Join us in this video as we explore the beautiful autumn landscapes of Noboribetsu, Hokkaido one of THE best places to visit during the autumn season here in Hokkaido. In this ride, we have a Japanese school vice principal riding along. Join us to see what shenanigans we get up to.
▶📽️Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:47 Ride to Noboribetsu
18:32 Arrival in Noboribetsu
21:00 Onsen Experience
25:51 Exploring Hell Valley
28:00 Noboribetsu Town
30:00 Coffee Break
32:00 Sunset Ride Back
37:00 Bug Situation
39:29 Sushi
41:00 Arriving Home
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Okay to Crown where the hell I’m all the way down here I knew had gone past them wow who who who whats happening guys another beautiful autumn day here in hokido uh today you’ll be joining
Me for a ride to no betser now we’ve been to nood betza before but we haven’t been during the Autumn season so it should be nice it’s one of the places to visit during the Autumn foliage here in hokido
Coming along with us we have Eddie uh and uh his Kyoto Sensei now Eddie is an English teacher here in hokido and uh his vice principal Kyoto Sensei also rides bike so he’ll be tagging along with us
For our Shenanigans and we’ll see how that goes I suppose we we’ll have to be on our super best behavior but uh yeah apart from that should should be super good uh the weather’s the weather’s
Fairly decent uh it’s 10° although I am prepared with my heat deck here uh it’s getting colder um it’s going to probably dropped to around about yeah I think it’s going to hover around about
10 15° here but yeah it should be an interesting ride let’s see uh what shenan guns we get up to [Music] today [Music] come okay so the weather is not not that cold once I’ve started moving around
A little bit in fact uh my heat tech is doing its work uh I’m now I’m a little bit worried in case I get too hot now actually that’s where you taking me oh you me to go straight now do you it’s too
Surprisingly, there not too many bugs out today as well in fact I don’t think I’ve spotted any since uh coming out this morning which can only be a good thing we don’t want flies no we uh we had enough of them during the last ride more than enough to last a
Lifetime be too soon but the traffic light seem to be on my side this morning oh already I know I’m coming I’m coming I’m coming I’m coming these beautiful trees around the city poers I think they’re called aren’t I’m here baby yeah let’s get it boy let’s get it get it get it I see it here man this is Ed’s new SE yo this dude is waiting for us bro 9:00 is I told you 8:30 bro no hang on you give me a
Rough time you said between 8:30 and about 8:45 50 that’s what he said yeah 8:30 exact that’s exactly what you said is that what I said I can’t remember specifically so I’m going to let him get that has
Selective memory this [ __ ] I tells me all the time Jesus right let’s get out of here we’re going to go we’re going to go now to the school pick up the vice principal uh which we scheduled to meet
About 9:00 and then head over to nobody bedet the weather’s picked up really nicely but the sun’s out uh it’s uh it’s nice and I wouldn’t say warm per se I did feel a little bit of a chill coming
On the way here Eddie’s got his new suit here look he’s saw mine and he wanted one yeah look at that oh new Leathers oh Eddie the feeling of a new leather man oh yeah baby right come on let’s let’s
Get out of how much was it a lot tell me almost a g a g oh yeah it’s a connector is it a good fit it looks a little buggy mate it’s actually big bro that’s what I’m saying bought it a size bigger why
You know it’s not like you’re going to be putting on listen if I would have got it smaller then I wouldn’t be able to put a sweater on underneath in the winter and stuff like that fair play that’s
True as well I mean yeah cuz I just go to the gym for like a week and this is incredibly tight for me hey thanks for the water man no I forgot this what the neck warmer place this morning there was
Over 1,000 bugs on the plate you couldn’t even see yellow it was all black dude it was like the Exorcist when I was riding back the other day horrendous man I must have swallowed at Le
Not there’s there’s it’s not a question of if I swallowed a bug it’s about how many whatever you say man it looks a little bit baggy but I think you get away with that oh [ __ ] [ __ ] you know crumbled m okay okay okay
Okay so this is what the Kyo s is riding today he’s got a heater on as well yeah this thing got a heater and everything man yeah okay going around the other side so you told me already before
