The Japanese are bicycling again ...
04-18-11, 10:36 PM
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The Japanese are bicycling again ...
04-19-11, 03:24 PM
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I was in Tokyo during the quake, and was really wishing I had my bike during the 6.5 mile walk back to the hotel.
04-19-11, 07:22 PM
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Great article...
Perhaps bicycles are a great disaster-proof way to get around.
Bicycle sales for Osaka-based Asahi doubled in the Kanto region since March 11 through the beginning of this month, Shimoda said in Tokyo. While growth will slow, sales will keep increasing as oil prices rise, he said. The Kanto region, which includes Tokyo, has about a third of Japan’s estimated 128 million people.
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One could argue they never stopped:
https://youtu.be/vK9C9VtCypE
https://youtu.be/vK9C9VtCypE
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One could argue they never stopped:
https://youtu.be/vK9C9VtCypE
https://youtu.be/vK9C9VtCypE
Mothers commonly shop by bicycle and bring their children with them. The famous "mamacharo" is designed specifically for that purpose. They weigh a ton due to all the additional hardware, but they float along like clouds - all powered by petite and lovely Japanese women who weigh maybe 110 lbs.
An interesting survey found recently that today's youth no longer consider automobiles high on their priority list of "wants".
Japan really does seem to be a country where bicycle use is ideal. The cities are so dense that automobile use is more trouble than it is worth. Bicycle travel, however, is extraordinarily convenient. Within a ten minute ride, you can find just about anything you need.
Truth be told, bicycles make Tokyo seem very small. I used to ride the subways until I found out how close everything is by bicycle. Today, with bicycle mounted GPS, bicycle riding is more practical than ever before.
I tell you what, if you want to have a really cool Bicycle tour vacation, go to Japan. Travel in Japan isn't as expensive as it used to be. The Japanese people are lovely. Japan is a beautiful country with cool stuff to do and see in infinite abundance.
