I googled the news article in Japanese... says the cost is 300 yen (about $3.35 US) to rent for one day from 7am to 7pm, but there's a one-time signup/damage deposit fee of 3500yen. Knowing Japan, you have to give them ID to sign up so any thoughts of running off with the bike are pretty futile.
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I googled the news article in Japanese... says the cost is 300 yen (about $3.35 US) to rent for one day from 7am to 7pm, but there's a one-time signup/damage deposit fee of 3500yen. Knowing Japan, you have to give them ID to sign up so any thoughts of running off with the bike are pretty futile.
Here's the article in Japanese: http://pc.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/news/20100316/1023645/
@camcavers Thanks! Updated the post.