Minato City impounds bicycles in accordance with the ‘ordinance on the prevention of abandoned bicycles and the maintenance of parking lots including those for bicycles’. 

Of the impounded bicycles, those that have exceeded their storage deadline but are in good condition are repaired and resold by the city.

The day of the sale is Sunday 11th October, and purchase applications for desired bicycles will be accepted from 10am-10:30am. 

After that, a lottery will be conducted to decide the order of the buyers.

The sale venue will be the Minato Recycling and Waste Management Office’s Works Contact, located at 3-9-6 Moto Azabu, Minato City.

About 30 bicycles will be on sale and residents of Minato City will be prioritized.

Prices will be between about ¥8,900 and ¥10,900. A separate registration fee for theft prevention will also be charged.

Please note that the price will vary depending on the condition and specifications of the bicycle.

Purchased bicycles will be handed over at the venue and will not be shipped.

There is no parking lot.

The subsection in charge is the Traffic Affairs Subsection of the Community Transportation Section at Minato City Hall.

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From Sunday 11th to Tuesday 20th October, Minato City will  hold the "National Regional Safety Campaign" with the 6 police stations in Minato City; Atago, Mita, Takanawa, Azabu, Akasaka, and Tokyo Bay Police Stations. 

This year's slogan is "Let's protect the city we love."

The main objectives are

1 To prevent women and children from becoming crime victims.

2 To prevent damage from special fraud.

In Minato City too, calls from special fraud criminals remain rife.

You should take measures to prevent answering calls from criminals, such as by setting your phone to answering machine even when you are at home, and only answering the call once you’ve checked who the caller is. 

If you feel suspicious, call 110 or the police counseling line on #9110.

The subsection in charge at Minato City Hall is the Living Safety Promotion Subsection on the Disaster Prevention Section.

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(Audio) 5th/8th October 2020 ON AIR: Sales of Recycled Bicycles / The National Regional Safety Campaign