{"id":310,"date":"2020-07-16T11:30:14","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T02:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/?p=310"},"modified":"2020-07-22T16:55:58","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T07:55:58","slug":"getting-around-by-bicycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/en\/getting-around-by-bicycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Around by Bicycle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Having a bicycle in Japan is so convenient! The towns and cities are set up in a way that makes it easy to walk or ride everywhere. Compared to America where it\u2019s literally been designed around roads and cars, it\u2019s nice to be able to walk or bike wherever you want to go without needing a car. Walking is easy enough but having a bicycle is fantastic! It\u2019s so refreshing to be on a bike and you get around faster too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mamachari-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-214\" width=\"321\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mamachari-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mamachari-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mamachari-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mamachari-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mamachari-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mamachari-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/mamachari-230x230.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><figcaption>Japanese Mamachari and Kelly<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mamachari &#8211; short for \u201cmama chariot\u201d is a popular and affordable style of bike in Japan. Electric-assist bikes are also popular and although they aren\u2019t cheap, they are amazing for getting around, especially for older people or families with young kids. They have a battery on them and will help you power up hill or whenever you need a little boost. It\u2019s great to be able to go to stores or destinations a little farther than you\u2019d want to walk. I also love going on rides to the park or river. Many roads have bike lanes but even if they don\u2019t, it\u2019s acceptable to ride on the sidewalk or street without issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/electricbike-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-209\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/electricbike-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/electricbike-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/electricbike-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/electricbike-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/electricbike-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/electricbike.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><figcaption>Japanese Electric-assist bicycle<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I recommend a bike to anyone living in Japan! It\u2019s a fun, healthy and clever way to get around.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting around Japan by bike<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":209,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/?p=310","footnotes":""},"categories":[139],"tags":[153,157,155,156,97,142,143,154],"class_list":["post-310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-bicycle","tag-bike-rides","tag-electric-bike","tag-expat-in-japan","tag-japan","tag-japanese-lifestyle","tag-lifestyle","tag-mamachari","en-US"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":318,"href":"https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310\/revisions\/318"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/japansuki.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}