Bicycle Use
Last UpdateApril 15, 2010
Bicycles and motorbikes are a convenient way to get around town. When left around train stations, however, they can obstruct the pathways of pedestrians, impede emergency activities and create an unnecessary eyesore. The use of umbrellas and mobile phones is
prohibited while riding a bicycle.
A city ordinance prohibits leaving bicycles in the areas around train stations. Abandoned bicycles will be impounded and taken to a storage facility. Owners will have to pay an impound and management fee to reclaim their vehicles (2,000 yen for bicycles, 3,000 yen for
motorbikes), so be sure to store your bike in a bicycle lot. To register to use a feebased
bicycle lot, contact the lot.
Reclaiming an Impounded Bicycle
Hours: Daily (except Saturdays) 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. (closed for the New Year holidays)
What you need to bring:
(1) The key to your bicycle/ motorbike
(2) Your personal seal
(3) Some form of identification
(4) Impound and management fee
Storage period: 60 days
*Vehicles left beyond 60 days will be disposed of.
Bicycle Lots Around Tanashi Station
(four pay, three free lots)
Bicycle Lots Around Hoya Station
(five pay lots)
Bicycle Lots Around Hibarigaoka Station
(six pay lots)
Bicycle Lots Around Higashifushimi Station
(four pay lots)
Bicycle Lots Around Seibu Yagisawa Station
(four pay lots)
