Summary of Recycled Bicycle Sales Methods in Municipalities of Tokyo

Recycled bicycles are a great value when purchasing used.

Each municipality has different sales methods and timing, making it quite difficult to find recycled bicycles.

This article summarizes the sales methods of recycled bicycles mainly in Tokyo.

If you’re wondering "What are recycled bicycles?",
please check the following article:

https://gonkunblog.com/how-to-buy-recycle-bike/2070/

Sales Methods for Recycled Bicycles

Tokyo (23 Wards)

Municipality	Sales Method	URL
Chuo Ward	In-store sales	Link
Minato Ward	Lottery (2nd Sunday of every month)	Link
Chiyoda Ward	Lottery (irregular)	Link
Shinjuku Ward	Unknown	–
Bunkyo Ward	Unknown	–
Taito Ward	In-store sales	Link
Sumida Ward	In-store sales	Link
Koto Ward	In-store sales	Link1 Link2
Shinagawa Ward	Sales (2nd Tuesday, 4th Tuesday)	Link
Meguro Ward	Unknown	–
Ota Ward	Unknown	–
Setagaya Ward	Lottery (irregular)	Link
Shibuya Ward	Unknown	–
Nakano Ward	Lottery (3rd Thursday of every month)	Link
Suginami Ward	* Currently suspended	Link
Toshima Ward	In-store sales	Link
Kita Ward	Unknown	Link
Arakawa Ward	In-store sales (irregular)	Link
Itabashi Ward	Unknown	–
Nerima Ward	Unknown	–
Adachi Ward	In-store sales	Link
Katsushika Ward	In-store sales	Link
Edogawa Ward	In-store sales	Link

Tokyo (Outside 23 Wards)

Municipality	Sales Method	URL
Hachioji City	Unknown	–
Tachikawa City	In-store sales (every Friday)	Link1 Link2
Musashino City	Unknown	–
Mitaka City	In-store sales	Link
Ome City	In-store sales (Monday to Friday and Sunday)	Link
Fuchu City	In-store sales	Link
Akishima City	In-store sales	Link
Chofu City	In-store sales	Link
Machida City	In-store sales	Link
Koganei City	Unknown	–
Kodaira City	In-store sales	Link
Hino City	Unknown	–
Higashimurayama City	Unknown	–
Kokubunji City	Not implemented	Link
Kunitachi City	In-store sales (Friday or last Monday of every month)	Link
Fussa City	Unknown	–
Komae City	Unknown	–
Higashiyamato City	In-store sales	Link
Kiyose City	In-store sales	Link
Higashikurume City	In-store sales	Link
Musashimurayama City	Unknown	–
Tama City	Unknown	–
Inagi City	Unknown	–
Hamura City	In-store sales	Link
Akiruno City	Unknown	–
Nishitokyo City	In-store sales	Link
Mizuho Town	Unknown	–
Hinode Town	Unknown	–
Hinohara Village	Unknown	–
Okutama Town	Unknown	–

Conclusion

It’s interesting to see how each municipality has its own distinctive approach.
It seems that urban areas where bicycle use is more popular tend to put more effort into recycled bicycle initiatives.