There’s an article in the new Contrast Magazine Travel Issue about Tokyo to Osaka with my photographs and journal entries from the trip.

It will be available in select shops on the West Coast, New York, Hawaii, and Japan. Stay tuned for more information about where to pick up the magazine.

There were many photographers among the 12 of us, and along with this being my first bicycle tour, it was also my first time doing travel photography. Here’s a list of a few of my most memorable moments: eating as many different flavored rice balls as possible, drinking kirin milk tea every day, intense karaoke sessions, being warmed by my sweat when the sky was raining down on us, having the opportunity to photograph it all, and of course, riding over 300 miles with the crew and making it to Osaka!

This is Wada – a Japanese local who rode with us during the first few days of our trip

Spoke Cards and Stickers!

Breakfast before another long day on our bikes.

Damon… and VENDING MACHINES!!

His name is Zachary Scott

Steven – YAYYY!!!

This photo is only a glimpse of his ENERGY, and the food was… AMAZING.

CJ!

Shane rollin with style

Drying our clothes that’s been drenched by sweat and rain.

Mick and his red bandana

This company invited us over for their company BBQ! And it’s also where we met…

THIS GUY! “THANK YOU!!!!!”

Nara!

John!

Local friends and bike shop owners in Osaka.

Slick taking care of business.

We began keeping a log of Marcus’s most outrageous lines – “WHERE CAN WE GET SOME BEER AROUND HERE DIIIUUUUDDE?!?”

Oh.. and this is Marcus by the way

Nic Hill!

Representing CALIFORNIA

Bathing in the river.

Smoggy Fuji

Dried fish swimming through the spokes.

Ricky

Lastly, Slick and Shane with the Frames.

Wait… a UCLA THEMED STRIP CLUB?!

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Nic

Shane

Zach

Tim

Thomas

John

Steven

Ricky

Noah

Marcus and Tom

Jason

Mic

CJ and Damon