Prefectural dump from Tottori
Honda Civic Type-R in Championship White (what else?) spotted in the sleepy town of Aoya. This guy loved Honda, as evidenced by the N-WGN and an out-of-shot Odyssey project car.
Suzuki Alto Works Sports Limited sans pixelation at a Daihatsu dealership in Kobama.
Suzuki Cappucino at the same dealership earlier. The shopkeepers were very amused that I asked to take a picture of the car, but I could not leave without snapping my all-time favorite. Parked alongside the Alto, this was straight out of Sunday Cup!
Renaultsport Lutecia. Foreign cars are largely reserved for large cities, so this was a relief to see in a small town like Kurayoshi (and sure enough, judging by the plate, it was a tourist from the much larger Okayama City).
Austin FX4 working as a shuttle for a local ryokan in famous Misasa Onsen.
There are tons of custom, old Jimny microtrucks around (and not the only one I spotted in Kurayoshi Old Town, curiously), but this one was my favorite.
Tokyo
Near JR Shinjuku, and my only Tokyo shot, the Duesen Bayern Mystar: a Z3-based
Mercedes 190SL replica in the spirit of Mitsuoka and others who have gone before it. Even the number plate says 190!
This was actually really convincing until you got close and could see the slightly off proportions, the Z3 roofline and interior. I still love it! There are a lot of Luxury Cars™ in Tokyo, so you learn to appreciate the offbeat spots.
