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"Bicycles make the world a more fun place to live.
This is a web media that disseminates global riding life.
Located in Ibaraki prefecture, starting from Tsuchiura at the western side of Japan’s second biggest lake Kasumigaura, lies a cycling course that will take you along 125km of beautiful scenery and well maintained path. Bring your own bicycle (1hr 16min from Tokyo station on the Ueno-Tokyo / Joban line) or rent from the conveniently located Le Cyc which offers a wide range of bicycles and gear. The station itself is quite bike friendly with ‘Ring Ring Square” which includes showers; lockers; changing rooms; and parking. For this ride we’ll take the shorter version: 90km (by crossing the bridge and cutting across the lake, instead of fowling around at the top). There are plenty of places to ta […]
The Arakawa never disappoints in providing long stretches of space for cycling that you can lose yourself in. The river runs through Saitama and Tokyo at 173km long. For experienced riders, it’s possible to take the river from Shin-kiba to Kawagoe and beyond. For this ride we will be starting from Kiyosumi-shirakawa for coffee at Allpress Espresso Tokyo Roastery & Café before riding up to Oji (40 km) stopping by Rocco’s (pizza and taco’s!) before coming back down to Shin-kiba. A mainstay and local favorite in Kiyosumi-shirakawa. This New Zealand cafe has expertly selected coffee beans and beautifully made coffee. A great place to start or wrap-up your ride. From Allpress and heading to t […]