Q about Japan

Hi everyone... Im heading to Japan in a week and was wondering if you guys can give me some tips on where to find some car shows or where ppl hang out so i can check out some cool rides... I will be living in shinjuku and its my first time.. And i wasnt planning to go too far away from tokyo... So if you know of any cars shows or cool places to hang out please let me know.. Oh also where i can some cheap JP stuff. THanks

Try the Daikokufuto parking area any night or anytime on the weekend, but night time is usually the best<<

are you talking about the parking lot under that big bridge?

yes i believe that is were he is talking about 8)

there is a spot along the waterfront where the drifting happens in the early morning. by Yashio I believe. I'll get the exact place tonite. Tokyo monorail has a stop near there. I will go the next time I stop thru Japan.

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Try the Daikokufuto parking area any night or anytime on the weekend, but night time is usually the best<<
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Can you tell me how to get there from shinjuku? i donno my way around

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Can you tell me how to get there from shinjuku? i donno my way around

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You need to get on the Wangan Expressway towards Yokohama. Daikoku is in the bay there across the Yokohama Bay bridge. You'll see exits that say "Daikoku Futo PA" follow that down the spiral to the lot.

Tokai is the place for early morning drifting. Ryutsu Center stop on the Tokyo Monorail will get you close. then head down the main road towards the waterfront for some drifting action. It's on the main road. check JDM Insider Vol.2 DVD. they covered it there. I've also seen some youtube vids from there as well.

okok.. im in shinjuku now.. kinda creepy.. i was wondering why there are constantly these guys in suits standing around.. then i found out that they are pimps or sth... ever corner Ｉ　ｇｏ　ｔｏ　ｔｈｅｒｅ　ｉｓ　ａｌｗａｙｓ　ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ　ａｓｋｉｎｇ　ｍｅ　ｉｆ　ｉ　ｗａｎｔ　ａ　ｇｉｒｌ　ｔｏ　ｓｌｅｅｐ　ｗｉｔｈ．．．　　ｙｅｔ　ｉ　ｓｅｅ　ｓｏ　ｍａｎｙ　ｈｏｔ　ｊａｐ　ｃｈｉｃｋｓ　ｗａｌｋｉｎｇ　ａｒｏｕｎｄ．．　　ｍａｙｂｅ　ｉ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｄｒｏｐ　ｂｙ　ａ　ｓｔｒｉｐ　ｃｌｕｂ　ｂｕｔ　ｉ　ｄｏｎｔ　ｔｒｕｓｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｈｏｅｓ　ｈｅｒｅ．．．

LoL, you are in the wrong area of Shinjuku (or maybe its the right area? Depends what you are after :D). Careful of those strip clubs. It gets very expensive if a hot girl starts talking to you :)

You should visit Hasegawa, that is easy to get to by train and its kinda cool (just dont expect them to speak any english)

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Get one yummy rice ball and take her home........

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Get one yummy rice ball and take her home........
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haha.. i wish.. seriously..  out of 10girls here.. 8-9 girls are hot.. btu then again they wear a lot of makeup.. but DAM... too bad i donno any bar or clubs to go to... plus im alone.. so looks kinda sad and a loner.. unless anyone knows a pub that is meant to be like that....???


But anyways got a few Qs... first, what are those pachinko machines? how do they work and why are there metal beads.. second, in shibuya.. is it common to go to those whore house? every corner i go there is someone asking me to get a girl.... are they hot? and for 7000yen is dam surprising.... thirdly... are there places where there is an area mainly to purchase car stuff? where?

for me, i would rather just go to the tokyo bay autobacs. its located kind of close to odaiba so you can explore odaiba island, fujitv, enjoy the scenery for a bit...hahah and then go check out the tokyo bay autobacs. its always full of cars and the store itself is just plain enjoying to be in

that's what I hear, a friend just came back from japan and he was surprised at how hot the girls were.

