The Netherlands is the world-renowned "bicycle kingdom", while in Asia, Japan is the first country to own a bicycle per capita. In recent years, with the environmental protection concept of preventing global warming becoming popular in the world, bicycles have become more and more popular as a green way of travel.
The bicycles most commonly used by Japanese people are not mountaineering or sports cars that are sports like those in Europe and the United States, but "ladies' bicycles" similar to ordinary Chinese bicycles. This bike has a basket in front for shopping, a children's chair in the back, and is equipped with power-generating lamps. In the streets of Tokyo, cyclists, men and women can be seen everywhere, and millions of people in Japan rely on this means of transportation to survive.
Japanese used bicycles are generally priced at 5,000 yen or more. Cheap bicycles make it easy for young people who can't afford to buy a car.
There are no bicycle lanes in most parts of Japan, and everyone rides bicycles on the sidewalks, giving courtesy to pedestrians, which is very disciplined and orderly. Pedestrians who stand in the way in front of them will not ring the bell. Japanese traffic rules have strict rules for cycling: you can't ride while listening to music or talking on the phone, you can't ride while you're wearing an umbrella, and those who break the rules will be fined up to 50,000 yen.
Picture said: The people of Izu are very enthusiastic about cycling competitions in this Olympic Games
In preparation for the Tokyo Olympics, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has begun to build bicycle-specific lanes to enable people to explore the Olympic venues and sightseeing spots on bicycles. Tokyo's Meguro district has opened Japan's largest bicycle culture center, and no entrance fee is required to enter the museum. The museum houses about 15,000 books and magazines about bicycles. In addition, the museum also exhibits rare bicycles at home and abroad, such as early wooden bicycles and large and small wheel bicycles, which are worth seeing.
Cycling has also become a workout urban fad. For people who are busy at work and don't have time to exercise, choosing to ride a bike is a great way to get fit. As a result, Izu, located 150 kilometers south of Tokyo, has become the first choice for everyone.
Izu, located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, is remembered more as a hot spring and a seaside, but in fact, Izu has long since become a mecca for Japanese cycling enthusiasts. Cycling has taken off in Japan in recent years, and Shizuoka has been a sport for a long time. The Japan Cycling Federation was founded in Shizuoka in the 1960s, and many of the rules of the competition have been set by this league since then.
Photo: The final of the Olympic Track Cycling Women's Team Pursuit was held in Izu
Izu has the only cycling school in Japan and the only track cycling venue recognized by the International Cycling Union. This small town became the center of Shizuoka bicycle promotion. Built opposite the Cycling Sports Park, the Izu Bicycle Competition Hall is the venue for the Tokyo Olympic Track Cycling Race, with a wooden track with a standard circumference of the International Cycling Federation of 250 meters, and the number of seats in the hall can be increased to 3,000 during the competition.
There are now more than 2,500 professional cyclists in Japan, and the results are also very good in the short distance event. On rest days, many enthusiasts come to Shizuoka Izu because there are not only many ramps suitable for cycling, but also the latest information on bicycle culture. In the future, I believe that Japan's performance in the bicycle project will get better and better. (Xinmin Evening News special reporter Jin Lei Izu today)