Tag Archives: tokyo

SHOWA SNAP: A bullet train glides through Yurakucho crossing

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Dave Yuan

Here is a random photo of the famed Yurakucho Crossing, one of Tokyo’s most famous intersections. It is considered a prime viewing spot for the Shinkansen, or bullet trains, as they pull out of Tokyo Station southbound heading towards Nagoya, Osaka, and points … Continue reading →

Posted in Showa Snap | Tagged shinkansen, tokyo | 11 Comments

NEWS: Heavy snow hits Tokyo, disrupts road, train and air travel

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Ben Hsu

A heavy snow storm struck Tokyo Monday, dumping 9 inches of powder on the capital city. According to NHK about 50 cars were stranded on Tokyo’s iconic Rainbow Bridge. The weather interfered with Tokyo’s train schedules as well, and according to Reuters 250 … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged dr30, fj62, japan, land cruiser, nissan, r30, skyline, snow, tokyo, toyota | 5 Comments

Stay safe out there, Tokyo!

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Ken Lee

Typhoon Mindulle is hammering Tokyo right now with epic rains. A tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Tokyo saw some epic flooding this morning. The storm is headed towards Tohoku next. Looks like I won’t be driving my Skyline for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged chuo expressway, tokyo | 5 Comments

Old Tokyo photos oozing with Japanese nostalgic cars

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Matt De Mangos

We recently stumbled upon a thread of old Tokyo photos on the architecture site SkyscraperCity. Though the focus was the buildings, we came for the cars. Just look at these pictures and dream of being amongst these machines when they were still new.

Posted in The Vault | Tagged 126x, 510, b10, bluebird, c10, caravan, cedric, corona, crown, datsun, gloria, nissan, s40, s50, skyline, sunny, t40, tokyo, toyota, wagon | 14 Comments

JNC THEATER: Solaris

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Ben Hsu

The 1972 Russian film Solaris is considered one of the greatest sci-fi films of all time. It tells the tale of a psychologist sent to investigate the deteriorating mental state of a space station crew orbiting the distant planet of Solaris. Like many sci-fi … Continue reading →

Posted in JNC Theater | Tagged bluebird, bongo, c10, cedric, corolla, crown, datsun, expressway, gloria, kujira, mazda, nissan, prince, publica, skyline, Solaris, tokyo, toyota, wagon | 6 Comments

GRAND TOURING: Tokyo and Nagoya Street Scenes

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Ben Hsu

We saw plenty of nostalgics on our recent trip to Japan, and we’ll have more coverage of those as soon as we go through the photos. In the meantime, please enjoy these omiyage, or souvenirs. You’ll be glad to know that … Continue reading →

Posted in Grand Touring, mitsubishi, nissan, subaru, toyota | Tagged be-1, celsior, corolla, decotora, e90, estima, fuso, gloria, Grand Touring, legacy, Legacy BH, lexus, Lexus LS, mitsubishi, nagoya, netz, nissan, r33, shinkansen, skyline, sprinter, subaru, tokyo, toyopet, toyota, y31 | 11 Comments

GRAND TOURING: Late night blast in the S800

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Ben Hsu

While in Tokyo for the big Motor Show, we took Skorj’s Honda S800 coupe out for a mini-grand tour around the city. At night, of course.

Posted in Grand Touring, honda | Tagged Grand Touring, honda, s800, shibuya, tokyo | 15 Comments

NIHON LIFE: The Shuto, Tokyo’s Elevated Expressways

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Skorj

Tokyo’s Metropolitan Expressway — Shuto Kōsoku Dōro (or just the Shuto) — is Tokyo’s answer to handling large volumes of traffic traversing the megalopolis.

Posted in japan, Nihon Life | Tagged aqualine, bayshore route, c10, daikoku futo, datsun, fairlady z, Hakosuka, japan, nissan, s30, shuto, shuto kosoku doro, skyline, tokyo, tokyo metropolitan expressway, wangan | 10 Comments