Aug 26, 2026
Sitting at home during a relatively mild typhoon. But there’s great news! I have updated the MTB Lessons page to reflect how we actually do lessons now. Before we pursued mastering skills, but that’s not exactly how fresh shredders find enjoyment in MTB. So now our lesson plan focuses on the rider entirely with the pursuit being ability to enjoy riding what they want to ride and unlocking potential for better mtb experiences.

And, if you haven’t heard of MTB Asia, they did a sweet piece on Cutty Jungle’s drive towards serving the MTB community in Okinawa! MTB Asia is also a sweet resource for finding more riding destinations in Asia and also documenting the growth of MTB in this region.

Another bit of important news on the development of MTB in Okinawa, we have a professional digger now in Okinawa! He’s a shredder too and nursing a broken elbow, but do look forward to what can become of our trails!

And if you find the sun too bright, here’s a little video from my afterwork ride on Monday

June 28, 2026
Been awhile since I touched the website. We’ve been busy! Thank you to everyone coming to Cutty Jungle to get their bikes dialed!!

Also have a new shirt design in the works, but that kind of took a backseat. We actually have been taking on a ton of ebikes. Yes, we do work on ebikes! We just can’t hold the battery over night.

Yesterday we also set a new chill route! Gravel bikes are a great idea for Okinawa, but there isn’t a whole lot of uninterrupted gravel. So using our knowledge of the area and what’s cool to ride, I put together a sweet little route for the gravel guys and we tested it out yesterday with Ohana Cycle’s Aaron on his Salsa Storm Chaser. Could also be done in reverse for those that would rather take on the fenceline singletrack.

May 6,2025
Been awhile but we have been busy! Last month had a ton of tours including my first ALL DAY TOURS! It was very rewarding to do and hope I get more requests for them. I provided transportation and coordination with other businesses in the area that complimented the experience to craft an extra epic all day adventure that ended with nightime jungle singletrack riding!! If you’d like to book one, let me know in advance and let’s get it going! Half day adventures that include transportation and drop offs at a restaurant or wherever in the area are also possible!

Other news, website received some major revision to the Repair Services page as well as created a brand new page illustrating mtb tech to help people interested in mtb learn more and pick one.

And one more, we need to get a trail work day in soon. Ishikawa Kogen Observatory (La Luge) is getting a little dense.

March 3, 2026
I have a webshop now! I’ve had shirts in the past, and wasn’t really able to keep them in stock, despite them being in demand, but I found a convenient solution: a separate webshop! Cutty Jungle Cutty Webshop
Here, well there, I’ll sell the super nice full art shirts. They are printed on Cotton Heritage blanks and printed in the US but still ship to Japan for less than $5!
I’ll still have the polyester and poly/cotton blend screenprinted shirts and coozies in the shop for immediate pick up. The cotton shirts are casual wear, probably not ideal for riding, but the poly stuff I’ll have at the shop is great for riding in.

Trail updates:
High winds today! That means if you decide to take on Ishikawa Kogen Observatory trail (known as La Luge by the Okinawa Mountain Biking Association) from behind, be wary of tons of fallen branches on the trail!
The non-Spider entrance to Spider and the Lost Loop does have a fat log in it. It bridges over the trail so you can’t get over it, but you can get off the trail and around it. This Saturday if we go out I’ll pack the mini electric chainsaw and see if we can cut and remove it. There’s also a second large folded tree near the creek on Spider. At the momment we can get under it, but it is getting lower and lower so we may have to cut that up too.

Feb 25, 2026
New routes!!!
We’ve been adventuring and now have THREE new routes!!

First, it is our pleasure to introduce to you: The Lost Loop! This is our Hard Mode Adventure Route. It’s not easy, but it is rewarding!

Second, on the complete opposite: Easy Zakimi Route. What it lacks in difficulty it more than makes up for in chill. Great for dates! There’s even a nice green hill, a few of them, to hang out, have a picnic, or even take one of out watercolor painting kits and fully take in the beauty of the gorgeous Zakimi Castle park by painting your favorite details. And of course, there are opportunities to shred on this course!

The third route, which actually has a several alternative lines: Tomb Raider. This route starts at the farm roads which are very chill and nice, then passes by a few ancient tombs, then immediately opens up. Being pretty short and super sessionable, it’s also the ideal place to practice skills such as line selection, jumps, and big berms! There are two primary entrances, one along some fenceline singletrack that’s a bit off-camber. It can make some people nervous, but there’s also a mellower entrance where you plow through some boulders and pass along a sweet little historic water spring.

FOURTH: The Historic Shred! Combines Tomb Raider and Easy Zakimi! This fulfilling route offers jungle adventure, ancient tombs, historic stuff, action, and chill, yet can still be done in three hours! The climb up to Zakimi Castle after ripping it up on Tomb Raider can be a bit of an effort, but it’s a beautiful place to take a break anyway. And you also get to rip down one of the sweetest cutty trails!

Route	duration	skill level	fitness level	tour only	with rental
The Lost Loop	3-4 hours	high	high	￥8000	Full Suss ￥12000 HT ￥11000
Easy Zakimi	1-1.5 hours	low	you can do it!	￥3500	Full Suss ￥6000 HT ￥5000
Tomb Raider	1.5-2 hours	intermediate, low ok!	low	￥4000	Full Suss ￥6500 HT ￥6000
Historic Shred	2.5-3.5 hours	intermediate, low ok!	chill	￥6000	Full Suss ￥8000 HT ￥8000