Bocchi the Wanderer: A NEET's Solo Ride Around Japan

Bocchi the Wanderer: A NEET's Solo Ride Around Japan

About the Game

A Visual Novel of Quiet Summer Memories

This is a quiet memory of a journey—no success, no encounters, no grand moments.

Summer 2007. For two months, a socially awkward man rode alone from Kyushu toward Hokkaido, crossing Japan on two wheels. Engine sounds, evening seas, solitary nights under stars. Sometimes pushing through wind and rain, covered in mud on rough mountain roads. An authentic 26-year-old NEET's journey, told through real photographs from the time.

An Atmospheric Experience

  • 2007 Atmosphere - Pre-smartphone Japan in the golden age of blogs

  • Photographic Records - Simple, honest landscapes captured during the actual journey

  • Unhurried Pace - Follow the journey at your own speed

  • Beauty in Solitude - Landscapes and feelings only visible when traveling alone

For Players Who

  • Are tired of picture-perfect "Instagrammable" travel experiences

  • Relate to authentic, down-to-earth stories

  • Enjoy quietly reading other people's blogs and diaries

When you're tired after a long day, coffee in hand. Like browsing someone's old photo album. Like reading a forgotten diary. Softly, peacefully.

Initial Release