My company is sending me to Imabari and has set up a rental for me on Hakatajima along the Shimanami Kaido. It sounded like my work would be in Imabari proper, so I'm not sure why my house is on one of the small islands. The rental cost I guess. I'm moving in about 3 weeks. I know it's probably a long shot, but has anyone lived on one of these islands and commuted?
I'm curious about
1. How bad is cycling traffic going to be during the non-summer months
2. If you had to commute to Imabari or Onomichi, was it sketchy in poor weather on the bridges?
3. Was it a pain to get to the larger cities from there?
4. Did you enjoy living along the island chain?
Any other notes or thoughts you might have are appreciated as well!
I cycled the route once last year in late July and about died of heat exhaustion, but I assume it's busier when it's not suicidal to be on a bike? ๐
Side note: when I did it, A very kind noodle shop owner in Imabari looked me up and down when I stumbled in, exclaimed "ใใ๏ผใใคใใงใใญ?!" And turned two fans on me and handed me an entire pitcher of ice water. I still am very appreciative of her. ๐
by Megbackpacks