I know it may seem like I just won’t shutup about this country, but it was truly amazing. A must see for everyone. My solo trip of 11 days was about 30% car-related and 70% Japan sightseeing. I thought it was a good balance. I’m just going to include the bits about the cars in this post. I travelled through Tokyo, Yokohama, Mt Fuji, Kyoto, Osaka, Nara and Hiroshima. I will dedicate a separate post to my Mt Fuji NSX experience. Couple of quick points:
• freakishly lucky and did not have any rain the entire time (crazy for June)
• I loved the food!
• I did not speak a word of Japanese before I went, and it was an interesting experience sometimes
• Japan Rail Pass paid itself many-fold, especially with Shinkansen
• I stayed mostly in dorm hostels to keep costs down and meet friends, of which I made a few, including a Kiwi guy who I travelled Tokyo that owns an Accord Euro Wagon and a 98 Suby STI @420KW
• Photos are mainly from my Note 3 because I forgot my camera charger, which coincidentally died on the last touge run in the NSX
Ahkibara
-a shock at first, but amazing nonetheless
-I had a peruse at all the manga stuff, but never have been interested in it, but loved all the hobby shops!
-TamTam was my fave, and I spent some bucks….
- the Ferrari was owned by a middle-eastern guy with a Ferrari hat and shirt, could not possibly look more douchy (he’s in the background)
This was more than 4 grand!
and this was the small collection I brought home because I couldnt help myself (the Leaf was a present for going to the Nissan Engine Museum)
Spoon Type-One
-A little walk, but well worth it!
- Had a nice chat with the guys, who let me photograph and get inside some of the cars
- we shared stories, and they gave me some stickers
Super Autobacs Tokyo Harbour
-quite disappointing to me, pretty much a Japanese Repco as many have said, were some nice cars outside and some pretty normal priced JDM tuning parts inside.
- there was a nice s2k for sale outside, was about 31k
Toyota Mega-Web in Odaiba
-another disappointment for me because it was close for renovation.
Honda Welcome Plaza Tokyo
-Just a display of their current line-up, highlight was the Asimo demonstration!
Nissan Gallery and Engine Museum in Yokohama
- The gallery housed the latest line-up (but no GTR) and some Le-Mans cars
- The engine museum was a bit of a trek but very interesting.
• freakishly lucky and did not have any rain the entire time (crazy for June)
• I loved the food!
• I did not speak a word of Japanese before I went, and it was an interesting experience sometimes
• Japan Rail Pass paid itself many-fold, especially with Shinkansen
• I stayed mostly in dorm hostels to keep costs down and meet friends, of which I made a few, including a Kiwi guy who I travelled Tokyo that owns an Accord Euro Wagon and a 98 Suby STI @420KW
• Photos are mainly from my Note 3 because I forgot my camera charger, which coincidentally died on the last touge run in the NSX
Ahkibara
-a shock at first, but amazing nonetheless
-I had a peruse at all the manga stuff, but never have been interested in it, but loved all the hobby shops!
-TamTam was my fave, and I spent some bucks….
- the Ferrari was owned by a middle-eastern guy with a Ferrari hat and shirt, could not possibly look more douchy (he’s in the background)
This was more than 4 grand!
and this was the small collection I brought home because I couldnt help myself (the Leaf was a present for going to the Nissan Engine Museum)
Spoon Type-One
-A little walk, but well worth it!
- Had a nice chat with the guys, who let me photograph and get inside some of the cars
- we shared stories, and they gave me some stickers
Super Autobacs Tokyo Harbour
-quite disappointing to me, pretty much a Japanese Repco as many have said, were some nice cars outside and some pretty normal priced JDM tuning parts inside.
- there was a nice s2k for sale outside, was about 31k
Toyota Mega-Web in Odaiba
-another disappointment for me because it was close for renovation.
Honda Welcome Plaza Tokyo
-Just a display of their current line-up, highlight was the Asimo demonstration!
Nissan Gallery and Engine Museum in Yokohama
- The gallery housed the latest line-up (but no GTR) and some Le-Mans cars
- The engine museum was a bit of a trek but very interesting.
My favourites- a Cord, delahaye and packard
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