Inside The High Stakes World Of Tokyo’s Loop Racers - The Roulettezoku 「ルーレット族の世界」
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Roulettezoku 「ルーレット族」literally translates to “Roulette Tribe”. It’s a term that not many in the west know, because it is mainly used by the Japanese police to specifically refer to the hashiriya 「走り屋」or street racers who run the inner city highways of Tokyo; mainly the C1 Loop and Wangan line.
This video is an inside look at the high stakes world of the Roulettezoku. It follows my friends and I as we spend one night out in Tokyo exploring the scene and experiencing everything first hand.
This video is also basically a series pilot/a pitch video for a series. Please read on.
Recently I had a dinner with the head of The Discovery Channel in Japan where I had a very real chance to talk all about my story and the car culture niche and the what and why of my mission with Drift Hunter. For you guys who have been following me for awhile, you know that this is basically the culmination of the past 5 years of effort. For 2 hours, I made the case that there exists a super massive, worldwide fan base; a passionate and diverse group of enthusiasts, just like you and I, who are hungry for real, authentic content and stories about the multiple aspects of Japanese car culture. And that there are very, very few people who have the ability to tell these stories.
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Mountains = initial D
Highway = Wangan midnight
Do you know Shutoko Battle?
@@Psycho-Nanoka_chan hell yeah
wangan midnight hella corny tho, I have a hard time watching it
@@kidcaspertv2698 STFU kid, talking like initial d is not cliché at all.
Wangan Midnight is bad ass
We need a Forza Horizon that takes place in Japan!
You think they would. Right? I mean come on. Most all car guys I know grew up with Gran Turismo, Fast and the Furious and Initial D. We love Japanese cars!
Nah until Toyota and Mitsubishi wont sign
Better delay it
We do😩
Anime Avatar Nico puri car
You just read my mind
Thank you, Japan. Thanks for providing us with the cars and motivating us with the culture. We really appreciate you in the West.
moonshiners were driving like this on dirt roads many years ago, the japanese didnt start it hollywood made it seem that way.
@@leperchauntripod This type of thing has been big in Europe for many years, but one thing I like with the japanese guys is that they are in to drifting!
Drifting is honestly the most fun you can ever have with a car. It makes you feel free, it makes you feel good. And when you have a car powerful enough to run from the police, then wow!
I know its more possible to run from the police in Japan, due to the small and many roads compared to USA where the roads are made in a way that its basically impossible to outrun a cop, but we have many similar things here in Europe with small roads and many old roads intertwined, so we have a great culture like that over here too, its just not as much money here.
The type of cars that people have in Japan is the biggest difference compared to here too and the coolest of all is how loose the rules and regulations for how you can modify your car over there... some of that stuff would just NEVER be able to go on a road up here in Northern Europe.
@@siegpasta I will agree i do love the fun and all but i think personally the japanese are getting to much credit is all. i am of Slovak/Polish decent and I'm aware of the economical standing in eastern europe . and yes its much harder here with restrictions and the roads them selfs ... being in japan and going full send and basically no limit mods would be amazing and all. I'm sure the overwhelming amount of smaller roads must indeed make things a bit more interesting, i know here where i am its a lot of dirt roads and thin highways so playing out here is easier... no police in my town ... less than 200 in population , so its a bit more relaxed. nice to have a difference of opinion without being called names and such.
@@leperchauntripod I agree that they gett too much credit, but all Im saying is that you cant deny that those cars are really cool!
Im happy where I live, Sweden. You cant go crazy like they do in Japan in the cities caus the police will catch you with their super Volvo cars with specially modified engines, 4 wheel drive and so on.
but drive 2 hours outside any big city and it becomes like you talk about, ALOT more relaxed :D
I personally live here in the capital (Stockholm) which I dislike, I like the countryside alot more and to have cars and such but its a shame you cant help where your parents wants to chose to live isnt it?
Its going to take at least 10 years of saving to get enough money to get a house outside of this city, but it will be worth it!
Also, in general I'm much more interested in the American cars than the japanese cars, even though I think those japanese cars are cool.
