The Hidden Middle: Field Notes from Japan, by Phillip Alan Epps

A memoir, a field guide and a way of seeing Japan from the road.

By Phillip Alan Epps

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This is not tourism.

Zencycle is a different way into Japan: by bicycle, through the countryside, beyond the obvious. We ride slowly enough to notice what most travelers pass by.

Far from the crowds of the big cities, each day unfolds at a human pace through forests, mountains, fishing villages, and quiet backroads.

Ride

Bikepacking becomes the practice.

Write

Writing becomes the record.

Connect

Connection becomes the point.