Shiminami Kaido is a popular bike ride going from Onomichi on Honshu to Imabari on Shikoku island. You island hop and can stay on multiple island. There are multiple bike rental shops at either ends. If you go more or less straight it’s 70km. Most folks stay overnight on one of the islands like we did. We ended up doing a total of 65km the first day

We took the early morning train from Ozu to Imabari

Picked up bikes in Imabari

Heading for the Kurushima-Kaikyo bridge

Pictures from the bridge

Oshima

Following the coastline through towns . Some of the most beautiful biking I have ever done – the scenery is fantastic

Ryoshamyo Shrine

Elaborate bike lanes and bike bridges gets you on and off the bridges connecting the island. First class biking infrastructure.

Tatara bridge between Omishima and Ikuchi island

Oyamazumi Shrine on Omishima

Made it to our hotel – changing for dinner at the hotel