Until 1992, the only schools offering unicycling instruction were the
few that had unicycling clubs. When education guidelines were revised in
1992 to include the sport in physical education programs, lessons for
schoolteachers were held throughout Japan. At first the teachers
themselves were the ones struggling to master the unicycle. Thanks to
their efforts, though, the sport is now taught at 95% of all Japanese
elementary schools. Some schools have even built special unicycling
courses on their grounds, with obstacles including slopes and even
stairsteps along the way.It naturally follows that the majority of
Japan's unicycling population are elementary schoolchildren. One
sixth-grade boy says, "Unicycling is tough but worth the challenge. It's
a lot of fun because you can do things like turn suddenly and go
backwards." For children, one fascination of unicycling is that it
allows them to do tricks not possible on their bikes.


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