Out of perverse curiosity, I entered 'Japan' as my ending destination on Google Maps and hit 'Get Directions' This is what came up. Google Maps suddenly regressed to the past and assumed modern man has not yet achieved the age of sail, let alone flight. Instead of being advised to drive to Sea Tac airport and board the next flying cattle car, I'm apparently supposed to head to Gas Works Park on Lake Union, then paddle across the Pacific, with a rest stop in Hawaii to stretch my arms. I copied this exactly as it says.
For your amusement!
Turn left to merge onto I-5 N toward Seattle
21.0 mi
6. Take exit 168B to merge onto WA-520 E toward Kirkland/Bellevue
0.8 mi
7. Take the Montlake Blvd exit
0.2 mi
8. Turn left at E Montlake Pl E/WA-513
0.4 mi
9. Turn left at NE Pacific St
0.7 mi
10. Continue on NE Northlake Way
0.2 mi
11. Turn left to stay on NE Northlake Way
1.0 mi
12.
Kayak across the Pacific Ocean
Entering Hawaii
2,756 mi13. Slight right at Turtle Bay Hilton
0.1 mi
14. Turn left at Kuilima Dr
0.5 mi
15. Turn right at HI-83/Kamehameha Hwy
10.5 mi
16. Continue on Joseph P Leong Hwy
1.9 mi
17. Slight right at HI-99/Kamehameha Hwy
Continue to follow Kamehameha Hwy
8.6 mi
18. Merge onto I-H2 S via the ramp to Honolulu
8.2 mi
19. Merge onto I-H1 E
4.5 mi
20. Take exit 13B to merge onto HI-78 E/I-H201 E
4.7 mi
21. Merge onto I-H1 E
3.8 mi
22. Take exit 23 for Punahou St
0.2 mi
23. Turn right at Punahou St
0.1 mi
24. Turn right at S Beretania St
0.1 mi
25. Turn left at Kalakaua Ave
1.9 mi
26.
Kayak across the Pacific Ocean
Entering Japan
3,879 mi27. Turn right toward 県道263号線
0.3 mi
28. Turn left toward 県道263号線
0.2 mi
29. Turn right at 県道263号線
0.3 mi
30. Slight left to stay on 県道263号線
200 ft
31. Turn left to stay on 県道263号線
0.3 mi
32. Turn right at 国道125号線
0.4 mi
33. Turn left at 亀城公園北（交差点） onto 国道354号線
0.4 mi
34. Slight left at 千束町（交差点） to stay on 国道354号線
2.0 mi
35. Turn right at 中村陸橋下（交差点） to stay on 国道354号線
1.0 mi
36. Take the ramp to 常磐自動車道
Toll road
0.3 mi
37. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for 東京 and merge onto 常磐自動車道
Toll road
23.8 mi
38. Take exit 三郷ＪＣＴ toward 三郷出口・外環・松戸・大泉
Toll road
0.3 mi
39. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for 三郷西出口・外環・大泉
Toll road
0.2 mi
40. Take exit 高速三郷ＩＣ on the right toward 外環・大泉
Toll road
0.7 mi
41. Merge onto 東京外環自動車道
Toll road
17.3 mi
42. Take exit 高速大泉ＩＣ toward 関越道・新潟
Toll road
0.9 mi
43. Merge onto 関越自動車道
Toll road
47.7 mi
44. Take exit 藤岡ＪＣＴ toward 上信越道・藤岡・長野
Toll road
0.7 mi
45. Merge onto 上信越自動車道
Toll road
54.3 mi
46. Take exit 高速東部湯の丸ＩＣ toward 県道81号線
Toll road
384 ft
47. Take exit 東部湯の丸ＳＡ on the right toward 東部湯の丸出口
Toll road
0.6 mi
48. Merge onto 県道81号線
1.0 mi
49. Turn right at 常田（交差点） onto 国道18号線
2.4 mi
50. Turn left at 県道483号線
0.2 mi
51. Turn right to stay on 県道483号線
0.2 mi
52. Turn left at 大屋駅前（交差点） onto 国道152号線
2.5 mi
53. Turn right at 下丸子（交差点） to stay on 国道152号線
446 ft
54. Turn left to stay on 国道152号線
7.2 mi
55. Slight right at 中山道/国道142号線
0.7 mi
56. Slight left at 大和橋（交差点） onto 国道152号線/大門街道
1.7 mi
57. Slight left
0.1 mi
58. Turn left
0.5 mi
And when I arrive in the Land of the Rising Sun I'll turn to the first person I meet and say, 'I kayaked all the way from Seattle and BOY are my arms tired!' I'm sure I'll get lots of laughs, if I even make it out of the San Juans in Washington. That inlet'll chew you up on a bad day and me and my kayak would be nothing but splinters before we even hit the Pacific. Someone Google Greenland and see if any mention of sled dogs crops up!
I feel: 
amused
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