้ๅค็จใฎ่ช่ปข่ปใๆขใใฆใใใฎใงใใ
ใคใใใใใใฎใใฆใใใใใใใใฆใใใฎใงใใ
I'm looking for a commuter bike.
POINTIf you tell them your purpose, they will make suggestions.
Transport/Commute
Bicycle Use
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This page helps foreign residents and long-term visitors handle "Bicycle Use" with daily Japanese phrases for living in Japan, practical examples, and common mistakes to avoid.
What this page helps you say in Japan
This page focuses on Bicycle Use and teaches useful Japanese phrases for daily life in Japan, including natural replies, polite alternatives, and practical wording for foreigners living in Japan.
What You'll Learn on This Page
- Bicycle purchase consultation
- Request for crime prevention registration
- Use of bicycle parking lot
- Request for puncture repair
- Collection of dismantled bicycles
Practice Phrases (10 Total)
้ฒ็ฏ็ป้ฒใใ้กใใงใใพใใ
ใผใใฏใใจใใใใใใญใใใงใใพใใ
Could you also register it for theft prevention?
POINTRequired at time of purchase, fee of approximately 500 yen
้ง่ผชๅ ดใฎๅฅ็ดใใใใใฎใงใใ
ใกใ ใใใใใใใฎใใใใใใใใใฎใงใใ
I'd like to contract a bicycle parking lot.
POINTMonthly bicycle parking around the station
ๆๆฅตใฎๆ้ใฏใใใใงใใ
ใคใใใใฎใใใใใใฏใใใใงใใ
How much is the monthly fee?
POINTThe average price is 2,000 to 5,000 yen.
ไธๆๅฉ็จใฎๅ ดๅใฏใใใใงใใ
ใใกใใใใใฎใฐใใใฏใใใใงใใ
How much for temporary use?
POINT100-200 yen per day
ใฟใคใคใใใณใฏใใฆใใพใฃใใฎใงใใ
ใฟใคใคใใใณใฏใใฆใใพใฃใใฎใงใใ
My tire got flat.
POINTโI had a flat tireโ is OK
ไฟฎ็่ฒป็จใฏใใใใใใใงใใใใ
ใใ ใใใฒใใใฏใใใใใใใงใใใใ
About how much is repair?
POINTThe average price is 1,500 to 3,000 yen.
่ช่ปข่ปใๆคๅปใใใฆใใพใฃใใใใงใ
ใใฆใใใใใฆใฃใใใใใฆใใพใฃใใใใงใ
My bike seems to have been removed.
POINTAbandoned bicycle removal
ไฟ็ฎกๆใฏใฉใกใใงใใใใ
ใปใใใใใฏใฉใกใใงใใใใ
Where is the storage facility?
POINTInquiry to ward office/city office
ๅผๅใใซใใใ่ฒป็จใๆใใฆใใ ใใ
ใฒใใจใใซใใใใฒใใใใใใใฆใใ ใใ
How much does it cost to retrieve?
POINT2000-6000 yen + ID card
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Practice with ECHO App โFrequently Asked Questions
Q. Is crime prevention registration mandatory?
A. All bicycles are required by Japanese law. Failure to register is subject to a fine of up to 10,000 yen. Registration changes are also required at the time of transfer.
Q. How much does it cost to remove an abandoned bicycle?
A. 2,000 to 6,000 yen + storage day fee depending on the local government. Please pick it up early.
Q. Do I need bicycle insurance?
A. Mandatory in many local governments such as Tokyo and Osaka. You can join for around 1,000 to 3,000 yen per year.
Q. What about electric assist bicycles?
A. 80,000 to 200,000 yen when purchased, 50,000 to 100,000 yen used. Battery life is 3 to 5 years and replacement cost is approximately 30,000 yen.
Q. Is a helmet compulsory?
A. Obligation to make efforts from April 2023 (no penalties). For children under the age of 13, parents are responsible for their efforts.