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Tours in mind

1. Nagoya - Tokyo
Start / Entry: Aichi Prefecture / Chūbu
End / Exit: Tokyo / Narita

Possible considerations for future...
Osaka - Shizuoka straight line 264 km
Fukuoka - Osaka straight line 485 km
Tokyo - Sapporo straight line 807 km

Important procedures

- Tag/mark bike box with name and first address of touchdown/contact
- Exit permit/overseas notification
- Weather forecasts

Printouts
- Day by day itinerary
- Airline's baggage conditions - to ensure free flight/weight limit for both outgoing and return flight

Equipment/items to acquire

Camping
Walkstool Comfort 45L
Therm-A-Rest
Katadyn Camp

Travel
Air tickets (both ways inclusive, beginning from estimated ~S$800)

Computing
Netbook (estimated ~S$600)

Bike tools
Stein Mini Cassette Lockring Tool
Stein "Hypercracker" Mini Lock Ring Tool
NBT2 Cassette lockring remover
Unior Lockring Tool

Uncategorized
Whiz Freedom urine director for ladies (not for me, but for a lady, obviously and its Singaporean distributor)

Reference

Climate
Japan Meteorological Agency / Monthly Mean and Monthly Total Tables
BBC Weather


Train info
Seat61


Airplane info
Plane types

Airline info
iBike
BikeAccess
ANA
SIA

Airline ticketing
Association of Special Fares Agents 

Zuji
Orbitz
Airfares.com.sg

List from Bicycle Touring Pro

Airport transit info
ANA @ Narita

Airports in Japan (directly reachable from Singapore)
Chubu
Fukuoka
Kansai
Narita

Japan, etc
Infomap Japan
Japan Guide
JNTO Singapore

Japan Tourism sites

Tokyo

1. Adachi City 
2. Arakawa City 
3. Bunkyo City 
4. Chiyoda City 
5. Chuo City / Chuo-ku Tourism 
6. Edogawa City 
7. Kita City 
8. Koto City 
9. Itabashi City 
10. Katsushika City 
11. Meguro City 
12. Minato City 
13. Nakano City 
14. Nerima City 
15. Ota City 
16. Setagaya City 
17. Shibuya City 
18. Shinagawa City 
19. Shinjuku City 
20. Suginami City 
21. Sumida City
    
22. Taito City / Tourism
23. Toshima City

Tokyo
Tokyo Convention & Visitor Bureau
Tokyo Essentials

Bike shop listing
Cycle Iwakuni

Cycling portals
Japan Cycling Navigator

Touring sites
Crazy Guy on A Bike

Touring forums
Bikeforums - Touring


Step-by-step guides

How To Plan A Bicycle Tour 6 Months In Advance series
0. An Introduction
1. Make The Decision
2. Create A Plan Of Action
3. Do Your Research
4. Create A Budget
5. Plan Your Route

Tools For Planning A Self-Supported Bicycle Tour
An Extensive Guide To Bike Tour Planning

Tourers' sites
DownTheRoad.org / packing list
Sarah Erck / packing list
GoingSlowly / packing list

Bike-Journeys / packing list

Penny stove information
http://www.csun.edu/~mjurey/penny.html
http://www.csun.edu/~mjurey/stove.html
http://www.csun.edu/~mjurey/myths.html
http://www.csun.edu/~mjurey/stoveinstruct.html
http://www.csun.edu/~mjurey/waite_instruct.html
http://www.pear3.org/camping/pennystove.php
http://art.simon.tripod.com/Stoves/


Insurance
World Nomads