Cycle Tokyo !

Happy New Year, from Cycle Tokyo!

To start our activity off for ' 2012 we went riding together yesterday with Phil-san from Scotland.
Since Phil-san had brought his foldable Brompton with him, we decided go out of Tokyo, take our bikes on the train and ride around Kamakura.

Getting off at Kita-Kamakura, we visited a couple of temples, went for Ton-Katsu Lunch, rode along the shoreline on Route 134, had some Japanese confectionary, then topped the clear winter day off with... very nice shaved ice, of course in a warm and cozy room. Sounds interesting, heh ?

Ride was based on the route below.

View Kamakura Excursion Course in a larger map

We rode with a Singaporean young couple on their honeymoon. We rent hybrid bikes and started from Nezu same as usual.

Continue reading "BIke Ride 25-Dec-2011" »

We ride with 2 Malaysians. We rent bikes and started from Nezu.

Continue reading "BIke Ride 10-Dec-2011" »

This September, we had an occasion to ride around Tokyo for half a day with Dr.Lim Seh Guan, from Penang,　Malaysia.
Dr. Lim is the chairman of G Club Penang Cyclists, a very active cycling club in Penang. They organise monthly rides to encourage people to cycle and we are also were the organiser for the PENANG ROUND ISLAND CAMPAIGN FOR A LANE event, attracting 3066 cyclists this year.
Naturally, a very good cyclist Lim-san was, on his first "Mama-chari" !

We started from MUJI Yurakucho where we rented the Mama-chari bike, then took a route close to the eastern half of our Asakusa-Aoyama Ride

Tsukiji- Fish Market was very crowded being a Saturday (Tsukiji on Sundays are very quite), and business was lively. After a beautiful open view of the Tokyo Bay from Toyomi Pier, we headed for Tsukuda-Jima to feel the old Tokyo atmosphere, then headed north along the river to Ryogoku.

Upon arriving at Ryogoku, we were greeted by many spectators and colorful flags representing Sumo wrestlers in front of the Ryogoku Stadium, since it was tournament week. We were also
fortunate to meet several Sumo wrestlers entering the Ryogoku Stadium.
Yes, you can meet Sumo wrestlers live, if you're there at the right timing.

A short half day ride, but a good and fun one with Lim-san. And the weather was just perfect too !
Even just half a day on the bicycle will add a very good experience to your trip to Tokyo.
I think it did for Lim-san.

• G Club Penang Cyclists

Don't forget the G Club Penang Cyclists when you go to Malaysia. They do guided rides too.