<figure id="attachment_261214" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-261214" style="width: 2352px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="62135453"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/08/220711Ito_187aab.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-261214" class="wp-caption-text">Ito out on his beloved bicycle. On other days, he would ride with a friend carrying a basketball.</figcaption></figure>
<p> A little past 4 p.m. in mid-July, actor Kentaro Ito (25) straddled a bicycle and rode down a street in Tokyo lined with fashionable stores. The machine, with tires so thick that it could be mistaken for a motorcycle, is a high-end bicycle with electric power assist. It is said to cost about 400,000 yen.</p>
<p> Ito was arrested in October 2008 for a hit-and-run incident (charges were later dropped) and was under house arrest for nearly a year. It seems that he now exclusively uses this luxury bicycle as his means of transportation, rather than a car.</p>
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<p><strong> He says, &#8220;On my off days, it is my custom to go to a park in Tokyo to play basketball with my car. On social networking sites, he posted, &#8216;I played basketball with a guy from Ukraine who came to Japan.</strong></p>
<p> Ito, who returned to acting last October in a stage production, has continued to do well, starring in the movie &#8220;Winter Rose,&#8221; which was released in June of this year. Will he receive more offers in the future? Entertainment journalist Yutaka Ishiyama wonders.</p>
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<p><strong> He has a bad image from the &#8220;hit-and-run&#8221; incident, but I think it is significant that he was not prosecuted as a result. There will be production teams that appreciate his ability as an actor and want to use him. What is important for this is that he continues to remain humble.&#8221;</strong></p>
<p> Having switched from a car to a bicycle, Ito is gradually making his way back to work.</p>
<figure id="attachment_261217" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-261217" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="2f3072c9"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/08/220711Ito_121aa.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-261217" class="wp-caption-text"> Kentaro Ito, on a day off after returning to acting, goes to a basketball game on a luxury bicycle!</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_261218" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-261218" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="b37ab930"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2022/08/220711Ito_190aa_r.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-261218" class="wp-caption-text"> Kentaro Ito, on his day off after returning to acting, goes to the basketball court on a luxury bicycle!</figcaption></figure>
<p> From the September 2, 2022 issue of FRIDAY</p>


 Ippei Hara

 In mid-July, actor Kentaro Ito was riding a bicycle on the streets of Tokyo. The price of this bicycle was about 400,000 yen! Ito was suspended from work for almost a year after a hit-and-run incident in October 2008, but it seems that a bicycle is now his means of transportation.

Kentaro Ito goes to basketball on a luxury bicycle on his day off after returning to acting!

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