Our friends
Some of our favourite sites and people who share our goals and aspirations
Organisations
PEPY - Protect the Earth, Protect Yourself
After being inspired by her time on BEE, PEPY co-founder and director Daniela Papi decided to cycle across Cambodia and raise badly needed funds for education and development. 4 years later PEPY is a registered charity in the US and Cambodia with a full time staff based in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. They conduct cycle tours to support their educational and sustainable development programs in rural areas and they also work with some fantastic NGOs in Cambodia such as RDIC and Sustainable Cambodia.
FJET (Fukui Japan Exchange and Teaching)
www.fjet.org
FJET is the Fukui branch of AJET. Run by JETs for JET in Fukui. FJET organises social events, works with the Fukui Board of Education to support ALTs on arrival in Japan and also carries our charity work and has community events throughout the year. BEE is happy to count on the support of the FJET committee and indeed, all Fukui JETs.
Fuji Eco Park Village
http://www.fujieco.co.jp/index_eng.html
Fuji Eco Park is a permaculture education center and one of our generous hosts for this year’s ride. Visit the site to find a wealth of information on permaculture, composting and living off the grid. Or, for a hands-on experience, why don’t you join Ringo for his composting workshop this summer.
www.ringospermaculture@blogspot.com
Japan Cycling Association
BEE Japan on JCA
JCA Home Page
Fukui Branch of the JCA
BEE Japan is proud to be supported by the Japan Cycling Association (JCA). The JCA will be following our journey on their website. Please drop by and have a look. (Japanese only)
Companies
Patagonia
Patagonia has been a BEE sponsor for almost as long as BEE has been cycling Japan. Every year, Patagonia provides the BEE team with essentials such as rain gear, and also gives us the opportunity to organize events at their stores. This year, BEE will hold events at the Nagoya (September 8th) and Fukuoka stores (September 28th). Please join us!
Mt Borah
Mt Borah is the American custom jersey company that is making this year’s BEE Team jerseys using Repreve 47% recycled fabric . They have amazing customer service! Thanks for all your help!
Jig.jp
Jig.jp is a software company based in Sabae and Tokyo, Japan. Their main product is an innovative web browser for cell phones which cleverly compresses data at the jig server so that you don’t have to play expensive packet charges. The jig browser is avaliable in English and Japanese.
Jig was started by Fukuno Taisuke, who we are proud to be working with on the BEE Japan website.
Japan Hopper
In 2008 Bee Japan is proud to welcome Japan Hopper as our supporters. Japan Hopper is a community driven website that allows users to add their favorite spots in Japan to the Japan Hopper database and map which means you have access to all the best Japan has to offer by the people who know it best. During the BEE Ride Japan Hopper will be hosting our blog entries and providing our readers with our current location on their map. We’d especially like to thank Tsutomu Kodama for setting up this new partnership.
Tokyo Explorer
Learn how the long timers feel about the city they call home, the city they live in and the city they write on.
