Kanazawa, on Japan’s west coast of Honshu, is known for its Edo-era districts, gardens, and rich arts and crafts culture.

On a cool autumn day, some of the tokyobike team set off from KUMU Kanazawa, where guests can rent tokyobikes, for a quiet ride through the city, taking in the nature and culture woven throughout. Travel like a local.

Several prominent Japanese industrial designers emerged in the 20th century, most notably Sori Yanagi. They helped establish Japan as a global design force, blending traditional aesthetics with modern manufacturing during the post-war economic boom.

"I find it sooo charming visiting local markets, fishmongers, bakeries... If you ever visit Seville buy pickled goodies at Doña Aceituna on Feria Street..."

We recently spoke with Mina Barrio, a tokyobike rider, about her work, life, and her online school for creatives, El Cole.

"For many of us, cycling was our first real taste of freedom as kids. That feeling doesn’t fade with age, if anything, it deepens."

Ayishat Akanbi is a London-based stylist and writer known for merging style with substance.

A sunny day in Warsaw offered the perfect setting for a ride organised by the tokyobike Poland store, combining good company, great coffee, and a visit to a local ceramic studio.

How far can your tokyobike take you? Keisuke and Toby from the London store take their tokyobikes for a trip to the seaside with along a few other like minded folk.