Maple Yaba Cycling Road, in Nakatsu, Oita-prefecture

 

Maple Yaba Cycling Road is a bicycle path that uses the abandoned Yabakei Railway line and was

established in 1982. As it uses the old railway line, the gradient is gentle and it is a recommended

cycling course for beginners. You can enjoy many scenic spots such as the autumn leaves and

the “Ao no Cave ” made famous by Kikuchi Kan’s “Beyond Gratitude and Revenge”, and it is a cycling

road with a wide variety of routes including tunnels and iron bridges that use the old railway line.