
Tokyo
CNN
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No map. No smartphones. No expressways. Just two motorbikes and some basic Japanese.
These are the rules American game streamer Ludwig Ahgren and his YouTuber buddy Michael Reeves have imposed on themselves as they embark on a journey to traverse Japan on motorbikes.
The friends ditched the smartphones that are a staple of their generation and set off without so much as a guidebook.
That left them no option but to mingle with locals to get directions, sparking encounters that have unlocked a full display of friendliness from Japanese people.
The journey from Cape Sata at the southern tip of Kyushu to Cape Soya,…