A big biuick with a V8 isnt something you cant say no to ;)
Or a Ford Raptor with the biggest engine, yes yes. Just give me that one and I will be pleased!
maybe you didnt know, but Sweden has more restored American 'veteran' cars (old American luxury cars with big v8 engines or above) than in USA itself! Our culture here for such things is extremely big and we call it to be "Raggare". The only downside to your cars is that they are all automatick! HAHAHA!
@@siegpasta agreed and its a cool culture they have , they cars are bad ass !! i wish i could have a go!!
This is exactly how Tokyo drift explained it to us
And don't forget INITIAL D!!!
Yes even parking lots are full of cars. Like someone does this in the US and police raid it
@@BrunoJaureguiMusic Yes, because the Japanese are more respectful, whereas us in America are inconsiderate and destroy it for the rest of us
@@Vinnay94 Initial D is about touge racing, not highway racing.
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is it me or do cars just look cleaner and shinier in Tokyo lol
Nope, it's not you. Their culture is based around keeping their cars as clean and perfect as possible.
They value cleanliness A LOT.
it's easy for them to build or rebuild their cars since it's easy to search for spare parts for these japanese cars
and there's no road salt
They look like hondas
I was so happy when a couple of streets racers overtook the cab that I was in on new years eve in Tokyo. I remember a blue skyline R34 and a Mazda RX7 passing by. It felt like I was part of a Need for speed game.
mpowerrr bro these are my 2 favorite cars, id pass out :)
I wasn't in Tokyo
But I was in Moscow in Russia
And I saw an evacuator trucking a Silvia S13 if I remember correctly
It was my first time seeing since I'm From a small city in Ukraine
We don't see those often
And that S13 was a drift spec one
It was all built for drifting
Maybe it was for a competition
in Long Island NYC YOU SEE lambos porches and Ferrari's down this long stretch of a beach side road going at
800 likes
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It'd be amazing if you did that No Good Racing documentary, plus you've met a real member which is a great head start!!! Good luck mate, I hope you make it!!!
The member he met seems a Yakuza
@@ibrahimerturk7649 that's even better. I hear that a lot of Yakuza start out in street racing gangs, but I don't know if it's only motorcycle racers. It will be an amazing story if he is Jakuza because they are THE best organised and powerful organised crime gangs in the world. They have firmly entrenched themselves into Japanese society and still have respect, loyalty and honour unlike the vast majority of other famous gangs.
@@ibrahimerturk7649 Bosozoku is the motorcycle gang whose members are often recruited into the Yakuza (at least that's what I'm sure I heard about)
Check the the Chronicles channel, they have a 10 part vlog series on No Good. Met up with the OGs raced in the loop and everything.
Looking forward to more documentary style films on Japanese car culture! Great video! From a fellow car enthusiast in Glasgow, Scotland 🏴
Greatest car culture on earth, I'd love to experience it some day.
Karl , I got some cars if you are interested
What makes it the "Greatest" car culture in your opinion? I was in the Navy and traveled through Japan. There's nothing about their scene that doesn't have similar aspects in other countries. Yes, there are differences but car culture (love of the automobile) is largely similar the world over.
@@MrAristes The thing that makes it the greatest is the sheer amount of respect they have. Seriously.
@@firehunterz2311 and the entire and scenery and atmosphere
@@MrAristes it’s the home of most of the greatest cars ever made
I wanna move to Japan just for the car culture. 😍
Ahhhh... mines wood be for the lonely milf culture. Horizontally pasteurized edition.
Cali had a jdm car culture until people started dying
Same
me too! :)
I have two friends that moved there, one own an Integra DC2 and the other one a EK9 Civic ;) The hardest part for them has been to start Japanese I think
if this comment is still needed, My name is Charles Davis. I live in the Pocono Mountains of Northeast Pennsylvania and I am 51 years old. I started following the Sport Compact Car seen in the late 90s. I have always had a love for cars, being as I was a kid through the 70's and rode in and watched the muscle cars of that day. I was fascinated at how the Japanese cars were able to make sooooo much power using, basically science. The fact the Albo is spending time and money showing the history and lineage of this car seen is, well, BANANAS! My hats off to this young man for putting together an amazing documentary on this car scene. I know the platform has been covered here in the US, but, I think the way that he presents it, shows that its not about law breakers and rebels, but about the love of the automobile and the friendships and family that can be built around this. Car racing has been around in the US since cars have been around. I believe he can take this platform and style of content around the world. Give him the chance to show his talent and journalistic style. I want to be a DriftHunter citizen!!
