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		<title>(Unique) Transportation in Japan</title>
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<p>Here are some unique transportations in Japan. Most people don&#8217;t rely on private cars.</p>





<p class="wp-caption-text">A bike for the elder child, connected to the baby car. One push for two passengers. </p>

<p><p class="wp-caption-text">Ichirinsha, one wheele bike. First - third grade of Japanese elementary students love to ride this.</p>



<p><p class="wp-caption-text">white haired man, white collar worker, students, without cars. </p>

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</script></div><p>Here are some unique transportations in Japan. Most people don&#8217;t rely on private cars.</p>
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<div id="attachment_710" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.closertojapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/babycarintwo.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-710" title="babycarintwo" src="http://www.closertojapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/babycarintwo-300x225.jpg" alt="A bike for the elder child, connected to the baby car. One push for two passengers. " width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">A bike for the elder child, connected to the baby car. One push for two passengers. </p></div></td>
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<p><div id="attachment_711" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.closertojapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/ichirinsha.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-711 " title="ichirinsha" src="http://www.closertojapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/ichirinsha-300x225.jpg" alt="ichirinsha" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Ichirinsha, one wheele bike. First - third grade of Japanese elementary students love to ride this.</p></div></td>
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<p><div id="attachment_712" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.closertojapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/onecaronly.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-712  " title="onecaronly" src="http://www.closertojapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/onecaronly-300x225.jpg" alt="Old people on a bike, white collar worker, students, without cars. There is only one car, usually used by housewives to deliver her family to the train stations nearby." width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">white haired man, white collar worker, students, without cars. </p></div></td>
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<p><div id="attachment_719" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.closertojapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/traincar.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-719 " title="traincar" src="http://www.closertojapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/traincar-300x225.jpg" alt="A train? Or a bus? usually available in a very wide park. Location : Kodomo no Kuni, Yokohama City (near Nagatsuta Station, Den En Toshi Line). " width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">A train? Or a bus? usually available in a very wide park. Location : Kodomo no Kuni, Yokohama City.</p></div>
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		<title>Trains</title>
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		<title>Bicycle (2)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>In recent years, number of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>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 (<em>jitensha tonan hoken</em>) or the <em><span class="wordlink">cycle</span> <span class="wordlink">theft</span> <span class="wordlink">insurance.</span></em></p>
<div id="attachment_70" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-70" title="bicycle6" src="http://www.closertojapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bicycle6-300x189.jpg" alt="Bicycle parking at department store" width="300" height="189" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Bicycle parking at department store</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_71" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-71" title="bicycle14" src="http://www.closertojapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bicycle14-300x291.jpg" alt="Automatic charged parking system at department store. " width="300" height="291" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Automatic charged parking system at department store. </p></div>
<div id="attachment_72" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-72" title="bicycle8" src="http://www.closertojapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bicycle8-300x195.jpg" alt="Parking on road" width="300" height="195" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Parking on road</p></div>
<div id="attachment_73" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 269px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-73" title="bicycle13" src="http://www.closertojapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bicycle13-259x300.jpg" alt="Bicycle lied down on the beach" width="259" height="300" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Bicycle lied down on the beach</p></div>
<div id="attachment_74" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-74" title="bicycle7" src="http://www.closertojapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bicycle7-300x225.jpg" alt="Bicycle thrown away" width="300" height="225" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Bicycle thrown away</p></div>






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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Cycling is a popular sport in Japan. Bicycle race called &#8220;keirin&#8221; is in the top list of sports with most spectators. Bicycle is also widely used for short-range transportation. That is why we can find bicycle everywhere and bicycle parking is becoming a major problem in the country. You can find some pictures of bicycle [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cycling is a popular sport in Japan. Bicycle race called <em>&#8220;keirin&#8221;</em> is in the top list of sports with most spectators. Bicycle is also widely used for short-range transportation. That is why we can find bicycle everywhere and bicycle parking is becoming a major problem in the country. You can find some pictures of bicycle here.</p>
<div id="attachment_33" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><img class="size-full wp-image-33" title="bicycle1" src="http://www.closertojapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/bicycle1.jpg" alt="A scene of public park for bicycle" width="400" height="300" /><p class="wp-caption-text">A scene of public park for bicycle</p></div><br />
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<p><div id="attachment_34" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 405px"><img class="size-full wp-image-34" title="bicycle2" src="http://www.closertojapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/bicycle2.jpg" alt="Cycling is a popular sport" width="395" height="297" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Cycling is a popular sport</p></div>
<div id="attachment_35" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><img class="size-full wp-image-35" title="bicycle3" src="http://www.closertojapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/bicycle3.jpg" alt="Bicyle at the shop" width="400" height="299" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Bicyle at the shop</p></div>
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