Interesting, haven't really noticed this despite having visited Japan twice. Flipped through some of my photos taken, true enough.
While the picture does not do enough justice on displaying the parking phenomenon in Japan, feel free to also have a look at the orderly manner in which the bicycles are parked.
Interesting.
Another similar pic with a further view, you can look at the way cars are parked on the right side. This practice is consistent even in residential areas.
A lot of times, apartment buildings and stations have attendants who come and straighten the books so that they don't end up a big tangled mess. With your picture, though, I'm going to guess that people just took the time to put their bikes away neatly. Thanks for verifying my account. Where were these pictures taken?
It was in the vicinity of Tokyo, Japan. But I can not remember which exact location though, just strolling along the residential areas snapping pics, haha.
Hip shots are great. That's how I get most of my pictures.