This is the second installment in our series featuring trip notes from riders participating in the Honolulu Century Ride 2025.Our guest this time is Kinuyo, a passionate cyclist who has joined the HCR many times and loves Hawaii so much that she often visits with her family. As a tour support staff member for Tobu Top Tours, she is admired by many riders for her wealth of cycling knowledge and warm communication.Every year, she rides the full HCR course on her road bike—but this year, she decided, “I want to ride with my daughters!” Her plan: to place her 7-year-old on the back seat of an e-bike and have her 12-year-old pedal on her own. Joined by her husband, who would tackle the full round […]

On the second day of our ride exploring Wakayama’s sea and mountains, we chose an early departure at 6:30 a.m., taking into account the ferry schedule for our return trip. It was a ride to be enjoyed only during the cool morning hours before the sun unleashed its full intensity. In contrast to the deep greens of Day 1, today awaited an encounter with Wakayama’s proud azure seascapes. Text_Ryuji IsePhoto_Tatz Shimizu Day 2: Spectacular Coastal Route — Along the Ria Coastline and to the White Limestone Cliffs Route OverviewStarting Point: Haman no IeRoute: Head north along the coastline toward Shirasaki → descend inland southward toward Mihama Town → Kii Hinomisaki Lighthouse → follow the coas […]

There are times in life when you have to return to a place you never wanted to go back to. For Mikey, home was exactly that kind of place. He ends up returning to the house in Texas where he once lived with his wife. But that relationship is long over. When Mikey asks, “Can I stay for a while?”, his wife Lexi is completely unwilling. Still, Mikey manages to secure the living room sofa as his bed—on the condition that he pays Lexi and her mother Lil, who are struggling to make ends meet, $200 a week in rent. There was a time when he was known in Hollywood as a porn star, but that glory is nothing more than a shadow now. Having lost his place in Hollywood as well, he has returned with almost n […]