Mother and Child Cycling in Kyoto

母子自転車で京都を動き回る

In a typical Kyoto cycling scene, a mother is riding along Imadegawa Dori in front of Kitano Tenmangu Shrine with her infant child strapped to her back.

She is pedaling a mama chari all-purpose bike as she goes about her errands.

The babe is blissfully unaware of the traffic around him (?).

And mama rides.


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Young Kyoto Mothers Kawaramachi

京都若いママたち

Sunday is a major shopping day in Japan.

Many descend on central shopping areas and make a day of it.

For those who intend to get to the Shijo - Kawaramachi area in Kyoto via bicycle should park and walk from farther out. 

Cycling in this part of Kyoto is not allowed - either on the sidewalk or street.

Moreover, once in the maw of people and cars, it is difficult to extricate oneself.

Kyoto has one of the highest rates of population density in Japan, which is itself crowded. Of cities with more than 800,000 residents, only five cities have a residential density of more than 10,001 residents per square kilometer in their most crowded wards:

Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, Kawasaki, and Kyoto

And on weekends, the sidewalks on Shijo Dori and parts of Kawaramachi are barely passable on foot.

On a recent Sunday, many young mothers were out with their children.

Clad in surgical mask, tight shorts, and black tops, they are ready for anything.

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