[ 2024 Tokyo & Neighbouring Cycling (東京及近郊單車遊) ] [ Day 4 – Tokyo Kanda River Cycling ] [ 東京神田川單車遊 ]
Day 4 – 東京神田川
今日安排了半天踩神田川，由淺草的柳橋去井之頭公園，全程約30公里左右。
房費並不包早餐，但想試試1,200円的早餐是什麼樣的。最後是大失所望，選擇不多，只是可以吃飽而且，不算豐富。
8時多搭車去秋葉原站，再踩15分鐘去柳橋便出發。神田川這條單車路並沒有清楚標示，只是沿着神田川旁邊的馬路或專門行人及單車徑騎行而已，間中亦有多段要離開神田川踩馬路繞道。
神田川有兩個轉折點，不小心便會走錯。在飯田橋需右轉，在中野富士見町站必須靠左而行。由於路線很多條大小馬路，需要在兩旁的斑馬線過對面。遇到小路便要穿越一些單車障礙，有部份要落地推過去，有部份可以慢速駛過去。由於每1-2佰米便有這樣的障礙，都幾煩。
大概三小時便抵達終點井之頭公園，公園不大，踩壹個圈都不用15分鐘。公園距離吉祥寺站只有500米，去到車站遇見有遊行，都幾熱鬧。
傍晚去新宿的Y’s Road單車店看看，小店數量不多，可能比香港人買得七七八八。買了個腳撐，適用於小布的P Line。
最後行去歌舞伎町那邊看看，壹個人晚餐最簡單就是吃拉麵了。
Day 4 – Tokyo Kanda River Cycling
Today I arranged to spend half a day on the Kanda River, from Yanagi Bridge in Asakusa to Inokashira Park, the total distance was about 30 kilometers.
The room rate didn’t not include any breakfast, so I tried what breakfast for 1,200 yen was like. In the end, I was very disappointed. There were not many choices, but it was just getting you filling up.
Took the train to Akihabara Station at around 8 o’clock, then rode for another 15 minutes to Yanagibashi and set off. The Kanda River bicycle path was not clearly marked. You just rode along the road or dedicated pedestrian/bicycle path next to the Kanda River. Sometimes you had to leave the Kanda River and took a detour on the road.
There were two turning points on the Kanda River, so you could go wrong if you were not careful. You needed to turn right at Iidabashi and kept left at Nakano-Fujimachi Station. Since there were many large and small roads along the route, you needed to cross to the opposite side at zebra crossings on both sides. When you encountered a small road, you had to cross some bicycle barriers. Some of them had to be pushed over, while some could be passed at a slow speed. Since there werer such obstacles every 1-2 hundred meters, it is quite annoying.
It took about three hours to reach the final destination, Inokashira Park. The park is not big, and it only takes 15 minutes to complete a circle. The park is only 500 meters away from Kichijoji Station. There were parades at the station, which was very lively.
In the evening, I went to the Y’s Road bicycle shop in Shinjuku. There were not many Brompton bikes and they were probably bought up by pepole from Hong Kong. I bought a kickstand suitable for Brompton’s P Line.
Finally, I went to Kabukicho for dinner. The easiest way to have dinner alone was to eat ramen.