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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Happy New Year from CycleKyoto

Japanese woman, bikeあけましておめでとうございます!良いお年を!

CycleKyoto.com debuted on June 1 of 2010, so today marks exactly our six month anniversary.

This blog predated the site by a few weeks, and is going strong.

Kyoto appears to be serious about embracing - and shaping - its bike culture and the sometimes testy relationship between pedestrians, bicycles, and automobiles.

The woman pictured here - on a beater of a bike, wearing expensive boots lined with fake fur, talking on her phone - embodies much of what is great and troubling about cycling culture in Kyoto.

She is oblivious to the world around her. Yet, she has chosen to use the most practical form of transportation - and on the simplest version thereof.

We remain hopeful.

Best wishes and happy riding in 2011.

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