Japan Cycle Sports Center, Bicycle sports complex and amusement park in Izu, Japan.
The Japan Cycle Sports Center is a cycling facility and amusement park in Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture, opened on 21 June 1965. Its grounds hold a 5 km road circuit, a 400 m velodrome track, an MTB course and a BMX course, alongside a funfair zone called Bicycle Country. The site sits next to the Japan Keirin Velodrome Training Center, and its 5 km circuit is also used for car and motorcycle test drives.
The facility opened in 1965 and grew into an important location for cycling activities in Japan. It later played a role in hosting bicycle competitions for international sporting events.
The park's rides are human-powered, and many apply bicycle technology: pedal-less and four-wheeled oddities in the Omoshiro Jitensha attraction, a cycle monorail running on a 4-metre-high rail, and a cycle coaster. The Jungle Gym FUJISAN, a wooden climbing structure, stands on the former Sky Corridor site.
The site is reached by Tokai bus from Shuzenji Station on the Izuhakone Railway, but the service runs only twice daily on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays; on weekdays it operates only during school holidays. By taxi the trip from Shuzenji Station takes about 15 minutes, and from JR Usami Station on the Ito Line about 30 minutes.
The site has bicycle models with multiple seats that let up to six people ride together. These multi-seat bikes are a rare chance to experience this unusual riding format yourself.
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