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24 Feb, 2009

A ride through Tokyo’s Bayshore Route

Posted by: brb In: Japan| photography

It’s a perfect day, you have a Toyota ist and a Canon 5D Mark II, what do you do? Drive to Akihabara and take pictures of maid girls, right? Well, that’s a possibility. But some guys just mount their 5D on their dashboards in video mode and cruise through Tokyo’s expressways.
And you have a video [...]

18 Jan, 2009

Tokyo Auto Salon 2009: Models

Posted by: brb In: Tokyo Auto Salon 2009| cars

What’s a car show without girls? Not half as much fun as I soon found out after walking around the exhibition hall of the Tokyo Auto Salon 2009 in Makuhari Messe last week. Trade shows are one of the few places in Japan where you can take pictures of women you are not acquainted with [...]

12 Nov, 2008

Sugoi awesome anime cars in Odaiba!

Posted by: brb In: Art| Manga & Anime| Tech| cars

Awesome photo galleries from Mainichi, Asahi and Response about the recent anime car festival in Odaiba called Itasha G Fesuta and covered by major news media. {Also check out this great gallery by Otasuke. Thanks for the link Yamatologic!}
The festival features more than 400 cars adorned with anime and game characters. Surely an event that [...]

26 Oct, 2008

Road monsters of Japan

Posted by: brb In: Places| Tech

When a countrywide group of Japanese custom-car aficionados meet somewhere in the Kanto area of Japan, you’re sure to see some weird, deformed, barely rideable machines. I doubt these can be used on ordinary roads in Japan, but they’re kind of cool though, in a kinky kind of way. (Click on the pictures to go [...]

07 Oct, 2008

CEATEC 2008: Suzuki Pixy and SSC

Posted by: brb In: CEATEC 2008| Tech

Pictures of Suzuki’s concept vehicles, the Pixy and SSC, which were first unveiled at the 2007 Tokyo Auto Show.
The Pixy is a single-rider vehicle designed for moving about in communities like parks, residential areas, entertainment centers and other enclosed areas. The Pixy concept emphasizes safety and leisurely ride; it is equipped with a wide rear [...]

05 Oct, 2008

CEATEC 2008: Nissan’s car robot BR23C

Posted by: brb In: CEATEC 2008| Tech

Nissan’s booth at CEATEC 2008 with the latest model Nissan March (Micra in other countries)

Nissan has one of the most interesting booths in CEATEC where they introduced their biomimetic car robot BR23C. This robotic micro-car is a the product of the joint research between the company and the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology [...]


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