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Corona Virus (COVID-19) Situation in Tokyo
As a group that usually welcomes everyone to visit and enjoy cycling in Tokyo, this is an unfortunate post. The widespread of the Corona Virus is growing in Tokyo, on the verge of overshoot. On 7 April Prime Minister...
Sept.21 Ride with Japan Cycle Tours Group
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Nui. HOSTEL & BAR LOUNGE
A cool hostel in Kuramae (close to Asakusa) in Tokyo. They have an English site, and booking available from the website. Nui. - https://backpackersjapan.co.jp/nuihostel/english.html They've also have two more guesthouses in Tokyo, toco.(Yanaka) and CITAN (Nihonbashi) toco. - https://backpackersjapan.co.jp/toco/english.html CITAN...
Japan is Beautiful
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Rental BIke Shop List
Our rental bike shop list is a bit out of date, and we apologize for that. We plan to renew it, but here's a pointer in the meantime... The Japan National Tourist Organization has a list of rental bike shops...
Safety Tips for Travellers
The Japan Tourism Agency has prepard a good page to refr to for safety tips when traveling to Japan. It has information about how to act in case of an emergency, such as a strong earthquak. http://www.jnto.go.jp/safety-tips/pc/index.html...
Japanese Cooking in English
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Sapporo Travel Map
Here's an iPhone application that guides you throught the city of Sapporo (Hokkaido), with a list of places of interest. https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/sapporo-travel-map-japan/id617997491?mt=8 The author has a list of apps for cities worldwide. https://itunes.apple.com/artist/lingling-pan/id543184706?l=ja&mt=8...
CYCLISTS STOP ON RED LIGHT
A great message posted on Downtown Bicycles Facebook Page caught my eye. Many cyclists don't bother to stop on a red light, and don't look at themslves as a part of the traffic infrastructure. I won't hide the fact...
TeePee Guide - Japan Dining & Travel (iPhone/iPad app)
I'm going to try this for a while, but rumor says it's a good app for visitors to Tokyo. In English, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. Currently free until June 15. iTunes Store : TeePee Guide - Japan Dining & Travel...
Annular Solar Eclipse
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...
Bike Ride 14-Jan-2012 (and Happy New Year !)
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...
Cherry Trees (Sakura) in Bloom !
Japan still has a long ways to go to recover from both the physical and mental shock of the earthequake. Just the beginning, this month has been a long month for everyone, and it gave everyone the impression that...
Spring Brings Hope of New Beginnings
Two and a half weeks have passed since the devastating 9.0 earthquake and tsunami in northeast Honshu, the main island of Japan. As I follow the news here in Oregon on Japanese TV, it's been heart-wrenching to see the faces...
Tokyo, and Japan...3rd week after the quake
National Police Agency : Countermeasures for 2011 Tohoku district - off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake - http://www.npa.go.jp/archive/keibi/biki/index_e.htm The death toll as of this writing has exceeded 11000. It is expected to rise even more, as the aftermath becomes more and...
Tokyo Situation - Earthquake
Northeast Japan has been hit with a big earthquake on 14:46pm, March 11. Tokyo had a big shake as well, but the situation is not as bad as the Tohoku area. Though most of the railway system had stopped on...
"Cycling Japan" - A Book Review
"CYCLING JAPAN by Takashi Niwa: 10 of the Best Rides" (Published by Tokyo Chizu Shuppan, 2009) This bilingual Japanese and English cycling guide introduces 10 recommended cycling courses, from northern Hokkaido - 'Northbound to Cape Soya' - to southern Okinawa...
Bike to Commute
Many Tokyo residents use bicycle to go nearest station from home, lock it at the bike parking, and then get on train to commute. In last 10 years, bike commuters have been increasing gradually. These“bike commuters” ride bike from home...
Meet the Taiwan Bike Leisure Association
One of the most delightful experience in Cycle Tokyo! activity is to meet cyclists from overseas and learn about bike culture in their country. We had a chance to meet TBLA(Taiwan Bike Leisure Association) (*1)members in Tokyo on September 12th....
The Blind Spot of Japanese Bicycle Riders
As a cycling portal and NOT a tour company, I feel value in sometimes introducing the reality of everyday cycling in Tokyo, and in Japan. Most visitors will not encounter or witness what I will write below during the stay....
