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Getting Around Japan: By Bike
Albeit you're unlikely to want to use a bicycle around the grimy, traffic-clogged streets of Japan's major cities, in the smaller towns and countryside a bike is a fantastic way to get from X to Y while seeing plenty en route. Outside of the main island, Honshu, Traveling by bicycle is a very traditional activity over the long summer vacation with students. Hokkaido particularly, is a cyclist's fantasy, with splendid roads through often stunning scenery and a network of ultra-cheap (but basic) cyclists' accommodation.
In several tourist towns you can rent bicycles from outlets beside or near the train station. Youth hostels usually rent out bicycles too, generally at the most competitive rates.
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