roads

A small blue van following the sedan and truck from the previous photograph.

A large truck with a steel box for hauling construction rubbish, following the van, sedan, and truck from the previous photographs.

Faded flowers in a plastic wrapper tied to a guardrail, with traffic in motion in the roadway beyond.

A view down a road ending in a twin tunnel under a hill in the distance.

An elevated roadway that ends in midair

A black bicycle with blue panniers parked at the overlook of a freeway cutting, at the entry point to an overpass. A rust-stained concrete barrier is behind the bicycle, and in the background a six-lane freeway is visible.

A touring bicycle with four panniers parked in front of a set of concrete stairs, with a sheer concrete retaining wall on the right.

A touring bike with four panniers parked at the top of a set of concrete stairs, with a city skyline in the background.

A loaded cargo bike parked in a narrow paved pathway, with a steep stonework embankment on its right. The entrance to a tunnel under the embankment is to the right, and there is a sign to the left of the path with arrows indicating destinations Sanage (猿投) straight on, and Asuke (足助) and Chikaraishi (力石) to the right through the tunnel.

A loaded cargo bike parked on a forest floor, with traffic cones behind supporting a plastic rail on which is hung a sign reading: “No Through Road/Due to destruction of the road, vehicles cannot pass” (通行止・道路崩壊の為車両の通行はできません).