Unicycling in Japan

General
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Akuma wrote:
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|> Jack,
|>
|> I hope to work in Japan for a while after I graduate next year. I’ll be
|> taking my unicycle along and would be interested in any information about
|> unicycling and juggling in Japan. I was given your e-mail address and told
|> that you would probably be able to help me. I’d be grateful for any info
|> you can give.

Well I am a director of JUA. When you get here just give me a ring and I’ll
connect you with all the right people. Unicycling is very popular here, etc.
I’ll tell you about it when you’re here. In the meantime, if you want you can
contact the JUA. Here is the info:

   Japan Unicycle Association 1-2-7 Jingumae, Shibuyaku Tokyo, JAPAN Phone
   +81-3-3497-1031 Fax +81-3-3479-5913 (no email, unfortunately -- they're
   still in the Dark Ages (-:)

Stay on top,

Jack Halpern

Kanji Dictionary Publishing Society 1-3-502 3-Chome Niiza Niiza-shi, Saitama 352
JAPAN Voice: +81-048-481-3103 Fax: +81-048-479-1323

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Has anyone ever gone to Japan? Because when I was about 10 I went there (I’m 14
now). While there I visited a public school for a day and they had unicycles
there to ride during recess! I thought that this was so cool that it inspired me
to go out and start unicycling myself. I don’t know if it is like this all over
Japan but I just thought I would share this.

Lee

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RE: Unicycling in Japan

> Has anyone ever gone to Japan?

No. Hah! :slight_smile:

Actually, there are people in Japan reading this newsgroup!

> and they had unicycles there to ride during recess! I thought that this was so
> cool that it inspired me to go out and start unicycling

I have a picture of a school in Japan I visited in 1987. (You have to scroll
down a bit): http://www.calweb.com/~unifoss/garage/piles.htm

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John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone http://www.unicycling.com