Cycling across Europe on my Bamboo Bike🇯🇵: Connecting through the power of Matcha 💚

This video documents the entire journey from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Rome, Italy with my bamboo bike!!!

Which countries did I travel through?
What did I see, who did I meet, and what did I feel as a Japanese person?
And why did I decide to embark on this journey in the first place?

If you’re interested at all, I believe you'll enjoy this adventure.
So, let's set off together.

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00:00 Intro
00:49 Netherlands
07:31 UK
11:23 France
11:55 Belgium
16:06 Luxembourg
17:56 France②
18:53 Switzerland
22:56 Italy
30:18 Final thoughts: People

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【Things I brought on this trip 】

【Bamboo bike】

【Matcha Set】

【Camping set】　

【Gadgets】

【CAMERA GEAR】

【Other small things】
・Fjallraven　Kanken（TOTEPACK NO. 4 TALL）　

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MUSIC:
・Epidemic Sound

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GET IN TOUCH:

[mindful_bro]

thirty minutes of watching someone on a bike and a life changing journey. I haven't had this kind of smile for a long time. A smile not because it's funny, but because it's full of kindness and peacefulness.

[alexbaer]

Dear Akihito, it was such a pleasure meeting you and being part of this journey. You have been and will continue to be an inspiration to me in my own journeys. Thank you for being you❤

[APST]

Wow! What a beautiful journey this is! You’ve had many challenges too along your routes and you overcame them with strength and perseverance! You are an extraordinary person! Thank you for sharing all this with us!

[木下繭子]

わあ素敵❤
とても素敵な旅だったのですね。
各国の皆さんの優しさと笑顔に心打たれますね😊
Akiさんの心からの笑顔もとても輝いています☺️👍


また次回の配信も楽しみにしています😄
素敵な動画ありがとうございました🪷🌿

[lubo]

You demonstrate that peaceful positive people still exist. In a certain way I feel connected with other followers who had the chance to meet you. This has been a great experience giving me the feeling to be somehow positively connected with other unknown people.

[anniecochrane]

As your journey drew to a close I felt tears in my eyes. Such a rare and special thing, to feel your sweetness of heart and happy and positive disposition, even when the going got tough at times. Thank you for taking us with you.

[roxtendo]

What a world. You want to bring peace through matcha and someone steals your stuff and more than 600 dollar. But it seems that you are still so optimistic. I'm not done with the video yet and looking the whole thing but everyone should admire you that you are still such a happy guy even when something negative happens. We all should learn from you!

Edit: finished watching. Your journey was amazing and is inspiring to change the own life to see more of the world! Thank you so much!

[mischavandenburg]

It was great having you at my minimalist house and meditating with you dear friend!

[shannonannagins]

When you ended up in the wheat field in the UK, it reminded me of my own time hiking in the UK back when I was at University. The trails can be so small---like there were some trails in the Lake District that were maybe 15cm wide? It was hard to keep track of where I was on a map (this was back before Google maps, because I am old.) But there were so many kind people who always took time to help me find my trail. The world is full of kind people. That's what I learned from traveling.

[littleforest]

I am very happy that you had such a wonderful experience on your trip. I'm so excited to see what else you'll experience.
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I think the reason why people enjoy watching your videos is because you are very authentic.

[jenih]

Thank you for including us on this beautiful journey 🙏

[paolo]

So pleased and grateful to have been part of the jurney! Greetings from Paolo, the guy with the bike in Milan.
btw, the white fluffy things are poplar seed, the road are full of them at that time of the year ahahahaha

[mariepeace]

Oh AKI!!! been awaiting this thank you so very much.

[pranisharama]

You are such an optimistic person despite facing challenges 😊 hope you were able to get your money back from your bank. Thanks for sharing your amazing adventure 😀

[hildat]

This is an inspiring journey! Throughout the summer I saw your posts travelling around Europe and now in the video how u face all the difficulties, it got me thinking how I could be a better person, to live with less stuff and be grateful of what I have 😊

[lunasilva]

Hey Aki,

Just wanted to drop you a quick message to say how much I loved this video. It's obvious you put a ton of effort into it, and I had a blast seeing myself in it. Also u have met so many beautiful people it shows that there are alot of kind and sweet souls in this world just like you. that day we had matcha and mochi with the ducks? Those memories are still so special to me. Thankyou for including them in your video.

Can't wait to see what you create next!

[anitasujiivana]

Thank you, Akihito, for such a marvelous journey you undertook to share your love and light with us. It was a joy to watch each episode you shared with us. Many blessings and infinite love to you! 💖💖💖

[AngelaDavis-yzxf]

Thank you for coming to the U.K.
You are very sweet therefore you will always attract the love and warmth of others wherever you travel 🤗

[superlatero]

What an amazing adventure, I was sorry to hear about his missing bag in the beginning... :(
I think the ability to recover well from an unexpected event like that is a very commendable quality

[so_juu_yo]

Aki-san, hope you are satisfied with your really amazing journey!Few people can cover such a distance on a bicycle..
I really appreciate that even during your journey you found time to take many photos and videos to show us here, they're really healing for me^_^
Thanks to your videos, I gradually began to adopt some useful Japanese habits and organize my daily routine better, special thanks for that! Stay safe!