Awesome message! I'm a Pa native as well, so I'm glad to see that there are at least 2 of us with this love.
just to add, ABR hosoki, built the famed datsun and 930 porche that ruled the wangan and C1 loop in the 80's90's, the porche was supposedly invested with $2mil in parts and modifications. the y both made over 600hp at the wheels. these guys were topping 225mph back in the 90's on the street!, they were part of the original mid night racing team.
Agreed. I think US car culture is soo much more about the person (showing off, and the fame associated with it) and less about the machine.
Bobby Sweeney make that 3 of us im about 2 hours down from there
Ya fukin boomer... SMH.
and gran turismo actually added the circuit including the parking lot as a pit stop in their game
What's the Name Of the Track ? Self Titled ?
@@genociderjill the name is tokyo expressway x)
@@lonedri2890 Which gran turismo? Personally speaking, GT4 has Tokyo Route 246.
@@raikkappa23 i'm talking about the most recent one, gt sport
lawszepie dude that’s so coooool!
1:39 that's my new car there😂😅
Which one the rx7 or supra?
@@aleksivach5769 the supra
Fd moment
You must make a video about kanjozoku.. This kind of style is the root of nowadays jdm car culture...
Osaka is the mecha of HONDA tuning culture! Where it all started!!the roots of jdm underground HONDA culture!. 🇯🇵👌👊✌
@@nowaydudehuh8145 i know
.. Just said about the kanjozoku not the Tokyo area
@@tougeproject2695 sum wangan culture from Tokyo! Them high speed runs in shit! I feel you homie! Its all good!👊✌
@@nowaydudehuh8145 love the kanjolife no good for ever
Check Best MOTORing channel, those tuned for touge cars they have there keep the style of the 80s/90s roots.
For the love of god make that documentary about kanjozoku!
Would love to learn more about the No good racing team
Same here, I have a No Good Sticker on my Eunos Roadster(I know it's not a Honda, but whatev lol) So a real in depth history on them would be awesome
Take that sticker off you poser
It means RICER
nobody makes anyone look like a joke, their respective cultures are awesome in their own rights.
Agree. How they are doing now is very intereating.
“As long as there are civics, it will continue” lmao too true
Hey Man!! This came together really nicely!! Very much psyched to be a part of this!
Its really nice to see you guys together, keep up the good work
Pretty cool seeing you in a race video! I guess that's why it showed up in my feed though heh.
I love seeing all those different and unique cars at once. There is so much car love and passion in the air.
The No Good Racing guy was really damn cool and enthusiastic. He had a lot of passion for the his buddies. I loved how excited he was about bringing other members out and racing routes for you to make a video. I'd love to see you make a video that focuses on the topic.
It really show how passionate he is to keep the culture alive. It sucks hearing that it has really died down from all the police crack downs.
He was very friendly. Hopefully when I visit Japan I can meet some friendly people
To think, regarding the "Little trees" car scents, its not that you have 'more prestige' when you own more of those (maybe that were lost in translation). You see, one of those car scents probably lasts at best a month. Maybe less, maybe more, depending on the type and brand.
When one runs out, you buy more. So the more you have, shows how long you had the car for, so to speak. By only that, people can roughly see how great your bond with your car is. With that tiny and subtle hint, people can almost think of your whole journey and adventure you went through with your car. So in a way, it shows how much experience you have with your car. Hence the mentioned term "top dog" which basically what the young drivers there refers to something similar to the "OG" term used in the US
The exact way I was thinking it round in my head if its a respect thing then the old saying respect is earned not giving or brought comes to play and you just said it better lol
That's the Japanese way. Subtle things to make you THINK! Us Americans are so used to instant information, gratification. No patience, no thinking. I like that. Slow down a little bit and reflect.
Yeah that's kinda what I was assuming. It's less of a prestige thing and more of a way to show how long you've had the car.
but what stops a new guy from just buying a bunch of trees and just hanging them all at once?
