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 — the word is based on the word "tsukin" (commute) — 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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