Nagoya is seeing a growing number of ¡°tsukinists,¡± a term coined for those who commute to work by bicycle, pointing to the public¡¯s higher awareness of environmental and personal health issues.
The city has also shown its support for tsukinists ¡ª the word is based on the word ¡°tsukin¡± (commute) ¡ª by ensuring there are sufficient bicycle lanes in the city.
In contrast, companies have done little to support the trend, so whether Nagoya¡¯s bicycle commuting boom will continue is an open question.
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