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When you talk about car culture, the first places you think of include Los Angeles, Dubai, London, and just about every city in Italy. Tokyo often gets lost in the shuffle, except that it shouldn’t be. The bustling capital of Japan has one of the most diverse car cultures in the world. Part of that culture can be traced back to the bōsōzoku, a group of biker gangs that emerged back in the 1950s. The bōsōzoku flaunted their outlandish motorcycles and proudly wore the deviants and delinquent labels of which they were given. They rebelled against the establishment, and their counter-culture ways sparked a car culture phenomenon that lives on to this day. The result is a culture that’s as outlandish as it is diverse. I spent a few days in Tokyo for a vacation, and while I didn’t specifically seek out Tokyo’s car culture, it was all there for me to see anyway. From high-end supercars to mind-boggling custom creations, Tokyo, Japan is a haven for any car enthusiast, and in the few days I spent there, I got a first-hand look on why the megacity should be considered one of the premier car culture cities in the world.
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