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Cycling Japan
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Author : Bryan Harrell
language : en
Publisher: Kodansha Amer Incorporated
Release Date : 1993
Cycling Japan written by Bryan Harrell and has been published by Kodansha Amer Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Travel categories.
Written by cyclists for cyclists and would-be cycle-tourists, "Cycling Japan" is an invaluable guide and entertaining travel book compiled from "Oikaze," Tokyo's popular English-language cycling newsletter. From bike paths around little-known urban oases to scenic routes through the wine country, isolated hot-spring villages, and other fascinating areas, "Cycling Japan" invites you to stray off the beaten path and discover another a Japan -- either from the saddle or the comfort of your armchair.
War On Wheels
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Author : Justin McCurry
language : en
Publisher: Profile Books
Release Date : 2021-06-24
War On Wheels written by Justin McCurry and has been published by Profile Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-24 with Sports & Recreation categories.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 'Cycling Book of the Year' 2022 The strange and thrilling world of Japanese track racing - a cycling and betting culture unlike anything else on earth The Olympic cycling sport of keirin was invented in Japan more than 70 years ago to raise money to rebuild the country after World War II. Now, fans bet billions of dollars a year on races, with the top riders earning huge sums. In each race, a pacemaker leads nine riders around huge concrete velodromes, then leaves the track with around a lap and a half to go - the cue for a frantic finish as the competitors reach speeds of up to 70 kph. Along the way they block and shove each other, clash heads and occasionally crash (the two Japanese characters used to write keirin mean 'battle' and 'wheel'). To prevent race fixing, the cyclists spend meets living in dorms, with no access to online technology. Their lives are ruled by ritual and fierce competition, from their rookie days at the Japan Keirin School near Mount Fuji to the annual Grand Prix final, whose winner takes home prize money of almost one million dollars. A small number of foreign riders are invited to compete in Japan every year and some, like Shane Perkins, have overcome culture shock to prosper in the home of keirin. Justin McCurry, the Guardian's Japan and Korea correspondent, explores a blue-collar Japan we rarely see and a uniquely fascinating sporting culture.
Jitensha
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Author : Donald R. Schlief
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2005
Jitensha written by Donald R. Schlief and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Jitensha: Down the Japanese Archipelago on a Bicycle is a travel narrative that recounts the author's 2500-mile zigzag bicycle odyssey from the northernmeost to the southernmost points of the four main islands of the Japanese archipelago. The author departs from Sapporro, capital of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido in the last week of August. Two months later he stares out to sea from Cape Sata in Kyushu, the southernmost point of Japan proper. This book is about the happenings and human encounters the author experienced while bicycling the roads of Japan. This book is neither a guidebook nor a how-to-bicycle-Japan book. Most definitely it is not a treatise on the culture, customs, geography, history or people of Japan. Pure and simple, it is a very personal account of my bicycle ride down the length of Japan's four main islands. Please accept it as such.
Tokyo To Tokyo
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Author : Doughty Daniel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Tokyo To Tokyo written by Doughty Daniel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Travel categories.
In the Land of the Rising Sun, one Brit and his bicycle can get into a lot of mischief. Beginning and ending in the biggest metropolis on earth, small town farm hand, and part-time adventurer Daniel Doughty with his trusty steed tackle all 47 of Japan's prefectures. A tale of ups and downs in every sense where around each corner uncertainty awaits; mountains, bustling cities, nudists, language barriers, culture clashes, typhoons, humidity, the rainy season, volcanoes, sexy donuts, drivers of unscrupulous quality, grizzly bears, macaque-attacks, hobo-sexuals, earthquakes, battered communities, starvation, hangovers, dicey bowel movements, nuclear fallout, more mountains and an all round general fear of the unknown. So saddle up or saddle down, this is Tokyo to Tokyo.
A Ride In The Neon Sun
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Author : Josie Dew
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-08-02
A Ride In The Neon Sun written by Josie Dew and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-02 with Travel categories.
