Literally, television dramas spilling out onto the streets of Tokyo. On my commute home a …
Read moreThe Cycle Messenger World Championships originated in Berlin in 1993 and is hosted in a dif…
Read moreAnother free cycling outing for the whole family in Tokyo is a visit to Suginami-ku's K…
Read moreOur apartment building contains a number of fully furnished apartments available for rent o…
Read moreWhere in Tokyo can you borrow a bike for free, spend a pleasant Sunday morning cycling arou…
Read moreThis morning I visited my doctor to have him take a look at my knee. His first words when I…
Read moreI've been off the bike for almost a week due to a knee injury sustained while running. …
Read moreAn 18 year old man was arrested on Saturday, accused of robbing a Familymart convenience st…
Read moreSanyo announced the addition of a new model to the eneloop bike lineup, the CY-SPK227 elec…
Read moreUntil now, Sanyo's lineup of electric hybrid bicycles has been mostly composed of more …
Read moreThis morning the police upped the ante on red light running cyclists. Beware, they're …
Read moreI was recently contacted by a couple with some questions about bringing their tandem to Jap…
Read moref.i.g Bike Daikanyama thats where. I first spotted the Xtracycle Radish (pictured above…
Read moreWhile waiting at a traffic light near Setagaya Koen this morning I noticed a father and dau…
Read moreI broke a pedal on the way home last night. It was a Shimano DX, an SPD pedal with a metal…
Read moreA few weeks ago I wrote about taking your bicycle on the train in Japan , the following wee…
Read moreThe rider in the distance was out of the saddle of what appeared to be a mamachari , pumpin…
Read moreFrom the Kyodo News Agency: TOKYO - Bicycle manufacturers launched models strong enough to …
Read moreI took my Giant MCMone to The Trail Store yesterday to have the fluid in my aging Hayes hy…
Read moreRecently I was asked by a journalist to define the term mamachari. That's a good quest…
Read moreWith the mercury set to rise to over 30 degrees celsius today, the first time this year, it…
Read moreRecently I came to realize that I was kidding myself if I thought I could get out for more …
Read moreTokyo - A man was arrested on suspicion of theft Tuesday after police found over 60 high-en…
Read more72,000 is the number of abandoned or illegally parked bicycles removed from the streets of …
Read moreWith temperatures increasing as we approach yet another notoriously humid Japanese summer, …
Read moreA question I'm asked a lot by people new to Japan is "Can I take a bike on the tra…
Read moreJapan Today is running a story about companies offering special benefits to bicycle commute…
Read moreA long time ago, in a neighborhood not so far away ... Being new to Tokyo, and not knowing…
Read moreWith Swine flu cases in Western Japan climbing at a remarkable rate, wouldn't you rathe…
Read moreGoogle recently introduced the Google Street View Partner program in Japan which allows peo…
Read moreA cheap and nasty dual suspension mountain bike has been abandoned about 30m away from our …
Read moreI kid you not. On the way to work this morning I pulled up alongside a gray Toyota Prius w…
Read moreRoughly a year ago I bout myself a Down Low Glow , from Rock The Bike and have been using i…
Read moreBuying a second hand bicycle in Tokyo is certainly a great option for anyone looking for a …
Read moreIf you've been cycling in Tokyo this week you may have noticed a policeman on every cor…
Read more... for every car that crossed an intersection after the light turned red, I'd be dinin…
Read moreLast week in my article about bicycle laws in Japan I pointed out that while bicycle laws …
Read moreQuite often, as the resident cycling nutjob, I'm asked about bicycle laws in Japan. Mo…
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Byron Kidd is the founder of the Tokyo By Bike website, writer, experienced urban cyclist, and recognized authority on cycling in the staggering metropolis of Tokyo.
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