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Hi guys,

Well my work here in Japan is almost done so we're in the twilight of my stay. I really love this place and I fall in love with it again every time I'm here. It's true that there are times when you get so frustrated but those are few and far between.

In this post we're mostly in Harajuku and Shibuya again.

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I managed to catch more shots of the low rider I posted previously.

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It looks like these low riders are not uncommon here. This one's always parked in Shibuya.

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The Love Boat store is a good example of the clothing shops along Meiji-dori between Harajuku and Shibuya. Those window images are very large (compare to the passers-by at the bottom of the photo).

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In many high traffic areas, street-side parking is better suited to the smaller Japanese cars...

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...and that's also partly an indicator of why motorbikes and scooters are so popular here. But the AFP would have a field day with the open mufflers over here.

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Another Nissan President, VIP style. Not sure why the front number plate is facing downwards.

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Chevy Suburban (I think) Dubbed, anyway. And loud.

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A garage shot. Notice how the petrol bowsers are mounted in the roof. It makes for a very clear driveway area.

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See ya next time. :(

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hi again!

Here we're out in Ginza, a great place to shop if you have a problem with too much cash. Some liken it to 5th Avenue in New York, and it has loads of big brand super stores with lots of space, very few products and very high price tags. It really is a place devoted to 'the brand'.

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Nissan maintain a 'Permanent Collection' there, showcasing some of their product and brand design. It's a brief but worthwhile visit when you've had enough Gucci and that.

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The whole place is very streamlined and 'futuristic' (a word which doesn't really mean anything any more).

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Along one wall they feature info about Nissan branding.

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In the main room they feature new Nissan models (a little like a souped-up dealership, in a way).

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Also a JGTC Xanavi driver's outfit:

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Here are some terminals which basically just link to a Nissan website. You can custom spec your own Nissan here, including the Skyline:

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Another Humvee H2

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Here's a bit of rice kitsch. An NSX with many poorly placed stickers. Note 'NSX GTR' spelled out using those Magnet Mart home letterbox labels. The challenge keeps them cheaper!

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And this (Pontiac Judge GTO?) caused quite a stir with its illegally-parked wickedness.

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I came across these photos I meant to post earlier but didn't get around to. Over in Harajuku there are many stores that sell...well...just about any kind of clothing you can think of. Interestingly, there's a big (and I'd say lucrative) line in shipping used clothes over from the US. This is one of the many contrasts in Japan: yesterday's technology is scorned, but yesterday's clothing is welcomed.

So this store is two huge floors of used clothing. The lower floor is just row after row of jackets, t-shirts, etc. The upper floor is worth writing home about. Apologies for the shaky cam, light was low and I didn't want to use a flash.

You walk upstairs and notice the vines and chandeliers on the ceiling:

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One wall features pot plants growing out of old bathroom sinks...

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...and BUDGIES, SQUIRRELS AND CHIPMUNKS LIVING INSIDE THE WALL.

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The wall near the cash registers is again covered in vines and hub caps. Mad.

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See ya next time.

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hey mate you got any pics of taxi's ?

no more updates? dont want to but in on this thread but heres a pic of what a taxi looks like in Japan.. also imagine the same car but also orange and also green. thats what they look like.

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hi guys,

yeah sorry i've been a bit remiss in not winding this thread up properly. i have a few more posts to go but i've just been so busy. i'll put some more pix up soon, promise.

sig

ps. pix are still working, noise.

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