Jon Twiford.com http://www.jontwiford.com Model Engines, Cycling, Japanese Life and More Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:00:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en Biking in Tokyo http://www.jontwiford.com/?p=12 http://www.jontwiford.com/?p=12#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:00:54 +0000 admin http://www.jontwiford.com/?p=12 Just about everyday in Tokyo, I go for a bike ride.  Sometimes the rides are short and sometimes they are very long.  Recently they have been very short.  Anyway, if you are new to Tokyo and your interested in acquiring an expensive bike that you can ride on the streets I have a recommendation.

Tokyo Bike

The bikes can be rented, or purchased.  You can purchase the bikes at Tokyu Hands in Shibuya, Ikebukero, or Shinjuku.  You can also order the bike over the Internet if you like Internet shopping.  The choice is up to you. 

The bike that I have is a Tokyobike.  (That’s actually the model’s name, and not a joke.)

This was taken from www.tokyobike.com

This was taken from www.tokyobike.com

When I ordered the bike, they delievered it to a bike shop close to where I live.  Also, I had them build mine as a single speed bike so that I could accelerate faster on the streets around here.  For some reasons prices for these have shot up recently.  In June they were about $400 or about 4万円.

A good place to ride the bike is down Meji-dori.  You can go through Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Harajuku, Shibuya, and some other rather popular areas of town.  Also, if you ride in the street you can get some exposure to the traffic patterns here.  It is rather safe to do this, but it does take some time to get used to.

]]> http://www.jontwiford.com/?feed=rss2&p=12 Failure is the Basis of Success http://www.jontwiford.com/?p=8 http://www.jontwiford.com/?p=8#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:00:59 +0000 admin http://www.jontwiford.com/?p=8 Language training in Tokyo is currently consuming most of my time, but everyday I can feel the knowledge seeping into my head.  In the Japanese language there is a saying,

失敗は成功の元 = しっぱいはせいこうのもと　= Failure is the basis for Success.

The Yasakuni Shrine

The Yasakuni Shrine

Learning Japanese has been like this.  Everyday, I make many mistakes but everytime one is made I learn something from it and do my best not to repeat it again.  When I am not studying my first two priorities now are, ( 1.) Excercise ( 2.) The Endurance Trading website.  If you have some time check out the latest on the site.  If you have any comments or suggestions let us know!

]]> http://www.jontwiford.com/?feed=rss2&p=8 What is Jon Twiford all about anyway? http://www.jontwiford.com/?p=3 http://www.jontwiford.com/?p=3#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:34:58 +0000 admin http://www.jontwiford.com/?p=3 Cycling, business, model engines, and International business between the U.S. and Japan are the main things I am into. 

This site’s purpose is to show old friends, and new friends where I am, and what I am up to.  The site will be updated regularly, so you can sign up for an RSS feed and all once everything is set up!

Cheers,

Jon Twiford

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