Putting in a new elevator right we is rolling so we’re going to go towards uh Cheeto I better get my Japanese game up I have to make the mental switch uh to get into that Japanese mode once I’m in it it’s okay like when I go on business trips with my uh with
The branch manager I get used to it after the second day it just comes out but it takes some time I just need to toggle that Japanese switch on today I guess I saw it yeah so
Just speaking to him he paid I think 60,000 Yen for this scooter which is around about I guess $400 relatively cheap if it’s just something to get the job done right especially for commuting purposes and with this as well you don’t need the shack inspection done on it which I just
Put my bike through the other day so with the Muffler that means you don’t need to change it right and they’re not as I I would imagine there’s some sort of inspection that needs to be done Ed it doesn’t have Shen no no sh but it must have some sort of inspection nothing
So Eddie just said it doesn’t have any sort of inspection but don’t I find that hard to believe there must be something to to sort of examine whether or not it’s Road worthy credit card so 250 cc’s Honda there’s no inspection requirement you can do any kind of upgrades
Changing pipes fairings whatever you want to do you don’t have to expect it that’s incredible you just buy the sticker right and you don’t have to take the bike to go and buy the sticker Jesus very easy uh that’s my uh engine heater light coming on there I should
Have kept the engine on so the fans would have cooled it this bike is horrendous in traffic well look no there you have it ladies and gents you don’t inspect anything below 250 CC this
Is Dark Horse this is the gray Widow it’s uh he just mentioned that it’s 20 km straight on this road opening up to be a lot more rural now so I guess we’ll see a lot more uh Autumn F Ed I can
Already see some trees in the uh here all right guys so we still got a fair bit of distance uh to go to arrive to no BS still about 2 hour 10 minutes uh so far we’ve been through the
Grueling traffic in the city we’ve only just opened up to a clear dual carriageway and uh we’re going to follow this down all the way South past chto the airport tomai and then there’ll be another bling fuel cage B first the first test of real H oh beautiful oh the weather’s turned
Out fantastic has it I couldn’t have hoped for it to be any better to be fair sun is out shining on my back bit of warmth you know and then I’m still feeling the little the trickle
Of cold going down my neck a little bit as well although not too uncomfortable so that’s nice all right so we’re going straight ahead uh down this road I think for a further uh 10 km and uh
The remaining distance is 102 km all right guys did a quick little pit stop shut the Drone in the air got some really nice footage uh and I’m going to jump back on the bike and catch
Up to those two uh but anyway look look where I am it’s just literally in the middle of proper C all right let’s [Music] go [Music] the hell are there we’re riding past chetos airport right about now don’t if you can see
That playing right above me is that normal jeez it looks kind of steep don’t it yeah it’s going a little bit chilly if I’m honest well I should stop really giving it something shouldn’t I and
Just calm down a little bit yeah I don’t know where the hell they are to be honest I just seen a text come up from Eddie could that that could only mean that they’ve stopped somewhere and I reckon I have a feeling it’s way behind me because if they had stopped I’m
Sure I would have gone past them at some point I mean I’ve I’ve overtaken tons of bloody cars got some really nice colors going on here oh yeah uh 71 km to go 70 km to go guys stupid
Song in my head it won’t go away Habibi house it’s been my uh my gym Rin the past Week hey send me your location dude look what I’m packed stop to shoot my drone up yeah I did I did I’m I’m following the GPS man we’re going to the same place we’re both using Google Maps um I’ve gone way past you guys man I’ll meet you in Tomo continue
Riding I’ll uh I’ll send you my location in Tomo I’ll meet you at a convenience store somewhere up here I’m all the way down here so we’ll go to tomok and I’ll just stop over at Convenience St or something I need to go to the Post bank anyway I knew I had
