Let us see bicycles in Japan. Some people do care about where to park their bicycles, but some are very reckless. To avoid charged-parking area, many people put their bicycles at parking areas belong to department store. This kind of parking areas are usually open from 10 AM to 9 PM.
In recent years, number of bicycle stealing is dramatically increasing. To minimize the lost of bicycle, it is obliged to register every bicycle to the police station and it is highly recomended to enter 自転車盗難保険 (jitensha tonan hoken) or the cycle theft insurance.

Bicycle parking at department store

Automatic charged parking system at department store.

Parking on road

Bicycle lied down on the beach

Bicycle thrown away











