WHAT’S NEW

• BAD NEWS ON BUS TRAVEL WITH BIKES

1. It appears that Japan’s current cycling boom may have induced some big bus companies to harden their policies on taking even bagged bikes on board long-distance buses. Kintetsu Bus now has strict rules against this, and supposedly the JR buses do as well. Smaller companies appear to be more flexible. At this point, my advice is to prepare a backup plan and call the company a few hours before departure, say you know they usually don’t allow bikes and ask if they have room in the trunk today for a bagged bike. More details as things become clearer...
   
   

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