In 1 year, I was stopped about 3 times on my bicycle, and at least once at a train station and asked where I was going and if that was actually my bike. It was kind of fun at first because I got to practice my Japanese with some police officers. Which is even more fun than it sounds considering most cops I've seen in Japan are 50+ years old so the threat of a baton shampoo is minimal.
The first time I was stopped I had only been in Japan for 1 month, so my Japanese was extremely limited but I managed to get the point across that it was my bike and I was just going home. This was said with the confidence only umeshu could bring and a lot of hand gestures. After the third time being pulled over, I made sure to study some new Japanese words. Words like Sabetsu (discrimination) and Kuso! Satsu ga kita! (oh sh%&, its the cops!) are some good words to start with. Its also important to keep your gaijin card with you at all times, cause those coppers will most definitely ask to see it.
Apparently this doesn't just happen to foreigners. It happens to Japanese who appear to be foreigners as well!
So I guess all us foreigners do in Japan is commit crimes. Which is actually not too far from the truth, it just sucks that I'm constantly questioned by the police. A big thank you goes out to all the inconsiderate gaijin douches in Japan for committing gaijin hanzai (foreign crime).
P.S. For those of you unaware, riding your bike inebriated is illegal, in America and Japan. So I would try to keep the times you ride your bike blitzed to a minimum.Pictured: sweet ride