Long and tough 23 days
The Tour de France has become popular with Japanese cyclists....
Plan B in Rainy season
In Tokyo, it's rainy season from mid June to end of July. Foreign visitors probably think that Japan has four seasons. It is correct but I feel we have five seasons including a rainy season. It continues for more than...
Bike Manga
Manga is one of major segment in Japanese publishing industry. More than 10000 titles of Manga are published EVERY YEAR. Of course there are Mangas for cyclist!...
"Den-Do-Assisuto"
If you're the lazy type who want to take it easy on the bicycle, try out one of the "Den-Do-Assisuto", or the electric assisted bicycles.
Staying in a Ryokan
You haven't really been to Japan until you stay in a Ryokan or Japanese style inn. Rates are higher than business hotels, but may include breakfast and/or dinner and a hot spring bath. When you arrive at the inn, remove...
Let's ride together!
We rode around Roppongi-Aoyama Area with a guest last Sunday. I show you it as a sample of guided tour....
Sunday Cycling in The Center of Tokyo
Every Sunday, the car traffic is prohibited on the road before the Imperial Palace. From 10:00am to 3:00pm, the road is opened only for cyclist....
Mamachari - Most popular bicycle in Japan
What kind of bicycle do you ride in daily life? I own some bikes, such as a cool road bike and two nice folding bikes. When I ride through the cycling path, I choose my road bike. When I travel,...
Bilingual Atlas of TOKYO
I recently found a great bilingual map of Tokyo, It's so useful even in Japanese that it's now my main map I carry around when I bike. "Bilingual Altas of TOKYO", by Tokyo Chizu Publishing is a 1:10,000 scale map that covers most of the 23 wards.
Enjoying Winter Peonies at Ueno's Toshogu Shrine
Akemashite Omedetoo! Happy New Year! 2010 is the year of the tiger. If you're lucky enough to be in Japan over the New Years holiday, you can observe many traditions associated with getting the year off to a good...
Gingko tree's bomb
As the climate gradually cools, autumn leaves begin turning red and yellow in Tokyo. Especially in Tokyo, you can see tall trees which turned yellow. Yes, those are gingko trees....
Motegi 7 hours Enduro, 01-Nov-2009
On Nov 1st, I rode my recumbent at the Twin Ring Motegi. It was the "Motegi 7 hours Enduro"....
Cycling Terminals in Japan
With its fine and cool days, autumn is a great season for cycling. I enjoy riding around Tokyo on the weekends. Sometimes I leave Tokyo and visit areas outside the city. In the fall, many people visit Kyoto and Hakone...
Lynette in Japan 4 !
Lynette's photo gallery of Bike Friday Japan Meeting 2009 in Karuizawa - http://www.galfromdownunder.com/galleries/WEB-japan09-gallery/BF%20Club%20of%20Japan%20Gathering/index.html Lynette Chiang, customer evengelist of Bike Friday is in Tokyo, and will be staying for about 3 weeks.We'll be forwarding her posting of videos and talks about...
Lynette in Japan 4 !
Cycling Tokyo's Westside Wards tikit-ing around the neighborhood with Bike Friday owner Jeff Gilbert.
Lynette in Japan 3 !
Here's a link to Lynette's photo galley.
Lynette in Japan 2 !
Hitting the ground pedaling by joining the halffastcycling.com folks for a 40K BBQ ride around Tokyo Bay Tokyo on a Friday with HalfFastCycling.com Lynette Chiang, customer evengelist of Bike Friday is in Tokyo, and will be staying for about 3...
Lynette in Japan !
Lynette Chiang, customer evengelist of Bike Friday is in Tokyo, and will be staying for about 3 weeks.Let's see how she has to say about Tokyo, Japan, and the bike culture here. I'll be forwarding her posting of videos and...
IMHO on bicycles in Japan
Some thought on the not-the-best cycling behavior of Japan.
What to take along when cycling in Japan
I'm getting ready to fly from Oregon to Japan next week for 2 weeks of cycling! I'm looking forward to meeting my friends -- the staff of Cycle Tokyo! -- who volunteer to take you on a unique tour of...
