As a visitor to Tokyo renting a bicycle can be a difficult affair. Given the lack of a convenient city wide bicycle sharing system such as L...

Cycling enjoys a 14% modal share in Tokyo one of the worlds largest mega-cities. While other cities can boast higher figures the fact that, ...

Recently I was asked by a journalist to define the term mamachari. That's a good question that left me scratching my head as mamachari ...

Thinking of buying a commuter bike? Have a mountain bike in the garage but don't think its suitable for cycling to work? Then think agai...

Japan, a nation of 127 million people has 72 million bicycles with over 10 million new bicycles being sold every year. In a country where pu...

As a cycling advocate in the city of Tokyo I feel a sense of pride and happiness every time I notice elderly people getting around by bicycl...

Japan has an interesting bicycle registration system. Interesting because while registration is compulsory there are no penalties for not ...

A question I'm asked a lot by people new to Japan is "Can I take a bike on the train in Tokyo?" We'll you'll be glad ...

Tokyo has returned to the biennial Copenhagenize Bicycle Friendly Cities Index in position 9 after having been ejected from the 2015 rankin...

Over the past few days I've been informed by many concerned readers that they have witnessed workers removing bicycle crossings from str...