This was a short day of cycling during which I backtracked some and then started to cross inland from the west coast over to the east, this side of Kyushu I wanted to cycle along (it’s less populated and, I had been informed, more scenic)

Nogata was the destination here because it was where David, my friend from back home lived.

There wasn’t a whole by way of scenery from Fukuoka to Nogata, Although I found Nogata itself to be a pleasant city situated in a river valley framed by mountains.

The ride was less than 50km, so I wasn’t sure whether to include it in its own post or not, but I suppose I made progress on the journey, so I have.