{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"PAPERSKY","provider_url":"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/en\/","author_name":"Akira","author_url":"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/en\/author\/akira\/","title":"Tokyo by E-bike Saddles and Socials - PAPERSKY","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"50HfKRMoFo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/en\/tokyo-by-ebike-04\/\">Saddles and Socials<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/en\/tokyo-by-ebike-04\/embed\/#?secret=50HfKRMoFo\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Saddles and Socials&#8221; &#8212; PAPERSKY\" data-secret=\"50HfKRMoFo\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DSC7778-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":1800,"thumbnail_height":1201,"description":"At one point, the floor space of James\u2019 tiny Tokyo studio apartment comprised of 60% bicycles and bicycle parts. He\u2019s very much into it, and although Tokyo has one of the best public transport systems in the world, he\u2019s here to convince you in four parts why he thinks; the bicycle is queen. Part four: Saddles and socials. James\u2019\u00a0hierarchy of different modes of transport:Last place: airplanes, and then buses (I mean are those things ever reliable?), cars (ok I admit they\u2019re fun to drive), ferries, trains, feet and first place (big surprise) bicycles. And whilst this hierarchy remains universally true for most places, Japan\u2019s transport system has some quirks that constantly make me question whether trains should be at the top or bottom of this list. The bullet trains here are fast and feel oddly futuristic, yet at the same time retro - I think it\u2019s the carpeted, wide seats that make me feel like I\u2019m in a first-class section of a Pan-Am flight in the 1980s. The local trains are so so so very quiet, so very clean, yet often extremely crowded, squishy and stressful. But the one definitive thing trains are not in Japan, are social. It\u2019s common etiquette to take up as little space as possible and emit as few decibels as possible, making one\u2019s train journey, one of solitude. But cycling is different: it\u2019s open and wide, it\u2019s de-stressing and most importantly it can be a real social activity."}