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“Hell On Wheels” – My Metropolis Magazine Article

Posted on October 17, 2013 by tokyofox

Of the many cycling themed tours of Tokyo I’ve done over the years I’d have to say that perhaps the most satisfying was last October’s ‘Cycling Tokyo’s Most Haunted Sights…In One Day’ trip. It wasn’t so much for the actual … Continue reading →

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Cycling Kanda River In One Day

Posted on April 12, 2011 by tokyofox

You can read ‘Cycling Kanda River In One Day’ – Prelude’ here. Within a few seconds of cycling alongside the river I stop at Yanagibashi which, according to the article that this ride was based on, was a red light district … Continue reading →

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Cycling Kanda River In One Day – Prelude

Posted on April 10, 2011 by tokyofox

Last year I read an article about cycling the length of Kanda River at a time when I was racking my brain to try and come up with a new Tokyo cycling challenge. In some ways I didn’t think it … Continue reading →

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Cycling to Tokyo’s Best 25 Sights…in 1 Day Pt III

Posted on November 23, 2010 by tokyofox

You can read ‘Cycling to Tokyo’s Best 25 Sights…in 1 Day Pt II’ here. So having taken about 35 minutes to get to Disneyland I leave it behind just before 1:00 pm having had perhaps one of the most pointless … Continue reading →

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Cycling to Tokyo’s Best 25 Sights…in 1 Day Pt II

Posted on November 21, 2010 by tokyofox

You can read ‘Cycling to Tokyo’s Best 25 Sights…in 1 Day Pt I’ here. With 10 of the Top 25 already covered I leave Hibiya Park and cycle the short distance to Ginza for the next three places. The Sony … Continue reading →

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Cycling to Tokyo’s Best 25 Sights…in 1 Day Pt I

Posted on November 19, 2010 by tokyofox

The Japanese have a bit of a reputation for their ‘click and tick’ method of sightseeing on package tour holidays around the world. Now I’m also no stranger to this kind of travelling as proved by my trips to Asia, … Continue reading →

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Cycling The A-Z Of Tokyo – Part II

Posted on April 28, 2010 by tokyofox

As mentioned in the prelude, station ‘B’ was a bit of a problem in that it was completely out on a limb compared to most of the other stations but it had to be done and so we left the … Continue reading →

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Cycling The A-Z Of Tokyo – Part I

Posted on April 25, 2010 by tokyofox

‘Cycling The A-Z Of Tokyo – Prelude’ can be read here. After some very sh*tty weather recently, the forecast for Sunday 18th April was sunny and so it was that I left my home by bicycle at 7:35 am that morning … Continue reading →

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Cycling The A-Z Of Tokyo – Prelude

Posted on April 22, 2010 by tokyofox

Cycling the Yamanote line back in October with Michael whetted our appetite for a similar bike ride. The only problem was coming up with a novel idea as the Yamanote line is the only one which circles the city but when … Continue reading →

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Cycling The Yamanote Line

Posted on October 25, 2009 by tokyofox

A couple of years ago a colleague wrote an article in our company’s in-house magazine about walking round the Yamanote line which is the circular line connecting most of the main stations in the heart of Tokyo. From that moment on I … Continue reading →

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