![]() ![]() ![]() The participation of a small number of foreign riders in recent years inspired Kami-Kitayama-mura to give the event a more international feel. With a 28 kilometer (~17.5 mile) course that climbs 1240 meters (~4067 feet) over the middle 8 kilometer (5 mile) stretch, a finish line at nearly 1600 meters (a full mile) in elevation, and time limits established for completing the event (and each section of the course), the Odaigahara Hill Climb draws so many people that the organizers have to cap participation at 800. Making use of the mountainous Odaigahara area and the roads that access it, Kami-Kitayama-mura has held the Odaigahara Hill Climb Bike Race every September since 2001. For a tiny rural village, though, Kami-Kitayama-mura does know how to hold a big event. Kami-Kitayama-mura in southeast Nara Prefecture has acres, hectares and uninterrupted square miles of unsullied mountain, valley and river nature and a population of between just 500 and 600 people. ![]()
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