Hello all! We at CyClean have a very, very exciting announcement today! CyClean has planned and sponsored Peace Road 2018, a cross-country bicycling event promoting peace and providing an educational blockchain experience for participants. We will be covering the details of this event through a three-part series, today being part one. Why don’t we learn about what Peace Road is?

What is Peace Road 2018?

Peace Road 2018 is a 1,250-kilometer trip through Hokkaido, Japan that is carried out by a team of student-teacher cyclists with the aim to promote peace and to plant the idea of giving in our youth through cryptocurrencies. Sponsored by CyClean, Peace Road offers our youth the opportunity to not only have a memorable experience, but also learn more about the real life application of blockchain technology, mining, and the joy of charity. When the CyClean team was planning this campaign, we were aware of the downsides of cryptocurrencies, particularly the public’s perception of cryptocurrencies as a get-rich-quick scheme and nothing more. We wanted to change that view. We wanted to prove that blockchain can be applied in our real lives.

Who are the Participants?

The participants of Peace Road 2018 are students and teachers from Truelove Peace School, an alternative school located in Nowon-gu, Seoul, Korea. The school was established in March 2015 as a learning center for muti-cultural and second-generational students. In 2018, the school’s program was reconfigured to be a one-year program so that students could pass the qualifying exam for high school graduation. Apart from having its core curriculum, the school focuses on developing each student as a person, putting together classes on self development and the principles of living, and also sending them to bicycle trips like Peace Road, English programs in the Philippines, and more.

The Purpose of Peace Road

The purpose of Peace Road 2018 is to prepare the students of the alternative school with a memorable and educational experience that will propel them to do greater things in the future. The trip across Japan is even more meaningful because it is centered on CyClean, a transparent blockchain that allows students to experience blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies in their actual lives. By getting a hands-on experience, the students touch and feel CyClean’s products and become miners themselves for a heightened learning experience. In addition to becoming blockchain users, the participants learn about the joy of giving. In this event, the students and teachers ride CyClean’s bicycles while wearing CyClean’s health band to mine CyClean tokens across 1,250 kilometers. Want to know what the best part is? All of the participants agreed to donate 100% of the mined tokens for a good cause. To them, mining cryptocurrencies is not for personal gain, but an act of sharing with others.

Organizing Peace Road 2018, the CyClean team spoke to the students, our cyclists, and talked about CyClean, cryptocurrencies, and just life in general. What is CyClean’s vision, why is blockchain important, and what are the meaningful things in life. Through this opportunity, we discussed the change CyClean aims to bring to this planet and the impact of blockchain technology in our world.

CyClean is one of the first cryptocurrency projects to take part in this kind of cross-country journey using its own product to mine cryptocurrencies. Why don’t we dive into this journey and see what the cyclists felt and learned!

From Cape Soya to Kitami

On day one, the team gathered at Cape Soya, where they were greeted by a large group of supporters. It was fitting for them to begin the journey at Cape Soya because this is where the Monument of Peace stands tall for the world to see. Cape Soya is also the northernmost point of Japan.

Here’s a video of the initial countdown that marks the beginning of Peace Road 2018:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjIBqAFhuDg&feature=youtu.be

In the video, you can see the line of spectators on both sides of the road. With Cape Soya as their starting point, the team traveled to Kitami, covering a distance of 280 kilometers. Here are a few pictures of their journey.

The team absolutely crushed it by pushing through and arriving at Kitami. You can see from the map above that the team rode along the coast of Hokkaido.

Here they are travelling through the countryside of Japan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFIEwu_4pPU&feature=youtu.be

There was a lot of sweat and fatigue, but these guys have grit. They continued to smile even when they were exhausted, reminding themselves of the purpose of their journey. Oh, and they completed all 280 kilometers! Once they arrived at Kitami, the team prepared for the next phase.

From Kitami to Kushiro

On July 15th, the team of Koreans and Japanese cyclists prepped their bodies for another 150-kilometer ride from Kitami to Kushiro. Kitami is where the team stopped after the first course, and Kushiro is another city on the island of Hokkaido that is home to the stunning Lake Akan.

However, weather conditions were not favorable. Fog and heavy rain bothered the team all day. The misty skies were so bad that it was difficult for the cyclists to see what was ahead of them. But you know how they are. They combatted the weather to reach their destination, Kushiro. 150 kilometers were travelled on this day.

From Kushiro to Obihiro

Up until now, the team travelled over 400 kilometers! But we’re just getting started. Monday, July 16th, had yet another long ride in store for the team. Without having a day’s rest, our bicyclers headed from Kushiro to Obihiro, a city known for its natural hot springs and its zoo. This time, the distance our cyclists rode was about 120 kilometers

Our team still had energy during this day’s marathon as well! Here they are pointing at CyClean’s logo, remembering CyClean and the importance of charity with CyClean. When we asked the crew about how they felt, one of the students told us that seeing the number of mined tokens rise in proportion to the distance travelled helped him stay motivated. He remained enthusiastic.

If you think I’m lying about their high spirits, let me prove you wrong. Take a look at this video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hLs7zXQ8PE&feature=youtu.be

One of our members says in Korean, “2018 Peace Road, let’s go!” in a very excited voice. You can tell that these guys are loving every moment!

To summarize their voyage so far, the CyClean team travelled from Cape Soya to Kitami, from Kitami to Kushiro, and from Kushiro to Obihiro. Although we still have a long way to go, the cyclists remained optimistic. They admitted to being physically tired, but they told us that learned that anyone can mine cryptocurrencies with CyClean, and that they felt their leg muscles getting bigger.

This was part one of our “Journeying through Japan with CyClean” series, and there’s plenty more to come in parts two and three! Are you curious to see what happens next? Visit our Medium for more of this series, and don’t forget that our ICO is currently ongoing. Thank you!