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GRAND TOURING: Driving across Japan in a JNC, Day 10

Posted on May 1, 2016 by David Lovett

On the final day of our cross-Japan trip, we woke up in Okayama with a decision to make. If we stuck to the back roads, we’d end up having to travel straight through the heart of Kobe and Osaka. On … Continue reading →

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MUSEUMS: LA’s shrine to the automobile reopens with (slightly) more Japanese representation

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Ben Hsu

Los Angeles has three major institutions on what the tour guides call Museum Row: one for art, one for natural history, and one entirely devoted to cars. The Petersen Automotive Museum is the Temple of the Car in what is considered the car culture … Continue reading →

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