自転車で通勤京都Early morning can be rough in the saddle in Kyoto.
The city has but one or two semi-legitimate bicycle paths - Gojo Dori, Kujo Dori, and a few very wide sidewalks (Horikawa) - and when the traffic is at its busiest it can get tight out there.
Add to that the winter cold, and you have an invigorating morning.
Kyoto is not nearly as cold as, say, New York, or much of northern Europe, but the cold here has a real bite.
It stings the face and creeps inside even the best bicycle gloves.
This photo - taken quickly with a cell phone camera - is of a salaryman (?) heading across one of the bridges near Demachiyanagi Station (the Eiden Station can be seen in the background).
He is headed perhaps towards the Imperial Palace or Doshisha University - and is cold.
Like much of Japan, Kyoto has a wonderful parking infrastructure. There are at least three bicycle parking lots within two minutes walk of this photo. All serve the Demachiyanagi Station.
Many commuters first get on the bike, then ride the train.
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