Takashi Maekawa’s journey through Japan

Japanese skater Takashi Maekawa is in the middle of a journey through all of Japan, using his skateboard as his only mode of transportation (for the most part). It is estimated that this trip will take about six months to complete.

Here he is, on the eve of his journey, bidding his friends farewell. This was filmed July 9th, 2010.

And here is the journal of his journey so far:

So far, that’s just the first three weeks.