Places in Tokyo to buy racing gear?
05-10-2004, 10:48 PM
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choku! thanks! you are the hookup! 
it's worth the effort, since my friend's doing the picking up and not me
hehe
it's worth the effort, since my friend's doing the picking up and not me
hehe
05-11-2004, 08:51 AM
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i am also going to Japan this summer and i want to visit some shops and good stuff like that, any body know some good places in Osaka, Kyoto, tokyo (already some info on that from above)...anything would help, going this summer for 2 weeks....can't wait 
05-11-2004, 04:33 PM
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qwk wrx: not too many shops in Kyoto (not much there other than old temples and castles lol), but a lot in in and near Osaka. I'll try to get back to you ASAP on Kansai shops BTW, when you're there, try to catch the late-night highway battles on the Hanshin Expressway 
And Vanessa, you're very welcome! :banana:
BTW, when you're there, try to catch the late-night highway battles on the Hanshin Expressway And Vanessa, you're very welcome! :banana:
05-11-2004, 08:44 PM
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What are looking at shopping for in Osaka and surrounding? I'f you're looking for clothes, I would say take the shinkansen to Kobe. You can get anything from cheap azz UNIQLO to nice disigner stuff that we don't get here (fassion is so much better IMHO) and there's a SOHO and Marui and a few other depaato right outside of Shin-Kobe station. As far as car stuff, my family is more into fassion, music and computers so they're no help when I visit.
Osaka is a lot of fun at night. You can go to Namba and there's a bunch of good food and drink 'till later than I can hang (and some prostitutes if that's your cup of tea). There's also Snacks all over where you can chill and drink and listen to a little live music.
Depends on what your looking for. I have a cousin in Kobe, two in Osaka, half-a-family in Shimane prefecture and the rest in Tottori prefecture. If you have anything specific in mind, I can e-mail my cousins and ask.
Osaka is a lot of fun at night. You can go to Namba and there's a bunch of good food and drink 'till later than I can hang (and some prostitutes if that's your cup of tea). There's also Snacks all over where you can chill and drink and listen to a little live music.
Depends on what your looking for. I have a cousin in Kobe, two in Osaka, half-a-family in Shimane prefecture and the rest in Tottori prefecture. If you have anything specific in mind, I can e-mail my cousins and ask.
05-11-2004, 10:38 PM
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Damn, now I really wanna go to Osaka...
It seems as if Kansai folks are nicer than Kantou folks (don't tell the Tokyoites I said that
), and girls from Kansai *drooooooooool*
And y'know, clothes shopping in Japan is a biatch for me haha... I'm 6'1", 215lbs built like a K-1 fighter so there's almost no clothes for me there. On the plus side, all the bozoshiku in Ikebukuro treat me nicely, especially when I had my blond hair lol (I'm an Asian d00d if you didn't figure lol)
BTW, qwk wrx gimme just a bit more time for finding those Osaka tuner shops. Off the bat, I know Signal Auto is in Osaka 072-730-2828.
It seems as if Kansai folks are nicer than Kantou folks (don't tell the Tokyoites I said that
), and girls from Kansai *drooooooooool*And y'know, clothes shopping in Japan is a biatch for me haha... I'm 6'1", 215lbs built like a K-1 fighter so there's almost no clothes for me there. On the plus side, all the bozoshiku in Ikebukuro treat me nicely, especially when I had my blond hair lol (I'm an Asian d00d if you didn't figure lol)
BTW, qwk wrx gimme just a bit more time for finding those Osaka tuner shops. Off the bat, I know Signal Auto is in Osaka 072-730-2828.
05-15-2004, 01:15 PM
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Okay okay, Kansai motorsports shops!
In Osaka proper:
Naniwa-ya, www.e-naniwaya.com 072-726-0516
Overwhelm, www.over-whelm.com 072-523-7300
Cockpit, 072-234-7733
Autobacs Second-Hand Market (they have new stuff too, but Japanese people tend to take very good care of their stuff, so Japanese second hand items are almost always like new) Branch 1: 072-273-5824
Branch2: 072-724-5823
Fujita Engineering (They specialize in rotary engines, so you might just want to check them out to see the cool stuff they do ) 072-259-7337
Live Sports (bodykit and aerodynamics specialists) 072-993-8105
In Kobe:
Upgarage, www.upgarage.com 078-736-4666
Superautobacs Sunshine Kobe, www.superautobacs.com 078-435-6006
Autobacs Second-hand Market, 078-414-5505
In Kyoto:
Autobacs Second-Hand Market, 075-971-5824
Upgarage, www.upgarage.com 075-971-1330
In Nagoya:
Super Autobacs Nagoya Bay, www.superautobacs.com 052-693-2002
In Osaka proper:
Naniwa-ya, www.e-naniwaya.com 072-726-0516
Overwhelm, www.over-whelm.com 072-523-7300
Cockpit, 072-234-7733
Autobacs Second-Hand Market (they have new stuff too, but Japanese people tend to take very good care of their stuff, so Japanese second hand items are almost always like new) Branch 1: 072-273-5824
Branch2: 072-724-5823
Fujita Engineering (They specialize in rotary engines, so you might just want to check them out to see the cool stuff they do
) 072-259-7337Live Sports (bodykit and aerodynamics specialists) 072-993-8105
In Kobe:
Upgarage, www.upgarage.com 078-736-4666
Superautobacs Sunshine Kobe, www.superautobacs.com 078-435-6006
Autobacs Second-hand Market, 078-414-5505
In Kyoto:
Autobacs Second-Hand Market, 075-971-5824
Upgarage, www.upgarage.com 075-971-1330
In Nagoya:
Super Autobacs Nagoya Bay, www.superautobacs.com 052-693-2002
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