FREE Seminar: Cycle Around Japan
Cycling tourism in Japan, and Japanese culture through the cyclist’s eyes
13 May 2019
Featured Speaker: Michael Rice (Profile
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This seminar will be quite a unique and special opportunity! Michael Rice will discuss touring Japan by bicycle, and Japanese culture through his eyes as a cyclist with vast experiences and knowledge of the many towns he visited in Japan.
With more than 280,000km of cycling clocked in Japan alone, Michael Rice is a man whose life revolves around bicycles. He is the Cycling TV programme presenter at NHK WORLD-JAPAN, the Japan Country Manager for CHAPTER2 Bikes (New Zealand Road bike manufacture), and has competed in many World Masters races internationally.
The definitive URL list (Link to Michael's Facebook) of places to contact about taking high-end English speaking cycling trips in Japan
Presented by NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Seminar Venues/Times
iRIDE
Tuesday 11 June, 5:30-7:00pm
(Cafe area, 242 Thorndon Quay,
Wellington)
Light refreshments provided from 5:30pmCity Gallery
Wellington Wednesday 12 June, 6:00-7:30pm
(Auditorium, 101 Wakefield Street, Civic
Square, Wellington)
Report and cycling tourism information
Japan Information and Cultural Centre, Embassy of Japan in New Zealand
Level 18 Majestic
Centre, 100 Willis Street, Wellington
Phone: (04) 472 7807 Email: jicc@wl.mofa.go.jp