That's an interesting way of thinking of it. My thinking is: the owner is lazy and doesn't make the effort to clean out their car!
I love how they look out for other people while speeding its respect for others. Long live Japan!
I picked up the habit of using turn signals and horns while doing pulls to warn people that Im hauling ass from the Japanese
Respect? They’re speeding putting all there lives in danger. I don’t think they care
@@Tom-ck3io Try to think less black/white. Just because they’re racing, doesn’t mean they don’t want to watch out for others
@@starstencahl8985 DUNCE comment.
Why Need for Speed or Forza won't touch this is beyond me. I miss Tokyo Xtreme Racer/Import Tuner Challenge after watching this.
Tuskegee Ace I loved that game! My dad, brother and me use to play it as a family.
Actually both dev teams under those games are pretty much interested in rip the customers wallets year after year as they show how deeply their heads are stuck in their entitled asses instead of delivering an sligthly bit of actual car culture anymore.
Maybe because forza keeps getting all their japanese brands taken out of the game so what's the point.
because nfs is bearly a race game but more a tuner game so aint good for nothing. and what japanese brands are you speaking off that are not in forza cause i played fh3 yesterday and had every major brand in it. in forza 7 the only real thing so far was te ae86 that is no longer in the game
@@Buddashii Mitsubishi and Toyota won't be in Horizon 4.
My god keep this up for god sake! even though I am in the culture and know all this, it just reminds me of the early 2000s (such good times) please keep making these videos. New sub, 1 love.
I would totally watch a Kanjozoku documentary. You could compare real life scenes with the anime "Wangan Midnight".
Racecarlock I love the anime.
Initial D > wangan midnight
I saw Initial D and Wangan Midnight, while I watched I wanted it would have more time :-) Very good movies
I am from Slovakia, see car Škoda 135L/R
@@PatriATRIK theres 6 seasons of initial d. Thats a lot of content. More than a trilogy of movies
Hello, I know about anime series, I saw Initial D movie (2005). Perharps i will sometime watch anime series with Czech (similar language to Slovakia) or English subtitles :-)
Wait so the police let them street race?? As long as they're safe about it?! No way lol
Japan doesn't really have much street safety rules compare to other countries. As long as you race safely and not go too fast. Plus they have been cracking down illegal street racing for decades since the beginning of the culture, crack down one and another keep showing up, by now the police kinda gave up about it already.
no, 100 percent not. they wear masks remove their plates, and go late at night. look into kanjozoku racers
No they dont, they stop you if they can, if not they send you a check, a big one. So guys that want to race as said wear masks and dont have plates
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Hey network executives.... I'm not watching 'network' tv anymore, I'm here watching 'independent' artists and curators produce niche content. Find those niches and exploit them, quit giving us a one size fits all mass media, its not working.
Wait, we have this new show coming. We're going to follow a rich guy as he pretends to flip cars to make money! It's going to be gold. We just need to finalize the grey beard dye configuration in a focus group. We'll call it 'Carr's Cars'. Obviously whoever hosts the show will have to change their name to Carr.
Project D solid gold
The moment an independent content creator is picked up by a network is the moment that they are no longer a niche, keep it the way it is, let the masses watch their mind numbing boring TV
@@brickhead48 we need the Niche content to become mainstream, so that we can see what we want without watching it on our phones and computer screens. Imagine having good car shows back on Television. Honestly, they should re-run speed racer instead of newer cartoons and Jay Leno should have more than one show and there should be content for the Euro, American Muscle, and JDM enthusiasts. Like, there are enough of us out there to pay for it.
@@ex_vitae What is wrong with you? Support independent content creators, get yourself a smart TV and watch it on there if you don't wanna watch it on your phone.
My dream would be to own a highly modded supra and to live out there In Tokyo 😍 get lost in the car culture
Sounds weak
@@mayuravirus6134 lmao
Ae86 go find a mountain in the land and race there and live and maybe a mazda 1992 1995 rx7 fd
Basic
Only thing thats good on a supra is the engine, everything else about it sucks, and i would still prefer rb over jz, supra is overated just becouse of those 1600hp supras flying down a dragstrip videos...
