It began on the ride home from Nude Pedal Cruising in the Summer of 2013 after I'd just…
Read moreThere is always one. You know the person, the one who takes it upon themselves to tidy up t…
Read moreBonenkai parties (literally: forget the year gathering) are Japanese drinking parties that …
Read moreImportant Update: Starting time and place changed. December 23rd at the 246 COMMON in Ao…
Read moreOver the past few days I've been informed by many concerned readers that they have witn…
Read moreJapan has an interesting bicycle registration system. Interesting because while registrat…
Read moreI've spent too much time of late slamming the bad habits of Japanese cyclists on this…
Read morePolice in Tokyo have arrested a 31 year old man for riding a bicycle without brakes on the …
Read moreThinking of buying a commuter bike? Have a mountain bike in the garage but don't think …
Read moreJapan, a nation of 127 million people has 72 million bicycles with over 10 million new bicy…
Read moreStrict government policies regarding employee travel insurance, and inflexible insurance co…
Read moreJapan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) announced today a proposal which would appoint J…
Read moreToday as two typhoons lash Tokyo simultaneously I realise it was exactly one year ago, duri…
Read moreWhat a great idea! The town of Imabari in Shikoku, at the beginning of the Shimanmi Kaido C…
Read moreWhile Japan has always had a high number of cyclists the number has been growing even mor…
Read moreFrom late yesterday to early this morning Typhoon 26 (Wipha) lashed the Kanto region of Jap…
Read moreIn early 2013 Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) c…
Read moreJust when I thought I understood Japanese cycling laws, I discover something new. A new l…
Read moreSaitama City recently announced a plan to create a 200km network of bicycle lanes within 10…
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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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