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haha.. i wish.. seriously..  out of 10girls here.. 8-9 girls are hot.. btu then again they wear a lot of makeup.. but DAM... too bad i donno any bar or clubs to go to... plus im alone.. so looks kinda sad and a loner.. unless anyone knows a pub that is meant to be like that....???


But anyways got a few Qs... first, what are those pachinko machines? how do they work and why are there metal beads.. second, in shibuya.. is it common to go to those whore house? every corner i go there is someone asking me to get a girl.... are they hot? and for 7000yen is dam surprising.... thirdly... are there places where there is an area mainly to purchase car stuff? where?
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Pachinko: Buy a bucket of beads and put it into the loading tray. Then you turn the knob slightly and they will start firing. Its a bit like a pinball machine crossed between a Machine gun. They just keep firing and the speed at which they fire is dependant on how much you turn the knob

As they go up they fall down the screen in a seemingly random pattern. The trick is to get them to fall in the middle, -that causes the bit in the centre to do its bit - it counts until you have 5 or 10 then spins a poker machine type reel. If you win that you get more beads. 

The trick is to do the power so the bead falls just short of the top of the machine. They are most likely to go in the centre

At the end if you have more beads then you started you can cash those in. Whats amazing is to see the old people with 20 or 30 buckets of beads behind them!!


Kinda fun, but also pretty quick - 2000yen lasts about 10 minutes if you dont win!

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Pachinko: Buy a bucket of beads and put it into the loading tray. Then you turn the knob slightly and they will start firing. Its a bit like a pinball machine crossed between a Machine gun. They just keep firing and the speed at which they fire is dependant on how much you turn the knob

As they go up they fall down the screen in a seemingly random pattern. The trick is to get them to fall in the middle, -that causes the bit in the centre to do its bit - it counts until you have 5 or 10 then spins a poker machine type reel. If you win that you get more beads. 

The trick is to do the power so the bead falls just short of the top of the machine. They are most likely to go in the centre

At the end if you have more beads then you started you can cash those in. Whats amazing is to see the old people with 20 or 30 buckets of beads behind them!!


Kinda fun, but also pretty quick - 2000yen lasts about 10 minutes if you dont win!

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okok thanks... too complicated for me.. rather just spend my money doing sth else.. also i realize i heard wrong with the girls.. its not 7000 yen.. ist 70000 haha... big difference....  anyways im leaving tomorrow.. so no time.. thanks for all the help tho...

Lexington Queen in Roppongi is a fun club. At least when I lived there.

Dude thems not whore howses they are snaks. The 7000 is just to get seeted then the meter stops. You being alone and not speaking any japanese would probobly get you a visit by the yak to get you to pay the $800 bill they charges you after the 7000 yen entry fee.

As well there is no whoring going on just drinking and maybe some petting.

Get on the yamanote train the silver with a green stripe. Head twards Ueno and get of at ikibukuro station. Catch a quick cab or you can walk it but head down to sunshine city. You can go to the toyota musium thingi. Its the round looking building thats about 12 stories tall. Its right next to the shuto ko. Its always lit up neom blue at night and its easy to find. If you get back on the train head to akihabara you can ge of at the electronics exit and just trip threw the shops. there is alot of export or duty free there and they have sterios and car electronics. As for events get a custom car mag and have someone read you the event schedual there might be something close.

Other wise daiko fri sat night is the only nights to go but you will need wheels to get there. You might catch a few crazys behind fuji tv BUT ITS A WAIST TO GO IF IT AINT HAPNIN. iIf you dont mind going to yokohama then take a train to minatomurai and ask how to get to tokyo blits or the yokohama convention center. Its right around the corner from pan pacific hotel. There is a hard rock there to, But thats the cruse street. You will see everything there

GOTO OSAKA!!! and visit my dad at Spoon sports. He will tell you where to go!! haha his name

Tokuji Ishizaki

tell him his son sent u!! IF you decide to goto Osaka......my hometown!!!