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« Last post by Mikku on June 10, 2026, 04:06 AM »
It's in Japanese and is by a skater BUT this is still a good review of Shiohama, if you haven't already checked:- /> The Japanese rainy season has meant no park riding for me this past week but on the plus side, that's given me time to research more parks and I've now got at least half a dozen on my hit-list - a few of which I'm really excited about!! I need to check these out before the summer heat kicks in, so that's the plan over the coming few weeks! 
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« Last post by Mikku on June 09, 2026, 05:32 AM »
As suspected, the Japanese rainy season is casting a dark cloud over this weekend’s race BUT even if that's rained off, there’s a race the following weekend at Tsukuba track, also in Ibaraki. This is a fairly new track, opening in 2023 and is another that I’ve yet to visit. It’s nice to have options!
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BTW talking of bikes. I doubt I will ever ride a 20 again. However, I now only have one I could ride or would want to.. My S&M. Problem is I got a Freecoaster. And I don't like it, just from the quick go I had. So whilst on holiday I had a poke about and this is what I got.   How much? how does 58 quid shipped grab ya? Profile want 120 for a Ti driver  Will take it to Chichester (ESP) when it arrives and get it laced properly.
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No, no bike this time.
Funnily enough I’ve also booked for September. Paid that last year lol. That’s the bike one. I’ve also paid my mate who has an Audi estate to taxi me there and home again .
This one I went on the train. For the first time alone in 17 years. Not easy when you’re agoraphobic tbh. However I had a psychiatrist appointment the Thursday before and he gave me two Diazepam. One for there one for back. It worked. I’m knackered lmao. Not walked that much in years and sort of overdone it with the arthritis. Usually I’d do one day out one resting but I went a bit ham and I’m paying for it now haha.
Needed it though.
BTW it pished down all week so the bike would have been useless any way.
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« Last post by hotdog on June 04, 2026, 05:08 PM »
 I'll google that now and check out the park
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« Last post by Mikku on June 04, 2026, 06:47 AM »
On Monday I rode to Shiohamadai 2 Skate Park in Chiba Prefecture. According to Google Maps, this was an 18km (11 mile), 69-minute bike ride away, mostly along the Edogawa river which runs from Tokyo to Chiba. However, I chose an unseasonably hot day to go, with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees, so with frequent stops for water and map-checking, it took me nearly 2 hours to get there! A few BMXers and skaters were there when I arrived, so I introduced myself, padded up and checked out the park. A mixture of concrete and pre-fab, Shiohama has various features including ramps, hips, table tops, quarter-pipes, a half-pipe and a few boxes, ledges and rails. I’d never ridden pre-fab features before, so had fun trying those out though scared myself on the half-pipe, not being used to the slippier surface. Whilst perhaps not the gnarliest of parks, there was plenty to keep this beginner happy and most other beginners and intermediate level riders too, I reckon. The locals were also very friendly, which helps. Overall, a good albeit exhausting day. I wanted to stay and ride there longer but needed to save time and energy for the ride home. I will therefore definitely go back to Shiohama but preferably by car or train, as riding that far on top of a park session was not so easy, especially in that heat. My knees would definitely agree with that too!  Weather (and knees) permitting, I'm planning to hit up another couple of parks withing the next fortnight. Watch this space!! 
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« Last post by Mikku on June 03, 2026, 11:08 PM »
There are definitely more options being based here, that’s for sure. For example, three decent race tracks within a 90-minute drive. Plus a Velosolutions pump track and various skate parks. Shame I haven’t got a car now but where there’s a will, there’s a way!
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« Last post by hotdog on June 03, 2026, 05:14 PM »
Looking forward to more regular race 'n park reports now you're based in Tokyo.
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« Last post by Mikku on June 03, 2026, 06:47 AM »
So I’m now officially a Tokyoite, and although I’ve been exploring my local area on my Sunday park/street bike, I’m itching to get back on a race bike. The Hitachinaka BMX track in Ibaraki Prefecture has been on my radar for a number of years, either to just check out another track or to enter one of their "Seaside Cup" races. Conveniently for me, there just so happens to be a race there on Sunday, 14th June. I will need to hire or borrow a car to drive the 70 miles there, having sold mine as part of the move to Tokyo, plus the Japanese rainy season is about to start, so that may also throw a spanner in the works, but the current goal is to enter that race. If I can get my act together, I may even go there before the 14th for a bit of a recce. In either case, I need to dust down and prep the Redline for some race action. Likewise, I need to start getting some sprint training in, as I’ve not done anything race-wise since the Joetsu race 4 weeks ago.
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« Last post by Mikku on June 02, 2026, 04:04 AM »
So that must feel like a “free” holiday then. You taking a bike? In any case, I hope you have a great week!!
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