自転車等放置禁止区域名古屋市
In the land of Toyota, bicycles are not very popular.
These "stamps" - printed onto the pavement - are ubiquitous in Nagoya.
In spite of a few bike only lanes - very wide sidewalks make planning and execution fairly easy - cycling in Nagoya is not very inviting.
First is the size of the city. It is American in its sprawl, which makes it the anti-Kyoto. Getting from point A to B often means traveling many miles.
Second are the massive boulevards. The city was bombed to the ground during World War II, and when rebuilt it was laid out with huge, wide streets aimed at automobile traffic. Most are not bike-friendly.
Last is the resulting car culture. Nagoya is a car town. It is perhaps the only major city in Japan where living without a car makes life difficult.
Thus, drivers appear to be less aware of cyclists than in other cities. Riding around reminded me in ways of my commute years ago in the US, but minus the aggression.
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