I recently bought a bicycle online from Rakuten. It’s an inexpensive mama-chari type, but should suit me well enough for the simple things like grocery shopping, taking clothes to cleaners, etc. Â (image of bike below is taken from Rakuten, not my actual bike)
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Last Tuesday (being on early shift) I finally managed to get home while there was still a decent amount of daylight outside, and since it wasn’t raining (as it has been for the last few days) I decided to try my bicycle for the first time.
I decided that I’d try to make my way over to the still-under-contruction Tokyo Skytree. I’ve seen it off in the distance almost every day on my way to work, and it didn’t look that far off. A quick check on Google maps confirmed it, showing it to be only about 2.3 miles away from my apartment so I hopped on my bicycle and set out.
It was really quite close! Â Though I did make a couple of wrong starts, once I figured out the right direction, it was pretty much a straight shot/20 min. bike ride.
The Tokyo Sky Tree is already impressively tall. Â There is (obviously) still alot of construction before it’s completed, and from what I can see, it’s not open to the public yet. Â It’s already taller than the Tokyo Tower though, and up close it becomes this impressively massive structure. Â (sorry for the blurry pics – only had my blackberry with me)
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It’s really been a while (over a year!) since I’ve been on a bicycle and I’d forgotten how enjoyable it is. Â I see it being as more for fun and convenience than serving any exercise function, but it should help me get to know my own area a little better.
I’ll hopefully be doing much more biking in the coming days!