Kyoto Police Car

京都パトカー

Not far from Takaragaike, in northern Kyoto, this police car sped by.

The cops were maintaining order during the annual Daimonji Ekiden race.

The race is held in early February and is run by teams from 50 of the public schools in the city.

Each team of sixth graders is made up of 10 runners, 5 girls and 5 boys.

The course winds its way through the city, beginning near the Golden Pavilion and ending near Heian Shrine.

Each leg of the race is about 1.5 - 2 km, and to maintain safety for the participants the cops were out on motorbikes and in patrol cars.

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京都警察のパトルール

Last night while riding from Demachiyanagi past the Imperial Palace en route to an area near Ninnaji Temple, a cop yelled at me to put my bike light on.

Actually, "politely entreated" would be a more accurate description.

The light was already on and I told the woman cop - who was probably excited at the prospect of practicing three words of English ("right on, purease") that she failed to notice - "it's already on" and pedaled on.

The cops were out in force from Kawaramachi to Senbon along Imadegawa around 7 pm, berating and stopping cyclists.

No fines though.

The campaign will last a few days, the police will pack up and go back to the koban, and the problem will be solved.

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