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@pete
im living in Kobe.
cycling on the pavements is allowed (altho have to watch out for the million of peds and other cyclists) heck, hardly anyone cycles on the road, the drivers here are bloody terrible, no indicating, randomly changing lanes, pulling over to the side.
i jump the lights all the time, and the police have seen me do it, and said nothing, they are more supprised at seeing cyclists on the road i think! i cycled for 60km today, and saw 3 cyclists..
those that you do meet are friendly, like most Japanese really.
err, what else... the roads, on the whole, are in lovely condition
hope this helps... super urban Toyko will be different to relativly rural Kobe.. but its a blast. take the job!