Sleeper_et's Japan Trip

[sleeper_et]

Hi All,

Just thought I would post up some pics of my stay in Japan. I lived in f*kuyama, Hiroshima for a year.

I did a bit of travelling around and got heaps of pics. Excuse my camera work, I'm not too good at it and my camera is a

bit old...

AutoSalon 06 was really enjoyable, I was on a budget so went by local train which took 13hours (seasonal ticket, only 2500yen return) and stayed in internet cafe's for 3 nights. Not the highlight of the trip but 4 days in Tokyo cost me 11000yen including food, trains, accom(if you call it that).

I will be heading back with my girlfriend next year and plan is to live there for 2 or 3 years.

Hope you enjoy the pics, if you want more let me know, I have about 3000 of them.

3 Litre Beer can

This was soo cool, shit it was a tight squeeze though

I think this cost more than I earn in a year

A few shots from f*kuyama

Now you find your bike in there when you are under the influence!!!!

Tokyo AutoSalon.... if only Melbourne was this good!!!!

I want one. The Car Park was awesome, I spent about 2 hours walking around looking at cars.

R34's are cool, but you can't beat a tuff looking 32

Apart from the rear wing, when I go back I am buying one!!!!

If only I had this much money...

Edited January 13, 2008 by sleeper_et

[sleeper_et]

This is what I got my brother for his birthday. It was in a small hobby shop, cost me about $250 but worth

every $. Dont see too many of these for sale anymore.

This is why I am about 10kg's heavier than when I arrived there. Krispy Kreme has nothing!

This is a love hotel on the way to my old work....

Camping Store name in Onomichi

It took me ages to work out how to use an ATM for the first time

Edited January 13, 2008 by sleeper_et

[sleeper_et]

This is the set of "Yamato" the movie, in Onomichi. looks pretty real.

A mate and I were riding to the shops when we saw this. How often do you see a 70's model car with

Convo pro's that are about 14" wide? The guy was stoked, he was holding the traffic up so we could take pics.

Just been restored and getting towed to the owners place. Bit rare in Japan

Good wording for a cafe. haha

I know its not a skyline but gotta appreciate the time put into that engine bay

It didnt say how much this car weighed but it wouldn't be much. Good looking car too...

In summer this was the best place to be. Was about a 40 min ride from my house

What a store. There was a store like bunnings down the road called "DIK"

Check out the flares

Edited September 10, 2007 by sleeper_et

[Poida]

Nice piccies!

More though (^_^)

Pete

[Beer Baron]

yeah! really nice pics man! The owner of that black sunline GTR is an english guy name piers (hope I spelt it right), really nice guy too and an awesome car. probably one of my favourite cars at tas 06. I've met him a couple of times now in japan and he has some other kick arse cars too.

thanks for sharing, and definitely post more!

[blk180]

Sunline R34 is HOT!!!

[sleeper_et]

I will try and get some more pics up soon,

Cheers

[Owgasm]

bloody awesome!

I want to go to Japan... See the Real Auto Salon.

Not bling.

[sleeper_et]

bloody awesome!

I want to go to Japan... See the Real Auto Salon.

Not bling.

With the dollar the way it is you should start planning it. I would recommend it to anyone, not just the cars

but the country aswell, real eye openner.

I think AutoSalon was great because there was a big variety of cars--- however I would have loved to have seen

a dyno there. I know it would be a logistical nightmare but- how good would it be to see Top Secret and some of the

big guns that we see on DVD's punch out some numbers.

Post more pics soon

[Rezz]

Great stuff... the variety of pics is excellent

Another vote for the Sunline GT-R here!

[West]

Keep them coming ........

[sleeper_et]

Just a few more pics

I would love to have a steer of one of these, I watched a DVD with Ayrton Senna testing one around Suzuka

and it was pretty inspiring.

Just in case one of the vending machines runs out they have 10 backups

My housemate used to reckon this is the best way to wake up in the morning...With a compliment

This is one of the toughtest looking Evo's I saw in Japan. Must be the huge pumped out guards

Very Cleam AE86, plus the car behind it is nice too.

This store was packed with Jap Car Models. It had almost any car that you could think of and the price was pretty good.

http://www.mrdperformance.biz/frames/mainpage.htm

If anyone wants to check out my car, go to Projects- 10 Sec MRD ET

And Karl's 200SX is another more serious car that my brother and I built, we owned a performance shop in Victoria before I went to Japan.

I have lost a CD that has lots of my photo's, when I find it I'll put some more up

Cheers

Edited September 10, 2007 by sleeper_et

[West]

Any on the Cherry Blossom? Flowers, garden?

Thanks

[sleeper_et]

West: Do you mean you want more pics of Hanami/Sakura(Cherry Blossom) and Japanese Gardens, or dont wana see them?

Cheers

[West]

West: Do you mean you want more pics of Hanami/Sakura(Cherry Blossom) and Japanese Gardens, or dont wana see them?

Cheers

MORE PLEASE ,

Japan is not all about car.

Thanks mate

[sleeper_et]

Edited January 13, 2008 by sleeper_et

[West]

The little japanese girl in Kimono is so cute.

[sleeper_et]

Thought I would post up some more pics. They are a bit random but....

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