My box that gets IPv6 connectivity from Kewlio (set up via the SixXS tunnel broker) has a fairly short route which doesn't seem to go via Japan traceroute6 to time20.stupi.se (2001:440:1880:1000::20) from 2001:4bd0:202a::1, 64 hops max, 12 byte packets 1 gw-121.lon-01.gb.sixxs.net 3.484 ms 3.527 ms 3.978 ms 2 po6.712-IPv6-necromancer.sov.kewlio.net.uk 16.976 ms 4.536 ms 3.979 ms 3 sl-bb1v6-bru-t-4.sprintv6.net 55.976 ms 55.614 ms 54.972 ms 4 sl-bb1v6-sto-t-100.sprintv6.net 84.971 ms 82.604 ms 82.961 ms 5 * * * 6 2001:440:1880:1::2 97.992 ms 101.565 ms 109.964 ms 7 2001:440:1880:1::12 104.966 ms 105.651 ms 102.960 ms 8 2001:440:1880:1000::20 83.971 ms 84.650 ms 85.963 ms -bash-2.05b$ Though my other box (with connectivity via the BT Exact tunnel broker) goes via Japan... -bash-2.05b$ traceroute6 time20.stupi.se traceroute6 to time20.stupi.se (2001:440:1880:1000::20) from 2001:618:400::511d: 554, 64 hops max, 12 byte packets 1 tb-exit.ipv6.btexact.com 7.983 ms 8.759 ms 7.939 ms 2 uk6x-core-hopper-g0-2.ipv6.btexact.com 9.966 ms 7.892 ms 9.945 ms 3 ft-euro6ix-uk6x.ipv6.btexact.com 9.972 ms 9.899 ms 9.944 ms 4 Po3-2.LONBB3.London.opentransit.net 9.976 ms 9.910 ms 9.952 ms 5 So7-2-0.LONCR1.London.opentransit.net 39.963 ms 10.800 ms 8.944 ms 6 Po12-0.LONCR3.London.opentransit.net 9.975 ms 9.912 ms 9.944 ms 7 Po12-0.OAKCR2.Oakhill.opentransit.net 81.971 ms 81.858 ms 82.929 ms 8 Po5-0.PASCR3.Pastourelle.opentransit.net 141.972 ms 141.986 ms 167.906 ms 9 Po2-0.KITBB1.Kitaibaraki.opentransit.net 269.852 ms 269.712 ms 270.920 ms 10 Ge0-0-0.TKYBB4.Tokyo.opentransit.net 267.901 ms 267.842 ms Po1-3.TKYBB2.To kyo.opentransit.net 271.916 ms 11 Ge0-0-0.TKYBB4.Tokyo.opentransit.net 272.865 ms 2001:688:0:2:8::23 270.868 ms 269.056 ms 12 hitachi1.otemachi.wide.ad.jp 406.900 ms 404.830 ms 2001:688:0:2:8::23 272 .890 ms 13 hitachi1.otemachi.wide.ad.jp 408.073 ms 409.827 ms 410.849 ms 14 otm6-gate1.iij.net 257.918 ms 390.834 ms 286.880 ms 15 otm6-bb1.IIJ.Net 284.922 ms otm6-gate1.iij.net 259.766 ms 259.903 ms 16 plt001ix06.IIJ.Net 260.792 ms 263.903 ms otm6-bb0.IIJ.Net 259.808 ms 17 plt001ix06.IIJ.Net 266.909 ms plt001ix06.IIJ.Net 266.716 ms 266.728 ms 18 sl-bb1v6-rly-t-22.sprintv6.net 333.883 ms 332.888 ms plt6-gate1.IIJ.Net 2 66.886 ms 19 sl-bb1v6-rly-t-22.sprintv6.net 339.748 ms sl-s1v6-nyc-t-1000.sprintv6.net 339.852 ms 338.706 ms 20 sl-bb1v6-sto-t-102.sprintv6.net 433.779 ms sl-bb1v6-sto-t-101.sprintv6.net 435.691 ms sl-bb1v6-nyc-t-1000.sprintv6.net 342.824 ms 21 sl-bb1v6-sto-t-101.sprintv6.net 439.739 ms 2001:7f8:d:fb::34 526.720 ms 4 54.105 ms 22 2001:7f8:d:fb::34 461.876 ms 459.004 ms 459.913 ms 23 2001:440:1880:1::2 456.849 ms 2001:440:1880:1::12 454.025 ms 454.121 ms 24 2001:440:1880:1000::20 436.766 ms 434.023 ms 2001:440:1880:1::12 462.884 ms -bash-2.05b$