Gone back past him you know with the amount of cars I overtook uh I knew i’ compensated for that 15-minute grun flight and I had I’m way past them convenient start further ahead and that’s where we that’s where we’ll R I suppose and after we [Music]
Go beautiful Street we’re about to ride down incredible so [Music] bright jeez we got going to nobody beds here it’s just beautiful right here this area that we’re in is called tomok tomok so the the leaves have falling up here almost completely look [Music]
Just need to nip over at this post office yeah it is hang on hang on hang on hang on I got you just back [Music] up trees are really kept up in this neighborhood aren’t they you can tell it’s an affluent Place suppose you can go back this [Music] way woo go left
Here I bike the ninja K to over there I had to drag it all the way here and we left it here for about a week or two I still went past you guys we went we went another way yeah I know I
Got the do because so I didn’t see you guys all right they’ve managed to cat up so we’re going to chip for a little bit cut your breath and then go I know I know I hadit them on my bike they don’t help bro because the wind hits it yeah
Uh from here it’s about an hour and a half away so we got a bit still bit of distance to cover uh but it’s warming up a little bit at least we’ve come out the clouds we
Got a bit of sun shine coming through so that’s good she triy to catch up then she try to pull over you see the Flies and stuff yeah I know we’ll do it later nobody to we’ll do
It there right you good habbi ah put it through tomok now look this is Tomoka City go going on ooo o baby which one did you take 40 km to go 44 minutes and it’s just a straight road from here not much of a breeze I thought
It would be a lot more windier which is nice cuz it’s already a little bit nippy some Stables on the left here bit of a boring straight road but at least we got the seat beside you I mean everything’s all right when you can see the seat isn’t [Music] it Okay now boy he play all right I just dipped and left him thought pull over and I get some beautiful shots of the uh the amazing scenery here by the Sea and there’s people even surfing here that’s how cool the waters are I reckon
We’re only about 25 30 minutes away go and catch up to them again all right it’s going to take this Junction of the uh the main strip over here the coastal Road and climb up to the onen oh look that’s the uh the symbol of nobody betser it’s a devil now you’ll you’ll
Find some of these statues all around the town this is this is the entrance I guess yeah further head up of the mountain W this is [Music] beautiful jeez Wow yeah as you get highed up it seems like the leaves of St already fall clol are incredible look at look at that yellow look how vibrant that yellow is [Music] welcome to no all right guys just a quick info drop on no betu here no betsu hoko is a Hot Spring
Town known for it so-called hell Valley or joku Dan in Japanese this label comes from the hellish Vibe you get from the landscape of the area and as you can see here the terrain has a number of sulfurous vents steam vents and Exhibits other volcanic activity in fact
The Japanese commonly link hell and onen towns together as there are a number of other Onan towns in Japan that have the name hell choku in the name the demon or Oni is a symbol of
No betsu and statues can be found around the area the largest one being at the foot of the mountain where we just drove up a moment ago no betu is one of the places to visit him in hooko during the Autumn season local as well as International tourists flock to the town
To view the famous foliage and after that drop dead gorgeous riding it’s no wonder why right now back to finding these two I can’t smell the sulfur yet that you’re usually greet with as soon as you enter an unsan town that hotel look nice didn’t it there an iconic uh picture
Point down there couple of demons here as well I reckon oh there we go look at this fell hello mate I just heard Eddie whistle a little bit there Eddie Wan you got gas uh my light hasn’t come on yet just I was looking for the gas station but it’s
It’s closed going that way we’re going back through the mountains right oh got about 60 K about 50 km I think all right then we can get to next gas station in when we go through the mountain okay what’s happening people all right so we’ve just landed in nobody betsu safe and sound
In one piece uh these guys were waiting for me for a little bit not too long where you yeah not too long yeah about 10es that’s what happens when you got a slow bike man for I know man what what
