Is Japanese car culture dying ? "The Japanese prefer to sit at their computers"
There's nothing more beautiful than a Japanese car culture in the '90s. Why? Because, first of all, it's just as expressive and unique as the whole of Japan.
Country of the Cherry Blossom. Secondly, it still affects generations of motoring enthusiasts all over the world. Thirdly, she presented the art of drifting
to the world.
And fourthly and finally: she grew up on the cult models of Nissan, Toyota, Subaru, Mitsubishi, Honda and Mazda. Today, however, the Japanese
automobile scene has now become a reality.
a shadow of your old self. Why did this happen?
Every motoring fan has probably watched all the parts of
"Fast and Furious" several times. The third part - with the subtitle "Tokyo Drift" - presented
a very attractive, though somewhat outdated, vision of
Japanese car culture. Because all the best in this culture took place in the 1990s,
When cars like Toyota Supra, Nissan GTR, Honda NSX or Mitsubishi
Lancer dominated the roads.
Young Japanese people had easy access to these iconic cars, as they came from their native country. Those who couldn't afford
top models,
were satisfied with Hondami Civic or even with used Toyotas AE86 and AE85.
The drivers not only wanted to have their own JDM cars, but also
wanted to race them on the winding mountain passes, which in the Land of the Cherry Blossom there's no shortage. Everyone fought for the title of hashiriya,
which in Japanese means street driver.
The atmosphere of the car scene at the time is now legendary, and although some Japanese people are still trying to keep up the tradition, they are getting on with it. Tt's getting worse.
Today's car culture in Japan can be seen from online movies or Agundaya, better known under the pseudonym of
Drift Hunter. On his youtube channel you will
find short reports documenting the "underground car racing scene" in Tokyo.
