Solo Motorcycle Travel Documentary Across Japan
Project 47 is a cinematic solo motorcycle travel documentary across all 47 prefectures of Japan. Follow Adam Lewis through coastal roads, mountain passes, rural towns, cities, camps, storms, ferries, and the quiet spaces between destinations.
Project 47 is built for viewers searching for real motorcycle travel in Japan: the roads, the weather, the fatigue, the beauty, the mistakes, and the moments that only happen when a journey is allowed to unfold naturally.
Each episode is a self-contained chapter of the ride, but together they form a long-form motorcycle documentary across Japan.
Kagoshima sits at the southern edge of Japan’s main islands — a landscape shaped by volcanoes, wild coastlines, hidden shrines, and roads that seem built for…
Riding a motorcycle through Japan in February seemed like a great adventure. In reality, it was a mistake...
Kumamoto was supposed to be about volcanoes, islands, and incredible riding roads. And it was. But by the end of this trip, that wasn’t what stayed…
Oita is one of those places Japan doesn’t advertise loudly — and that’s exactly why it works. It doesn’t try to impress you with major landmarks…
Nagasaki was supposed to be a scenic prefecture ride. And it was. But this one came with a cost...
Saga is the kind of place most travelers skip. Which is exactly why I wanted to ride there...
It began badly. Really badly. And yet by the end of it, Fukuoka had taught me something important about this whole project...
Shimane felt different from the moment I started riding it. Not louder. Not more dramatic. Just deeper...
Hiroshima was supposed to be a great ride. And it was. But not in the way I expected...
Yamaguchi was one of those prefectures I didn’t go into with big expectations. And maybe that was the best thing possible...
Ehime began with a storm. Not a dramatic cinematic storm from a distance. A real one...
Kochi was one of those prefectures that just kept opening up. Every time I thought I had seen the best of it, the road gave me…
A Long Way From Anywhere Tokushima was not the kind of ride that sold itself with big landmarks or easy answers. It was quiet. Remote. Beautiful…
Nothing Went as Planned Kagawa looked like it might be simple. After the remote mountain roads of Tokushima, the smallest prefecture in Japan seemed like it…
The Japan I Was Searching For Okayama began with wind. After finishing the Shikoku section of Project 47, I crossed the Seto Ohashi Bridge back toward…
I Had to Make It Across Hyogo was supposed to be a crossing. After leaving Tottori, the plan looked simple enough: enter Hyogo from the north,…
Lost in Osaka Osaka was the part of the journey I had been trying to avoid. After weeks of riding through mountains, coast roads, forests, campsites,…
The Long Road South After Osaka, I needed the road to open up again. I had spent the previous chapter lost in traffic, concrete, crowds, multi-level…
Japan Felt Different Out Here Mie felt different from the start. After the brutal wind and rugged coastline of Wakayama, I crossed into a slower, greener,…
Days Like This By the time Project 47 reached Nara, I had been on the road for more than five weeks. The excitement was still there.…
I first came to Kyoto twenty years ago. Before Instagram. Before social media changed the way we discovered places. Before every famous street, temple, meal and…
Some of the best days riding in Japan have started without much of a plan. Not completely without one. I knew which direction I was going.…