I would so love to see a documentary on No Good Racing, please take all the bananas for funding.
This was amazing. I never knew how big the culture was in Japan. I'm older now and don't keep up with my American car culture as much but Japan reminds me of how our culture used to be. Parking at night with other car people and going out later to drag race out of town. I definitely would like to see more of this. I won't call them rice burners anymore. They are serious racers.
Street racing is the enjoyment of pushing yourself without any rules on your shoulders. I love to go out in my car at 4 a.m. on some barren back-roads and push my self to my limit to eventually having my car holding back my ability. Im in the northern US so modifying cars is really rare but there's that 1 in a 1000 you come across. Car culture is extremely important to some people it means the world to have a car form the 90's and thrash it around. But its a lifestyle working 2 to 3 jobs just to pay for those new tires and coilovers. Mabye for that engine rebuild for much more power. I believe cars are a way of expressing art form a personal standpoint. The beauty of a car and a driver pushing them self is a crazy thing no words can explain but through experience. I personally was born whit the eagerness to race. I remember being a kid and seeing all the 90's modified cars when I used to live in the southern part of the US and just take in the turbo sounds and engines reeving. Hope this helps with your people looking for why this is important Albo.
I thought street racings b'coz we kinda' broke to rent race tracks plus certain area, the tracks are sooooo far away and we can't afford to rent flat-beds.
I couldn't have said it better myself
Powerful & true, lovely passage.
i feel the same way man i drive a volvo c70 t5 with a full sport package with a hard hitting turbo i rip my local backroads almost when ever i can
In 1999 i was doing topspeed runs every morning on gravel to get to work,and back home,at lunch etc ;) burned over 10sets of tires just from going over their speed rating this is over 10hrs topspeed time.over 220on ice too
Now with kids sometimes the feeling is different.been "inVINCEible" for quite some time now.be carefull out there guys
Enjoy your passion
Dude i love your vids I watch every single one of them and i try not to miss them and the reason i keep coming back is because i can see your dedication and love for sharing your experience and knowledge for the car world. I had got into the japanese car culture through initial d and i was never sure if it was real until i saw your video with the red R32 drifting on the touge. I can't speak for everyone but i can speak for myself when i say watching your vids makes me feel like I am there with you living my greatest dream I appreciate it and would love to see you get the chance to show it to people who don't understand our love for cars. It's not always about going fast theres a deeper meaning to it and I would love to see people understand that.
(P.S. i had talked to you once before bc you told my how clean my red Fc was and i appreciate that it made my day and i wont ever forget it)
that red audi rs5 at 13:28 is very freakin fast around the loop, he's actually a chinese guy living in japan for 10 some years now
damn the rs5 is like my dream car love that audi v8 but i didnt think it was very competitive racing wise or had much potential to upgrade...gives me hope🔥
@@paulalangadan8375 that guy runs the loop almost every freakin night. some of those guys are dedicated AF
@@Persocondes if i had the time/money...shiit screw that someday i will 💪 😤
@@Persocondes what speed do you think he goes i just wonder as the police seem fine with it but they never mention how fast they usually go
@@evansoutdoors4022 on one of the long sweeps, he says the entry speed is about 250km/h
This is a priceless documentary, thanks for capturing the culture in such a captivating way.
Did you end up doing that No Good Racing "documentary" he told you to do?
Rob from Jamaica. This video is how I want to see this culture captured and the host is a true enthusiast not a fame seeker by my account. Would love to see this become a supported show so more content like this can enrich us the world over. eg. u an now aware of specifically where in Tokyo I have to go to see specifically what inspires me in that culture
Man! This video reminded me so much of Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero for the PS2. Such a cool game, i remember all the names like Wangan and the C1, and to know that the culture is still active is so great too! Fantastic Video, cheers from Argentina!!
And Street Supremacy too. The game even got the re amemiya body kit for the FD and the Abflug custom body kit for the Supra that was in the Mid Night japan club.
Que juegazo papaaaaaaaaa
Dude i loved that game i uses to build some bad ass honda crxs lol
Love that game! The wanderer requirements were so hard to figure out
Holy shit bro I just found my disc copy of that game earlier today. Great game
Seeing all the modded cars and then seeing the lambo rolling up, it was like it had no personality. Its nice but no heart.