Can I say I’m too slow so coming up here I mean I don’t know how much of that beautiful scenery the GoPro picked up but it was was incredibly beautiful and what do you think man man it’s crazy
This is we caught it at the right time because I think within another week they won’t be no more Le trees yeah I can see that I mean the trees from the top are already getting uh losing the
Leaf I know High Bridge all right so we parked our bikes up and now we’re going to go and enter the onen uh from this entrance over here just going to go inside there and get my sweat on and they’ve got an amazing son it’s pretty huge um
Really huge in fact they’ve got a swimming pool as well let’s go inside and check it out all right let’s go there some D dropping here lovely Eddie do been doing all that Jesus [ __ ] again getting your wet
Out and stuff me of course I’ll get you bro who’s the legend now he’s the legend oh this is this is the proper onen water and you can drink it sh oh that look so [Music] for my B ni love you
That was nicely done these guys left a lot earlier than me I like to take my time in on about to leave you though should have gone do that to my and you you you came out about 15 minutes ago I took my time swe buckets
Man I’m me feel like I’m going to collapse yeah did you tell everybody what happened to you in the sauna Zach got violated by the steam oh yeah he knocked me out honestly I’ve never felt it knocked me out that much in a very long time never
Seen it’s a lot hotter than my normal SAA and I got speaking to those guys inside so I lost truck of time we do before we eat man it’s ready to go to bed to bro that was good though man really replenish the garden yeah well I didn’t know the
Hun this Garden oh you already breaking rules you are man we can’t go [Music] in you oh man everyone’s talking about the books the same route that me and you took yeah right here got it oh look at it look at
It look at the line Sun uh refreshed from the onen here now we’ll head over to see the uh the actual out outdoor uh onen water uh just over this uh Little Mountain okay so there’s a section over here where you can view the uh the water
There also the section where we’re going going to now we actually well I came across this by incidents last time we came along here we were just following this road to see where it leads us and yeah lo and behold we were greeted with the huge
Onon there’s a li there w’t it yeah as pretty as the leaves are we don’t want to be slipping on them do we oh you can really smell the sulfur here and here we here we go right I’ll shoot the Drone up take a couple of pictures and then we’ll be out
Of here this is the Outdoor on that water is actually boiling hot if you were to touch that you’d scold yourself now we’re going to jump on the bikes fuel up and head back sound good Eddie sounds like a plan me brother let’s get out of here Take a little detour through the actual Nob betsu uh town okay so the plan is to go to the bottom uh fuel up and then come back up here uh to cross over the Mountain Pass uh not doing the uh the steel bypasses on the way
Back so yeah that’ be that’ be nice to get to see some more more colorful Leaves guys so we’ve uh fueled up and now we’re riding back up through nobody betu where we’re going to go over the mountain and head back home but the time is perfect the sun’s just
Setting and so we’ll get to we’ll get to see the Golden Glow fall over the trees uh as we ride back Home [Music] just a De come on we’ll be fast we’ll be home fast don’t be doing don’t be looking at my Haram what have you got oh you got straight up pork that’s all I saw was pork bro that’s Haram bro
I thought you stopping can’t find any other kind of [ __ ] ham you need to get some chicken get some lamb all right so we’re still in the B bed so we went down we fueled up we’ve come
Back we’re going to cut across the mountain to get home just having a quick coffee break there are some bugs about actually more than when we came here but still not as much as 2
Days ago be heading Back 2 and 1/2 hours right so we expecting to get back for about 6:30 6:45 I reckon I’ll be home hello hello goodbye chocolate is going down perfect bro oh the
So is this coffee you know what I’m going to put some MCT onil hey guys let me tell you something he’s about to put some drugs in his coffee oh I didn’t bring it a [ __ ] I didn’t bring it with
Me guess what he’s going to have to go bring with me he’s going to have to have a withdrawal right now [Music] let’s take a closer look jeez so this is the viewing spot uh for this uh gazer what that way right no it’s that way and
