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 ...

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...

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...

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

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, ...

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...

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

I've spent too much time of late slamming the bad habits of Japanese cyclists on this blog, so I'd like to take this opportunity t...

「スケアード・ストレート」は1970年代アメリカで青少年犯罪を抑止する手段として生まれた考え方で、非行に走る恐れの有る青少年に刑務所を訪問させ、所内見学ツアーに参加させたり、苛酷な刑務所生活を受刑者の姿から直接学ばせたり、カウンセリングを受けさせたりするプログラムだ。多くの場合、...