ASAKUSA Underground > By Bicycle ---sell/buy
If you stay in Tokyo more than 10 days, it is worth considering buying
a second hand bicycle.
You may not reduce your travel expense much, but you can get something priceless: freedom.
Although Tokyo has a flourishing nightlife, the town does not enjoy night buses like London. Lots of Tokyoites have to run to catch the last train. Otherwise, they have to pay a hefty amount of money to get to their satellite city home.
If you have a bike, you don’t have to be crammed with other passengers in a 24:30 train.
Besides, you can have an absolutely different point of view from other tourists relying solely on public transportation.
To you, Tokyo will become more humane.
Buying a second hand bicycle is not difficult at all.
Here is the list of shops near Asakusa, at which they may sell second hand bikes.
-Amamiya Cycle Shokai 雨宮サイクル商会
4-32-6 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Tel. 03-3875-4326
-Kosugi Cycle 小杉サイクル
5-1-14 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Tel. 03-3872-6978
-Katsumi Motors Ltd. （有）勝己モータース
6-24-3 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Tel. 03-3874-4825
-Uchiyama Jidousha Ltd. （有）内山自動車
2-17-11 Nishi-Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Tel. 03-3841-4246
-Takarada Shokai 宝田商会
3-21-15 Nishi-Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Tel. 03-3841-3627
-Morioka Motors 森岡モータース
2-12-8 Kiyokawa, Taito-ku, Tokyo
03-3872-1482
-Yamada Motor Cycle 山田モーターサイクル
2-8-4 Senzoku, Taito-ku, Tokyo
03-3873-2755
-Takigami Ringyo 滝上輪業
1-30-3 Hashiba, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Tel. 03-3872-1855
On the fourth Thursday of January, March, May, July, September, and November, they sell semi-brand new bicycles.
They are the bicycles abandoned on the street, mostly near a station, mended and refurbished by Taito-ku (The borough of Taito).
The price is between 7,000 and 10,000 yen.
Every shop in the list above is allocated two or three bicycles. If they have more potential buyers than bikes, they will have a draw. So, you should go there before 10:00.
They often have other second hand bikes to sell, too.
The cheapest type of bicycle in Japan is called “Mama Chari”.
Chari is the Japanese slang for bike. Mama Chari means a bicycle for a mother.
The bicycle doesn’t have any extra gears to shift into. It is the size of a mountain bike, but without any fancy stuff.
It is the simplest commuter bike with a huge basket in front. The basket is quite useful when a mama goes shopping.
Selling your bicycle is not easy because some Japanese consider that it is rather a small industrial waste than a merchandize.
There is one recycle shop near Asakusa, where you might sell your bike. It is also advised that you should check the price of a bike there before you buy one somewhere else.
-Recycle Shop Landmark リサイクルショップ ランドマーク
Zip. 111-0031, 3-17-3 Senzoku, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Tel. / Fax. 03-3874-0331
E-mail Landmark@mc.point.ne.jp
If they don’t buy your bicycle or you are not happy about the price they propose, try another recycle shop, which is a little far from Asakusa, near Komagome station, in Kita-ku, another borough.
-Recycle Shop Teishaba リサイクルショップ 停車場
Chisemujuuru 1F & 2F, 1-20-12 Nishigahara, Kita-ku, Tokyo
Tel. / Fax. 03-3949-0753
E-mail r-o@teishaba.net
Holidays: Fridays, the third Thursday of a month
You should not expect that you will be able to recuperate a big portion of what you have paid before. Feel content that you don’t have to abandon your bicycle illegally somewhere near a station. Local Japanese will appreciate your effort.
[Recommended sites]
・The Japan Biker F.A.Q.
The complete guide to motorcycles, touring, traffic law, licenses, and racing in Japan!
#To find out the precise location of an address, use diddlefinger.com. (See “Getting around”)
By Bicycle ---sell/buy
If you stay in Tokyo more than 10 days, it is worth considering buying
a second hand bicycle. You may not reduce your travel expense much, but you can get something priceless: freedom.
Although Tokyo has a flourishing nightlife, the town does not enjoy night buses like London. Lots of Tokyoites have to run to catch the last train. Otherwise, they have to pay a hefty amount of money to get to their satellite city home.
If you have a bike, you don’t have to be crammed with other passengers in a 24:30 train.
Besides, you can have an absolutely different point of view from other tourists relying solely on public transportation.
To you, Tokyo will become more humane.
Buying a second hand bicycle is not difficult at all.
Here is the list of shops near Asakusa, at which they may sell second hand bikes.
-Amamiya Cycle Shokai 雨宮サイクル商会
4-32-6 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Tel. 03-3875-4326
-Kosugi Cycle 小杉サイクル
5-1-14 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Tel. 03-3872-6978
-Katsumi Motors Ltd. （有）勝己モータース
6-24-3 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Tel. 03-3874-4825
-Uchiyama Jidousha Ltd. （有）内山自動車
2-17-11 Nishi-Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Tel. 03-3841-4246
-Takarada Shokai 宝田商会
3-21-15 Nishi-Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Tel. 03-3841-3627
-Morioka Motors 森岡モータース
2-12-8 Kiyokawa, Taito-ku, Tokyo
03-3872-1482
-Yamada Motor Cycle 山田モーターサイクル
2-8-4 Senzoku, Taito-ku, Tokyo
03-3873-2755
-Takigami Ringyo 滝上輪業
1-30-3 Hashiba, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Tel. 03-3872-1855
On the fourth Thursday of January, March, May, July, September, and November, they sell semi-brand new bicycles.They are the bicycles abandoned on the street, mostly near a station, mended and refurbished by Taito-ku (The borough of Taito).
The price is between 7,000 and 10,000 yen.
Every shop in the list above is allocated two or three bicycles. If they have more potential buyers than bikes, they will have a draw. So, you should go there before 10:00.
They often have other second hand bikes to sell, too.
The cheapest type of bicycle in Japan is called “Mama Chari”.
Chari is the Japanese slang for bike. Mama Chari means a bicycle for a mother.
The bicycle doesn’t have any extra gears to shift into. It is the size of a mountain bike, but without any fancy stuff.
It is the simplest commuter bike with a huge basket in front. The basket is quite useful when a mama goes shopping.
Selling your bicycle is not easy because some Japanese consider that it is rather a small industrial waste than a merchandize.
There is one recycle shop near Asakusa, where you might sell your bike. It is also advised that you should check the price of a bike there before you buy one somewhere else.
-Recycle Shop Landmark リサイクルショップ ランドマーク
Zip. 111-0031, 3-17-3 Senzoku, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Tel. / Fax. 03-3874-0331
E-mail Landmark@mc.point.ne.jp
If they don’t buy your bicycle or you are not happy about the price they propose, try another recycle shop, which is a little far from Asakusa, near Komagome station, in Kita-ku, another borough.
-Recycle Shop Teishaba リサイクルショップ 停車場
Chisemujuuru 1F & 2F, 1-20-12 Nishigahara, Kita-ku, Tokyo
Tel. / Fax. 03-3949-0753
E-mail r-o@teishaba.net
Holidays: Fridays, the third Thursday of a month
You should not expect that you will be able to recuperate a big portion of what you have paid before. Feel content that you don’t have to abandon your bicycle illegally somewhere near a station. Local Japanese will appreciate your effort.
[Recommended sites]
・The Japan Biker F.A.Q.
The complete guide to motorcycles, touring, traffic law, licenses, and racing in Japan!
#To find out the precise location of an address, use diddlefinger.com. (See “Getting around”)