Posts Written OnJune 2024

A visit to Japan’s Cycle Base Asahi exploring all the different kinds of bikes they sell. Sources: Cycle Base Asahi https://www.cb-asahi.co.jp/ Rules for electric bikes in Japan https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/kotsu/jikoboshi/electric_mobility/pedal.html Bicycle helmet law https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/kotsu/jikoboshi/bicycle/menu/helmet.html News article about bicycle helmet law https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/03/31/national/bicycle-helmet-duty-bound/ How many Japanese wear helmets? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/02/japan/japan-cyclists-helmet-wearing/ Number of bikes stolen in Tokyo every year https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/about_mpd/jokyo_tokei/jokyo/hanzai.files/tokyo.pdf Number of bikes stolen in Japan every year (p.53) https://www.npa.go.jp/toukei/seianki/R04/r4keihouhantoukeisiryou.pdf How to register your bike in Japan https://www.tokyobybike.com/2013/11/how-to-register-your-bicycle-in-japan.html?m=1 Bike theft in the Netherlands https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9931151/ Number of bikes in the Netherlands https://www.government.nl/topics/bicycles

Using local trains, we travel for 3 days around Tochigi, Fukushima, and Niigata. Going this deep into Japan’s countryside provided some interesting challenges that you don’t normally see when you stay on the more tried and true tourists paths.