Japan on Velodromedary

Riding the length of Japan, 2023 (teaser)

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 17:25:00 +0000

(this is a short recap post with some photos, perhaps some day I’ll come back and write more when I have the space to fully wrap my head around what just happened)

Ever since I first visited Japan, one of my dreams has been to do a long-distance bicycle tour there, with a focus on rural areas (as well as the food, history, craftsmanship, and culture). “Some day, life’s too busy… maybe when I’m 65…”– but after a career change, I made it happen this year. It was one of the most memorable trips of my life.

Biking Across Tokyo

Sun, 24 Nov 2013 04:39:00 +0000

Biking in Tokyo can be this:

As well as this:

In Japan for work, sick and low on sleep, with a day at the end of the trip to sightsee with a friend but no plans and almost no Japanese language skills… we randomly ran into expat Noel of Travels In Japan (and recently a new project, Tokyo Biking Tours) and struck up a conversation.

Police Bike, Tokyo (cargo box for paperwork and tubes mounted to fork that hold police baton(s)).

Sat, 23 Nov 2013 01:52:00 +0000

Police Bike, Tokyo (cargo box for paperwork and tubes mounted to fork that hold police baton(s)).

Fish-carrying bike, Tsukiji market, Tokyo.

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 01:51:00 +0000

Fish-carrying bike, Tsukiji market, Tokyo.

Separated bike lanes, Nagoya (Japan)

Mon, 04 Nov 2013 11:40:46 +0000

Separated bike lanes, Nagoya (Japan)

Robotic underground bicycle storage, Japan:

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:35:17 +0000

Robotic underground bicycle storage, Japan: