MOSCOW, June 9 (RIA Novosti) – Japanese man Masahito Yoshida has walked about 40,000 kilometers (25,000 miles) around the world with a two-wheeled cart and is preparing soon to complete his journey that has lasted for 4.5 years, local media reported on Sunday.
Yoshida, 32, started his journey in 2009 in Shanghai. It took him a year and eight months to walk 16,000 kilometers to reach Cabo da Roca, in Portugal. He did fly from Europe to Philadelphia, and then walked from New Jersey to Vancouver, where he arrived in October 2011.
During his trip, Yoshida crossed Australia and returning to Asia, he passed through Singapore and Vietnam. Despite having health problems, the traveler walked at least 30 kilometers a day.
He plans to walk another 500 kilometers from Shanghai to Taiwan and then return to his homeland. The "planet walker" said he wants to share his unique experience with the Japanese children.
