The parts of the Tōkaidō I had to omit
• The difficult areas of the Tōkaidō road
• About the Hakone area of the Tōkaidō road (Kyū Tōkaidō/Kyūkaidō)
• About getting lost
• About the 53 stations/post towns of the Tōkaidō
• About the famous series of woodblock prints depicting the 53 stations of the Tōkaidō
• The usual amount I would walk on any given day while walking from Kyoto to Tokyo
• About getting lost in the middle of some rice fields in rural Japan
• About walking through a tunnel in Kyoto
• About getting stopped by police in Japan
• About falling down in Mishima
• How helpful people were
• About the excellent customer service I experienced
• What I ate during my walk from Kyoto to Tokyo
• Where I stayed/slept while walking from Kyoto to Tokyo
• About the difficulties of trying to find food on my own
• About the weather
• About the arriving in Nihonbashi in Tokyo
• About the party I held at Pintology Tokyo
• About meeting Kuro
• About the coastline between Shizuoka City and Yaizu
• Why I do what I do
• And much more

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Links, Videos, Etc.

A few links for things mentioned int he video.

• Hawaii Association of the Blind: https://hawaii.acb.org/
• My X/Twitter post announcing the completion of the Tokaido Challenge: https://twitter.com/TheVegaTony/status/1714940372374458608
• My personal X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheVegaTony
• The MAJISON X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/majisonchan

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