I think the most interesting thing about Japanese car culture is the fact police put trust in the racers to not crash and keep people safe
So true. Japan is truly an amazing country.
It could be like that in the US, too, if we didn't have blacks to ruin everything
@@_GOD_HAND_ agreed
@@_GOD_HAND_ umm yeah, tell that to the victims of white MUSTANG drivers always plowing through crowds. It's getting so bad, it's become a meme
@@shogunero3.6 why don't you teach Asians how to drive in America. They've been the joke of driving for decades
Ive been browsing japanese drif videos for long time, but there's not alot like this. First I wanna thank u for the content its absolutely amazing, love drifting with a burning passion,9 and
My sole goal is to move to japan and live there for the rest of my life, im 22 been quenching my drift thirst in simulator games and car games from the age of 5/6, rn I moved to ireland and slowly working my way towards japan, (love designing cars as much as drifting them)
Wangan Midnigh
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That supra in the thumbnail is 😍
Need to find the @ so I can see more! It's been haunting me for too long
I still remember the first time I drifted with my two friends in front of me and words can not describe the freedom I felt when I did! Thank you so much for this video and you do not know how much I wish to have been able to be there and watch them drift in person!!🤗💛
Tandem
Do a go fund me for the doco
Im into kanjo, i really really want u to make a video of the kanjozoku and the loop everything u can provide.... keep doing this awesome job that we all enjoy so much..
smokey wasnt even part of the mid night club
Not a single word about the Mid Night Club. Shame...
WildHogTV probably to highlight the other, less famous groups out there
Mid Night Club disbanded in 1999 though
But Rockstar Games made Midnight Club. And has Tokyo on Midnight Club 2 (PS2), Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition Remix (PS2 & Xbox) and Midnight Club LA Remix (PSP).
Awesome feel to the story you are telling. Makes me want to be there but seeing as I can not, I will Subscribe and I will continue watching. Thank you so much to you and thank you to Sam for telling us about you. - Christopher from Montreal, Canada
THIS GUY IS ONE OF THE BEST CAR RUclipsRS OUT THERE NOT THOSE AMERICAN RICERS WANNABE'S DUSTIN WILLIAMS AND TJ HUNT
Idk about William's but I wouldent call tj who's life revolves around building cars a "ricer" lol you cant compare california built cars to japanese tradition and heritage.
I think that’s a bad comparison man but it’s all love in the car culture I guess
@@sporkinstien6571 Actually California is probably the closest to Japan in terms of tuner car culture, Florida and New York too.
idk man Dustin is pretty good. The others are tryhards though.
@@HoodOnFire As a New Yorker not many of the cars in the city are tuned for enthusiasts. However I have seen touge upstate
Maaaaan I'm old.. I remember back in the late 90s cruising around in my mk3 supra.. Now I'm over here shopping for family SUVs..
@@nobleeffort2.4 lmao is it wrong if I say that that's a big FACT!? 😂
You a good man but raised the kid first before dying on a asphalt
Very happy to see this video. Love that an English speaker is getting in there and making a video about it. Thank you so much for making this.
Edit: Got to the end of the video. Truthfully, I think it would be a shame for this to go "big time" and become a network produced show. Some things are great because they are obscure, rare and left in the dark. Shining a big network tv light on this culture, I think, would ruin it. Please allow it to grow in its natural habitat. Do not shine to much light on this.
Fair enough, thanks for your thoughts and for watching!
@@ALBO I think as long as you maintain majority of the creative control it'd be dope tbh
The cat on the steering wheel in the Lambo was honestly just adorable, I didn't expect the cat when he angled the camera towards the interior of that Lambo, making it more adorable, and funny, at the same time, this guy, Albo, really does know how to make videos.
Hey man! “The Hunters” is amazing. This topic is fascinating and so rich in culture. With every video released, I drop everything to watch immediately - no BS! This documentary series is so much better than anything on traditional network television. I only ask one thing, if you elevate this show, please don’t change or dilute it. It’s gold as is. Cheers guys! 🤙🤙
Thanks!