Then we make a right is it you’re going to go down and then make a right go on you go [Music] [Music] first oh wow look at that there another one right here something tells me he uh the Kyoto Center is going to have a hard time
Keeping up well good luck to him W wo wo wo wo wo wo wo do you gravel here there a lot of the trees up here have lost their leaves and that’s what we’re finding as we’re getting altitude the high we get the better the trees sun
Has just set over the mountain over here now and we are riding in the shadow every is pretty pretty cold and the flies have come out in full swing again sounds like rain hitting my helmet but I know it’s not it’s just tons of Fes getting squished this is beautiful
Oh wow this is incredible okay no look I was contemplating it earlier but no I think Autumn has definitely uh taken the spot for the best season I can’t stand this this road makes me feel very uncomfortable it has grooves on so I can feel
The bank uh moving along with the grooves and uh it’s okay on the straight but on the bend is a little nerve-racking more so in the rain in fact so I should be grateful for that it’s not ready wo jeez legs be like jelly woo how did the bike
Sound huh how did the bike sound [ __ ] beautiful bro [ __ ] hate you L the lines so there’s lines in the middle of the road and they throw you off a little bit more right so we’ve just done a little quick pit stop it’s gotten incredibly
Cold uh and now we’re going to head back uh over this mountain pass and into sapora the sun’s just gone down now and the roads are phenomenal I can’t even tell you so let’s head
Back cuz it’s bloody cold and it’s going to get a lot colder the more uh the more time we wait [Music] here [Music] 0:35:56.800,1193:02:47.295 [Music] whoa whoa whoa whoa let’s back you up right here D look so check this I
Didn’t actually know I was recording at this point I only found out later when I checked the footage this was a pretty damn close call and this was our first deer encounter for the evening in fact after this we saw a couple more as
Well the flyes of Kuma in full swing look at that there’s bloody tons of them mus [Music] how’s it going today arthritis that’s all I have to say your face is covered with flies man I can’t tell right we’ve just stopped over the convenience St after how how many hours of riding
Nonstop 2 and 1/2 hours 2 hours I think 2 and a half let me tell you something see the road it looked like it was snowing [ __ ] bugs that was disgusting was like we were in The Exorcist or
Something oh they saw SC yo I almost hit that [ __ ] did you see that twice y I seen him I was like wa what the hell we had uh an encounter with a number of De on the road on the way back jeez man he already had a close close call a couple
Of times we’ve just stopped at our first convenience stop since setting off from and nobody bet honestly it is absolutely freezing it’s about eight 7even eight degrees I’m feeling it as well you know what you need to do I don’t know but said it’s
Always the left hand that we got to be careful I’m not a lefty I’ll kill myself right hand is at the right hand man that’s har okay so we we are about I think 20 km away from Central
Sapo if that I think less than that so we we’re almost home now I can’t wait to get home and uh eat some food I’ve not eaten anything all day nothing zil water and coffee is all what what
I’m running on I’m going to take a leak and then we’ll go W look at look how many flies dude look at this look at the GoPro GoPro call her snow Pro I’ll give you if you li [Laughter] that
Touchdown sauro I’ve asked I to order some sushi for take out which uh I’m going to head over there now to pick up from hamazushi close by our house in fact back yay fushi we’re just arriving at the sushi restaurant now I’ll pick up the sushi and I’ll be out in a jiffy
Come on in let’s GOI I thought it was just me but I guess he doesn’t know how to work when you tomato these are new I’ve not seen these here before I think they were expecting me to place a new Miss something from my bet
[Music] something all yep they missed out on the tempor um easy to miss well it’s probably the last thing to make right I really like this the design of this amaz but it’s very kny very minimalistic I like the vibe destroy this Wasabi right got the goods made him
Home with the family a nice way to end the Beautiful Day sushi suay H
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Assalamu'alaikum brother
Beautiful color of the trees