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Written by Rowan Horncastle
We"ve reported on the weirder corners of Japan"s car culture before. But here"s a Sunday morning meet that"ll leave you rubbing your eyes and plugging your ears.Click play above to see a bevy of bonkers Bosozoku" cars peeling off Tokyo"s sky-high, multi-layered expressway and into the famous Daikoku parking area for a perforating early morning get-together.It won"t take you long to notice that these cars aren"t your normal run-of-the-mill GC210 Skylines, Z10 Soarers and Toyota Chasers.See, Bosozoku translates as violent running-tribe", but in this context is an aesthetic and car subculture with its roots in 1950s motorcycle gangs.
Date: 7 Dec 2015
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 540
We"ve reported on the weirder corners of Japan"s car culture before. But here"s a Sunday morning meet that"ll leave you rubbing your eyes and plugging your ears.Click play above to see a bevy of bonkers Bosozoku" cars peeling off Tokyo"s sky-high, multi-layered expressway and into the famous Daikoku parking area for a perforating early morning get-together.It won"t take you long to notice that these cars aren"t your normal run-of-the-mill GC210 Skylines, Z10 Soarers and Toyota Chasers.See, Bosozoku translates as violent running-tribe", but in this context is an aesthetic and car subculture with its roots in 1950s motorcycle gangs.
Date: 7 Dec 2015
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 540