BEE Japan

BEE Japan (Bicycle for Everyone's Earth) is a nonprofit organization that promotes environmental awareness and ecological lifestyles in Japan. Founded in 1997 by a group of JET Assistant Language Teachers, the organization's main event is an annual 2 month bicycle ride, beginning in August, from the northernmost island of Japan (Hokkaido) to the southernmost (Kyushu, and occasionally Okinawa). Each year has a different coordinator and team of riders, and a different environmental focus.

The BEE ride uses both direct action and education to promote environmental awareness and ecological lifestyles. ^[1]

Past rides

• 2011: Planned to support Japan For Sustainability, but was cancelled due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake ^{[2] [3]}
• 2010: All proceeds went to Japan For Sustainability ^{[4] [2]}
• 2009: Ride from Wakkanaito Okinawa in support of Japan For Sustainability and We 21 Japan ^{[4] [5]}
• 2008: Ride from Wakkanai to Cape Sata ^{[4] [6]}
• 2007: Supporting organizations against the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant ^[4]
• 2006: Wakkanai to Okinawa supporting a charity opposed to the relocation of a US Marine Corps base, which threatened the endangered dugong ^[4]
• 2005: 3200km ride over 52 days ^[4]
• 1998: Ride from Rishiri Island to Yakushima, including a visit to Rokkasho ^{[4] [7]}
• 1997: Ride from Wakkanai to Yakushima over 2 months ^{[4] [7] [8]}

References

1. "B.E.E. Japan ¦ Bicycle for Everyone's Earth!". Archived from the original on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
2. "地球を守るサイクリングツアー　BEE Japan" . Retrieved 2025-03-14.
3. "BEE Charity Bicycle Expedition" . Retrieved 2025-03-14.
4. "BEE History". Archived from the original on 2015-02-05. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
5. "WE 21 Japan News No.52 (page 5)" (PDF).
6. "「BEE2008! Join the ride!」". Archived from the original on 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
7. "Fukushima Prefecture English Newsletter Winter 1998 No. 33" . Retrieved 2025-03-14.
8. "Kita Nippon Shinbun 1997-08-30" . Retrieved 2025-03-14.