Cycling is a great way to get around and discover many exciting things old and new in the city of Tokyo. Let's get on the bicycle and head out !
This moring was eventful that Tokyoites were able to observe an Annular Solar Eclipse for the first in 173 years.
I decided to give my first solar photography a try. With clouds passing by and covering up the sun periodiaclly, it was difficult to control the exposure through the whole shoot. I guess I did okay though. The photo set below.
Actually, I like the silght offset...
We had a rather cold beginning of the year, but the weather is finally beginning to gt spring-ish.
With Golden Week approachng, hope is that there will be warm and sunny days so we can cycle around !
Last weekend, some of Cycle Tokyo! members went out riding along the Tone River located north of Tokyo, started from Kurihashi and headed for Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture. A one way ride just around 90Km total, was a very smooth one thanks to light follow wind. We packed our bikes and took them on the train to Kurihashi, and on the way back home from Takasaki.
A continuous carpet of very bright yellow Cole Flower (Celery cabbage) spreads along the cycling road, in full bloom just about now.
View 2012/04/21 Kurihashi to Takasaki Cycling in a larger map
April to May is a very good time to cycle here in the Kanto area.
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.
