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@@JOEDIRTERULEZdrifting barely went west thought. Unfortunately takeovers went our way more than anything and we all know that it means idiots thinking they CAN drift 🤷♂️
@@JOEDIRTERULEZ I get your point, but drifting is far from gone in Japan. Especially when you know where to look, stuff you won't really see on American videos too much.
@@thatswrek Just north of the Shibuya crossing there is a mall called MODI and that's the location closest to the station where they will drive pass. But most of the video when they got kicked out happened along the road cutting through Yoyogi park north of Shibuya, which is around a 20 mins walk from Shibuya station.
As someone who’s a fan of lowriders it’s so cool to see there’s a Chicano and lowrider subculture in Japan, I hope one day I can go to Japan and see how they customize there lowriders
I'm from Los Angeles too and it's crazy to see this outside of Cali. But they are always respectful and tasteful with their car scene, it's just freaking awesome dude! Loved seeing all of you guys geeking out over it haha
You can’t call yourself a car guy and not be stoked about this. As a little kid, lowriders was how I saw cars as slammed as possible and some of the nicest paint jobs and attention to detail ever. Japan has had an incredible Lowrider culture for probably as long as the US. ❤
Larry, Thank you so so much for finally getting some coverage of this amazing culture and scene that Japan has to offer! As a car builder. Lowrider builder I have been following this for so long and have gained so much inspiration from this particular part of the world. Huge fan of everything you've done and covered! Thank you so much for this! I can really see how much in awe you are and how genuinely you're appreciating the builds and seeing s15s and gtrs in the mix while seeing lowriders hop is just perfect in my world!
My tio sold one of his low lows to some guy in Japan for over +$100K. Even flew out to Cali to come drive it and hit switches before dropping it over at the San Pedro port. I love my culture 🇺🇸🇲🇽
Would be one of my dreams to visit Japan and see the lowrider culture as well. Mad respect to those that keep the culture going. 💯 doesn't matter where you're from, I love seeing everyone come together to see this nice rides cruising 💯. Shout out to everyone,respect from Houston, Texas 🤘
Used to drive by this one place called “hydro shop” in Okinawa all the time. Looked like an oldschool dealership with giant glass windows and a show room floor with a Monte Carlo and an Impala.
Good to see this covered, yes i've been noticing more than a few "mint/Dr. Dre video grade" LR's showing up in videos of car meets coming out of Japan. obviously it's a mutual appreciation of cultures that are UNLIKE one's own culture, you know, where we in the States consume JDM (ie. GTR's, S15's, Subies, Honda K motors, Mazda Rotaries, etc) the Japanese "return the favor" and consume ADM (ie. Chevys, Cadillacs, Ford/Lincoln, V8's, etc). they've got legit S197 Mustang owners over there...!!! 😎
@@olavofernandes7286 no, although Boso is amazing. There is an incredible culture of vintage American Harleys from the 60s and 70s they chop just like the original Outlaw clubs did in FULL period correct parts etc. it’s very difficult to get old Harley stuff out there and they go soooo hard and respect the traditions of it all. I just love the way they embrace it.
As a Chicano born in East Los in the 80s, and building an EG in the early days of JDM off parts on Yahoo auctions and such. I always knew and heard about this, and I'm finally going to Japan this week. I really hope I run into these guys in Tokyo or Osaka. Would be cool to see all this shit in person, and trip out and appreciate their builds as they have ours out here. Salute & Saludos Larry & Team. 🫡👊🏽🙌🏽
I plated the frames and did a bunch of fabrication for a couple Impala's on hydro that ended up getting shipped to Japan back in 02-03. I think we bought every piece of chrome PAW had for a small block at the time. 😂
gotta love the japanese and their loveeee for every aspect of car culture of all kinds, much respect, cant wait to go one day and see the magic up close
People, Around The Goble ( Word) Want To Know Who Invented LOWRIDER, ITS A Mexican Chicanos’ identity! Culture! lowriders really started in Tijuana BAJA CALIFORNIA MX, ALTA California, Texas, New Mexico. In the 30s & 40sZoot- Suiters, Pachucos Mexicans Started Customizing their Rides Bonbas (Bonb) Cars, modifying Suspension Low, nice paint & wheels tires Firmes different from stock, From Los Angeles, and post-WWII era of the 1940s,Zoot-suiters custom bomb, as time went on. In any case, lowriders cropped up in these areas during the post-WWII era of the 1940s and 50s. They were particularly popular amongst young Mexicans& Chicanos, who adopted the art of rolling “low and slow” bajito y suavecito 1958, California Vehicle Code 24008 basically outlawed lowriding. The new law made it illegal for any part of a car to be below the bottoms of its rims. However, in 1959, a customizer named Ron Aguirre found a way to bypass this law. He took the invention of hydraulics. Respect to all the Carnales from a Mexicano & Chicanos in Los Angeles CALIFORNIA
was cool to see Mike in your video and is so right NZ is a melting pot of all the different car cultures but we have a huge American influence with the cars too from low riders and mini trucks through to hot rods and pro touring style
He has. He's just in Japan at the moment and shedding light on seeing similar culture far away from L.A., but Larry and Hoonigan have shown plenty of lowriders.
@@MultiTravellingman weird I just did a search and haven't found a single video by Larry Chen on LA lowrider culture. The closest was one video in the burnyard of someone hopping their car. So by plenty, you mean there is a single video from several years ago? Would be nice if Larry did some videos on lowrider culture rather than stuff inspired by it.
There are many Asians and Pacific Islanders in the low rider scene in the states..:you only cover JDM owners. There are U.S. lowrider club chapters in Japan
The best part of the Japanese lowrider culture is that they don't give a shit about what the outside world thinks. They understand what the syle is all about and have a great respect for the Chicano lowrider car culture. This sub culture in Japan has been around since 1990😂😂
Lol the fact that they said they’re more lowrider than the lowriding scene in LA you guys clearly haven’t been to a real lowrider even in La . It was all started here, there nowhere near as big or crazy as Cali, their trying do it like us! You think this is crazy? You guys haven’t seen anything like we do it in Cali!!
These Japanese are very respectful. They always make sure to thank the Mexicans and even understand that there was time when Mexicans faced hard times when their culture of low riders were emerging🙏
My father worked in japan for 23 years in Osaka, and I lived there for most of my youth when he worked there. One day he was struck down by a low rider much like the ones featured in this video. The driver was apprehended by the japanese authorities and sentenced to three minutes in a jail cell, the worst punishment afforded by the Japanese state. When I moved back to LA as an adult, I was frequently filled with post traumatic stress due to the sights and sounds of these wondrous mechanical aberrations in daily life. I like to go out at night in south LA and pop the tires of these things with a screwdriver as reparations. My dad's fine by the way
Guy Gabaldon was a Chicano raised by Japanese in Boyle Heights. He was a hero called the Pied Piper of Saipan because he spoke Japanese and was able to save Japanese civilians and soldiers by getting them to surrender.
I have alot of respect for Japan. They save beautiful machines from terrible ideas and the scrapyard in america. And live full beautiful lives as they should.
I'll never forget the 1st time seeing mad mike back in early 2000s at a burnout comp in NZ in a sick mazda 808 wagon sith plates :fursty ,standing out of the car one foot on the gas billowing smoke total LEGEND!! the man has come along way since then drifting worldwide, red bull sponsor and being a super positive role model for the next generation tip my hat to this man100% thanx Larry love your content dude!
Brings back Memories, post High School, going to Chula Vista one week, then riding up to East LA the next week just to check out the Low Riders cruising.