It's not easy landing unprepared in a country like Japan. The eccentricities of the calendar, the indecipherable postal system, not to mention the alien alphabet, language and culture, have all to be confronted before the disorientated traveller can feel at ease. Trying to ride a bicycle through the streets of one of the most congested cities in the world would seem to compound your problems. For Josie Dew, however, with over 200,000 miles already clocked up in the saddle few things could be more challenging - or for the reader of A RIDE IN THE NEON SUN, more wonderfully entertaining. From Kawasaki to Kagoshima, Odawara to Okinawa, Josie discovered a nation rich in dazzling contrasts. The neon and concrete were there in greater abundance than even she had imagined, but so too were bottomless baths, love burgers, long-tailed cocks, musical toilet rolls, oriental Elvises, cardboard police and a sense of fun belying the population's rigourous work ethic. Far from being the reserved race that she had heard about, the Japanese welcomed her into their homes with bountiful smiles and bows - and skin-scorching baths.
Cycling Japan 2018
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Author : Doug Whitehead
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-12-10
Cycling Japan 2018 written by Doug Whitehead and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-10 with categories.
A bicycling camping tour of Shikoku Island in the Spring of 2018.
War On Wheels
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Author : JUSTIN MCCURRY
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-06-02
War On Wheels written by JUSTIN MCCURRY and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-02 with categories.
Turn Right For Japan Cycling The Silk Road To The Orient
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Author : Steve Anthony Tallon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-12-11
Turn Right For Japan Cycling The Silk Road To The Orient written by Steve Anthony Tallon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-11 with Travel categories.
After a decade of overwork, fidgety food and a sensory overload of noise and neon, British expat Steve Tallon needed a break from Japan. So he took a world map, drew a line between London and Tokyo and wondered... could he cycle it? As he turned off his computer and rode the office elevator for the last time, little could he imagine that he would soon be squashing scorpions on the floors of Central Asian teahouses, cavorting with small time Uzbek mobsters and spending solitary, spectacular nights in the Gobi Desert under stars so bright they hurt. With humour, humility and cringeworthy honesty, Steve presents an entertaining from-the-saddle account of faraway desert nations, leg-thrashing mountains and eye-opening conversations from a legion of colourful characters encountered along the way. In Turn Right for Japan, follow Steve as he puffs his way into fitness, confronts loneliness and constantly doubts his resolve, yet somehow arrives in Tokyo some 10,000 hard-earned miles later. From Belgrade to Bishkek, Tabriz to Turkmenistan, fill your water bottles, saddle up and enjoy the ride!
Japanese Steel
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Author : William Bevington
language : en
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Release Date : 2018-10-16
Japanese Steel written by William Bevington and has been published by Rizzoli Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-16 with Transportation categories.
The first book to chronicle the golden age of Japanese bicycle design. Japanese bicycles have long been at the forefront of both competitive and recreational cycling—from top-flight racing bicycles to collectible custom fixed-gear frames. This comprehensive and stunningly illustrated book presents a fascinating overview of the most prolific and celebrated period of Japanese bicycle design, between the 1950s and the ’80s, when uniquely talented artisanal craftsmen produced some of the most iconic bicycles of the twentieth century. From the recognizable silhouettes of major manufacturers like Fuji, Panasonic, and Bridgestone to the rarest frames from artisanal builders like 3-Rensho or Nagasawa, Japanese bicycle designers dominated the cycling world and created machines that are still revered today. Illustrated with specially commissioned photographs of fully restored bikes, and supplemented with artifacts and ephemera from technical manuals to photography of the legendary Keirin racing circuits, this book is must-have for anyone with an interest in cycling and the phenomenon of Japanese design.
Rising Son
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Author : Charles R. Scott
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2012-11-20
Rising Son written by Charles R. Scott and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-20 with Bicycle touring categories.
A father and son bike adventure across Japan.