Staff Bloggers, Come on In !
In addition to our tweets, we' will have not just myself, but other staff members blogging here more often with interesting articles about Japanese culture, cycling in Tokyo, intersting events going on, or whatever they are thinking of at the...
Cycle Tokyo! on Tokyo Journal
Cycle Tokyo! was taken up on Tokyo Journal, the oldest English publication in Japan on the latest Tokyo life and cultures. It's cover story of the latest issue takes up cycling in Tokyo. I was interviewed, answered some questions that...
MapFan English
Here's an Englsh version of a map service provided by a Japanese service provider MapFan. At last, we have a rather detailed map of Tokyo in English ! I hope it stays. http://www.mapfan.com/en/en_m.cgi...
LIVING ABROAD IN JAPAN
Here's a really nice book about everyday life, travel and culture in Japan. Just about everything you'll want to know (and need to know) about Japanese life. In addition to detailed and up-to-date (second edition, published September 2008 !) information about life in Japan, the book gives the reader a very good veiw of all parts of Japan by covering all regions of Japan. A great read whether you're planning a trip to Japan, or you're just dreaming about one !
CYCLE MODE '2008
The largest consumer bike show event in Japan will be held this November in Tokyo and Osaka. The Tokyo venue will be held on Nov.7,8,and 9 st Makuhari Messe, in Chiba Prefecture. CYCLEMODE '2008 : http://www.cyclemode.net/exhibition/index_e.html View Larger Map...
openstreetmap.org
I had been looking quite a while for an online English map of Tokyo, and I bumped into one at last. OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole world, a Wiki world map, to say it short. Though...
Sakura Season
The cherry trees, or sakura are in full bloom right now in Tokyo. It's said that the bloom in Tokyo should be at it's best this couple of weeks. There were alot of people outside today strolling under the...
Happy New Year !
Cycle Tokyo! starts it's 3rd year in 2008, as we plan to continue feeding everyone with useful and intersting information on bicycle riding in Tokyo. Whether you're an Tokyoite or someone planning a Tokyo visit, keep tuned if you're interested...
SALONISTA Cycling Fashion Show - Nov.6
Here's some information we received about an cycling fashion show on November 6th in Roppongi. --- The SALONISTA cycling fashion show in on November 6, 2007 at 7pm at STEREO @ Roppongi. Anyone who rides a bike to the SALONISTA...
No Bikes on the Sidewlks in Ginza
I noticed this sign up on Harumi Dori that says the bicycles are NOT allowed on the sidewalks on Ginza Dori. Keep in mind that though bikes are not prohibited on sidewalks in many areas of Japan, there are...
Fireworks, 2007
With the coming of summer in Tokyo, the season of fireworks start with the peak of the season from the end of July to the middle of August. Japan is famous for it's variety size of the fireworks, as...
Gourmet Navigator
Though directly not a bike related topic, Food and gourmet information is something verry important in order to have a nice cycling experience in Tokyo ! :-) So here we go... "Gourmet Navigator", known as "Guru-Navi" is a very popular...
Some more Bilingual Maps of Tokyo
In addition to the ones I introduced the other day, here are some more bilingual maps of Tokyo. The links below are to AMAZON US, meaning you can purchase them outside of Japan. Road atlas Japan 1:250,000, Hokkaido only 1:600,000...
Good Tokyo Maps(on and off)
A map is handy to have in riding around Tokyo, but few good maps are in English. Here's a list of some found online and offline. Please send us information if you have any recommendations. Tokyo metropolitan atlas - All...
Happy New Year !
Happy New Year ! The staff of Cycle Tokyo! wishes everyone a wonderful year. ' 2007 in Japan is the year of the wild boar, or "Ino-Sshi-shi" Japan carries the tradition of nameing the year by the twelve zodiac signs(in...
Cycle Tokyo! in '2006
A recap of Cycle Tokyo! in 2006, our activities this year, and thoughts for 2007.
Japan Cycle Navigator
Cycle Tokyo ! provides detailed cycling information around the Tokyo area, but what about cycling Japan in general ? Japan Cycling Navigator is a good source for information for cycling in Japan. General information can be found about food, the...
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