Sigsputnik's Pix From Japan (regularly Updated)

[Intensevil]

beautiful stuff as always. this thread should seriously be stickied along side rezz's one

[Beer Baron]

nice one. looks like a good place to visit. and on the Drift at Odaiba they actually run a round of the D1 GP there.

[impact_blue]

WOW! These pics are incredible... now on my regular-to-view list :lol:

[West]

Great stuff, great stuff.

[thunderbird2]

A small intrustion if i may - stumbled on this thread and came over all nostalgic, since i have a similar thread on our forums, subsequent to my recent trip to The Land of the Rising Sun.

I can't encourage people enough to go there - truly fascinating place, both for lovers of anything JDM, and for those who just like to travel.

The entire thread for those who can be bothered is here:

http://forum.altezzaclub.org.au/index.php?showtopic=1923

But some pics from the Motor Show that SAU viewers might find interesting are below

(unfortunately, i could barely get near the R35 Prototype on display)

[CircusMonkey]

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Nice composition on that pic.

[aussie_tul]

do u have the other pictures of this white r33 GTR?

[akeenan]

You can ride a monorail

nice pics as always.. sorry to be dumb but technically it isnt a monorail. its a sky train as the train doesnt run on a single rail. it has wheels and runs along the path on the bridge...

me friends and i used to always argue about this...

[sigsputnik]

I agree thunderbird2. Every time I've visited this place I've found something new to marvel at.

[leech_]

woot well on the way over to europe for the world cup soccer we will be stoping in tokyo for 2 - 3 days... hopefully i get to see at least some of the many interesting things you got to see sig.

[sigsputnik]

sweet! fug the world cup action would be fun. we were going to attend the toyota cup here but something came up. when are you passing through tokyo? bring cash and an empty suitcase.

[lingeringsoul]

Oh wow, this has got to be the most interesting thread I've ever read here. The photos are very captivating and it makes me just want to go to Japan more than usual. Please don't stop with the photos, the more the better, I m enjoying this too much.

[thunderbird2]

CircusMonkey/aussie_tul: Thanks! To be honest, that is a cropped version of the original, but overall composition is much the same. Saw many scenes like this which would look ordinary to a local, but to myself, just too JDM-lah not to snap a picture! Took a number of pics of this GTR, pm me for exchange of emails and i'd be happy to send some to you.

sig, can't wait for the next installment!

Edited June 6, 2006 by thunderbird2

[Wink]

Holy crap that Toyota GT-One is HAWT.

Great pics, look forward to updates!

[sigsputnik]

hi guys,

thanks heaps for the comments so far. glad i'm doing ok work.

Nissan have a much wider range here on home turf than in Australia. Here's a good example: The Nissan Cube. They were up all night thinking of a name.

Nissan March Convertible:

Dubbed Nissan Patrol (I think - sorry, not good with 4wds)

So we know it's cool that the mirrors fold in on our 'lines. I think it's especially snazzy, and the chicks dig it too. Parking here isn't as plentiful as in Australia and I am amazed at the tight spaces used. Here's a good example.

Darling would it be alright if I pimped the Benz G class?

VW Kombi Van hot rod. Classic nice split windscreen. Also note: MOON EQUIPPED. Bet your rubbish Porsche isn't moon equipped.

No idea.

Animals are really very well cared for here, which suits me fine. Here's a shot of a dog salon and a multi-story parking bay.

Honda something...Smart? Del sol? Not sure.

cont'd...

[sigsputnik]

Mercedes Benz CLS500.

It's a swish car, but it raises a good point. The car was sitting there unlocked. Petty crime here is generally low. Bikes are often unlocked, stores leave their product sitting outside their shop without a care that it will be stolen. It can be the kind of thing that surpises a foreigner. Here's another example. They have drink machines every where here, selling hot and cold drinks. Beer also (and porn). But none are ever vandalised. Check this pic:

The door to one machine is lying open. Yet no one was helping themselves to the drinks inside. It was still sitting open an hour later when we'd returned. No wonder our cars don't arrive with alarms/immobilisers.

Lancer Evo with mega carbon everything.

Fiat something.

Pimped delivery van. It was about lunch time and inside the two delivery guys had pulled over for a quick snooze.

See ya next time.

[Sl!m]

PIcs are looking great

would love to see more random Japanese places and people

[Nebuchernezzer]

That honda is a Beat i think, midmount rwd.

Also re the security thing it's soooo good, i was in Hokkaido for a week last march and since there were 6 of us and one key to the aparto we just left the place unlocked and wandered in and out, left snowboards laying outside and generally took advantage of how awesome it was.

By comparison where i live in australia has had multiple robberies in the past week and i had to move the car trailer somewhere more secure since suspicious types were eying it off.....

[Demon Dave]

That honda is a Beat i think, midmount rwd.

Yep, 660cc Honda Beat.

The white 4x4 looks like a Toyota Landcruiser to me...

[urbanoperations]

yea that white 4wd is a toyota landcruiser .. just about the same as a patrol tho lol...

love the pictures ,, keep em coming

Edited December 24, 2005 by urbanoperations