If this doesn't make you want to visit Tokyo, nothing will!
 

I'm headed back to Japan again soon and was poking around and came across this. Awesome production and use of GoPros.

Good Porsche, exotic and motorbike content.

The Japanese do things their way, and could really care less what anyone else thinks. I really admire that.

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I must be getting old...

wait a minute - those are the bad guys from 'Cars' - they're the ones that made Mack go to sleep by blasting Kenny G and cause Lightning to end up in Radiator Springs and almost miss the Piston Cup shootout.

They seem to have an obsession with rice. :cool:

I see no reason to go to Tokyo after watching that video. Sorry.

One of the most valuable things I have learned from traveling and observing other cultures is tolerance. I used to be a close-minded small town boy, so I had a lot of learning to do.

Or this......

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I enjoy visiting Japan very much but you cannot discount the decidedly homogeneous culture. Tokyo is one of my favorite cities to visit but I'll never 'get' the anime based styling cues the current generation embraces. It's all very Las Vegas (cheap) feeling with a very childish overlay.

Cannot deny their love for cars and technology. I could do without the colored LED lights.

This is more my style.

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There are lots of good things about Japan, which is one of the most fascinating countries on the planet, but that's not one of them. Those guys are no different than the douche-bag fringe elements of our society, doing the same things over here. They are largely a clueless bunch and more or less a public nuisance.

I'd look for something else for inspiration.

JR

At least they're not stunting on the streets. lol

I dunno but I'm pretty sure Baz is on to something .....

Kyoto & hiking up Mt. Fuji is my reason to go. I have no desire to see rich dudes show off their wealth.

Concur

I guess you missed the stand-up wheelies, the burnouts, etc...

Can't blame you, I didn't watch all of it either...

JR

I do not get the Lambo's with the doors open while driving.

well I guess nothing's going to make me want to visit Tokyo.

That's a lot of custom Lambos!

If those were Ferraris, the guys from Maranello would be repossessing them - I'm not judging, just sayin'.

I've seen stories of Japanese gearheads who build vintage hotrods, like '32 and '34 Fords. They get parts off ebay and pay a bloody fortune to have those parts shipped from the US.

Watch guys drive around with their door open? Look at guys in messy shops welding on the floor instead of a workbench? Sorry, not impressed. I'd visit Tokio but not for their car culture ...

G

This. I've hitch-hiked across Europe and Central America. Japan is next on the list..

With no gloves or welding helmet. It's as if the whole country has become posers and all about appearance. I know that's not the case, but the video is very unflattering. It would be better if they found subjects who really had a technical grasp onto what they're doing.

Jeez, some of you guys must live in a plastic bubble.

Not cars, but I've met a number of Japanese surfers out this way. Whooo, serious big strong guys, totally dedicated to surfing, and absolutely fearless.

This is me +1000 I grew up in a small town and the older I get the more I realize all Mustangs are the same damn car.

And id love to get to see these cars. They aren't exactly my cup of tea but they are very unique and I would love the opportunity!

+1

The kind of guys who will turn you in to HR for being on the top rung of a ladder

SmileWavy

This has nothing to do with being close minded. Not a fan of show-off hoodlums modifying their cars adding useless (no function) bling. No matter where they are based out of. I have been around plenty, two passports, speak 3 languages etc.

G

This is what I was expecting this thread was going to be about... thank you baz for restoring my faith in mankind. :D

Tokyo might be my favorite city on the planet so far.

i took a leap of faith and skipped my usual 3rd world exploration and decided to check out a MAJOR metropolis. took my head clean off. it was amazing..day in day out - sensory overload.

as a married guy, no way to say this nice, but the ladies are stunning. that anime thing they have going..had no clue,..but they caused some stirrings. hahah.

i'm going back. i'm gonna take a camera and hit some of the seedy underground stuff...i'll get that motorcycle chick in leather chaps to give me a ride :) i go to a country to see how THEY do it..not to compare it to how WE do it.

as far as "show offs"..this country is full of them. look at our diets and giant homes..and huge SUV's.. i had a complete stranger from Japan stay with me. cool dude. he hit San Francisco running. had a great time with him. our portion sizes blew him away. he thought our diet was over the top and "show off".

I would LOVE to visit Japan! The food, the culture, the history, did I mention the food?
I have nothing against their wacky car culture... to each their own... I'm sure back in the 70's the Europeans were laughing at those crazy Americans and our huge land yacht automobiles.

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The culture of Japan doesn't appeal to me on any level. There are scads of other places I'd like to visit, however. :)

That's very insightful about meal sizes. I can totally see how they would think that. My parents visited Japan in the 1960s. I think I would have enjoyed that era a lot. The anime thing is so "meh" to me. And I'm Japanese. The difference is that my culture is now over 100 years old. Great-grandpa came over in 1900.

cultures dont neccesarily need to appeal to me...i just want to take a look, maybe experience it. in Japan, the elevator attendant bows to everyone that leaves his lift..no effen way, i'm doing that..but it was cool to see (once or twice)

some i'll probably never see..like dinner time in a Maasai tribe. i'd probably puke/crap my guts out and die dehydrated..but i cant deny it would be cool to visit.

India, is on my hit-list..but damn. i'm going with my Indian co-workers..

i hear what Motion is saying. just go and see, keep an open mind. it's a vacation.

I've been to Japan, absolutely loved and will go back again, would love to do a driving tour as well as big city exploring.

The best thing about travelling to different countries is that it's not the same as home

I'm sure your co-workers have you covered, but hit me up if you have any questions. I've been to Mumbai, Delhi, Agra and Sri Lanka.

The beautiful thing about Japanese cities is you have Tokyo and Kyoto - 2 completely different worlds - just a 2 1/2 hour Shinkansen ride apart. As much as I love Tokyo, I am absolutely infatuated with Kyoto. I've been several times and have just barely scratched the surface. In some other cities, New York, for example, I'm bored after 24 hours.

While I've never been to Japan or really know much about it, the people in that video didn't seem to be hoodlums to me. They were just people with a huge passion for cars and/or bikes. The "rich" guy who was riding around in his yellow Lambo with his door open, was not rich. He fell in love with Lambo's when he was 17 and scraped for and saved every Yen to be able to finally buy one. While some of the stuff I saw I don't really get, it is not my place to judge what is "cool" or not. As long as they weren't hurting anybody, I applaud them for their passion. Isn't that for what we all strive? To find something that gets to us...Something that matters to us, whether it meets with other's approval or not?

You sir, are living a very good life.

I salute you.

Always have great respect and admiration for anyone with a passion.

Went to Japan quite a few times over the span of 20+ years. Very interesting to watch the progression of everything. Still remember my first visit when I realized I was 100% illiterate as soon as I stepped off the plane and the culture shock making me sick to my stomach. The final few visits, I was able to make it from Narita to the house I would stay at in Tokyo without any assistance.

Always loved Japan but doubtful I'll ever go back since the reason for visiting is no longer there. Very grateful for the opportunity to visit as a guest, instead of a tourist.

Get out and travel as much as you can. Life is too short not to get out and see the world.