Luke S. (CA, USA)
SubaruONLY aayyy I’m from SoCal! Wbu?
DeAngel Kelley loves superbikes
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2-Im from Hawaii i live on the island of Oahu
I feel Albo is truly touching into a untapped source of a underground scene that's only been seen on VCR tapes and old potato quality videos or the great Keiichi Tsuchiya where he made a tape of himself drifting around the Touge or the great Japanese shows he's made with other famous drives/Driving legendary cars.To close my comment is that Formula Drift is becoming more popular in the US that means more people want to know where the origin's came from and you can dig and you'll eventually stumble on DriftHunterAlbo Where you can see the progression of him trying to infiltrate the secret hard to find underground car culture that's in japan and he's very passionate about making this come to fruition and its something i would very like to see happen and many more people would be inclined to watch/support this in the future im sure of it so please give him a shot and thank you.
Also Albo if you read this you have my support man keep it up !!!!
Japanese automotive culture is something that has influenced our automotive culture here in the US we adopted so many things from Japanese car culture it's just good to really see and get to know where they came from
Jaime Moctezuma yeap that how RICER was born as well
My parents: “why do you want to move to Japan for”?
Me:
Some people want to travel too paradise
Some vacation too many different islands
Some people want more stress out of life
This is my dream paradise vacation...
racing on the C1 Loop
This kinda reminds me of
The Tokyo Xtreme Racer series
you have to make that Kanjozoku video.
My first time watching your video and I love it.
Tokyo on my wishlist place to visit. I love my Nissan R32/34/35 Skylines.
Keep up the good content.
Amo nissan 35
GTR for life!
Uh...r35 isn't a skyline..anyways I love the BNR34
@@IntellectualHazard while the r35 may not carry the skyline name anymore, it's built on the gtr chasis code, so it's part of the gtr series
@@matheuswolters3448 "GTR" wasn't a serie properly speaking before R35.
It was a variant of the Skyline serie along with GTT and GTST.
The car culture in tokyo is so peaceful and organized
This was dope ASF!!!! This just solidifies my want to visit Japan! Thank you so much for videos like this. I can't imagine the time and effort you and your crew put into something as wonderful as this. Keep it comin'!
I lived in Yokosuka, Japan from ‘94-‘96... I fell in love with the Japanese culture, especially the car culture. I long for the day that I can return there. Thank you for sharing this video and best of luck to you on your endeavors producing additional relevant documentaries.
Tiago, 19, Brazil. Love your videos man greetings, I'd like to see something about the kanjozoku, i drive an eg honda and i would like to know more about the culture. Your videos are great because they show the reality, you know how to show people's history with the cars and the real feelings that cars make on us. Thank you !.
caraca um brother do brasil!
Mais um BR aqui!
Estamos em todos lugares kkkkkk
Todo lugar tem um pedaço do Brasil haha
Oloco, o cara além de ser BR tem um Civic VTECÃO aí siim parabéns mano
こうやって車を楽しんでる方々がいるのは非常に嬉しいけど、、、
周りに迷惑がかかってる人がいるかもと思うとなぁ
いいのか悪いのか…
怪我には気をつけてください
The name's Lucas, Brazil. I think your videos are breath-taking Albo, it's really something special to see how much effort and dedication you put into them, and how you want to bring this whole culture to a more broaden audience. People say that this culture, these stories are all but "dead", but your videos and the people you hang around easily prove it otherwise.
Unfortunately my country never truly "embraced" the japanese car culture like other places did back in the day, so my exposition to these cars has always been stuff like Gran Turismo and Initial D, and ever since I was very young I had a deep passion for japanese cars, it is a dream of mine to someday own a Kouki FD3S. But also through them I got to learn this whole culture and this whole passion these japanese folks got, it makes the whole thing all the much more enjoyable. This isn't even a matter of "which car you prefer" because I always see that everyone gets along with each other there, perhaps, something the world could learn a thing or two with.
The Touge, as the Shuto aren't that different than Japan itself as they got a lot of stories to tell, one that people don't go after them, and the fact you're bringing this content, these stories, the people who made part of it, is something to cherish you for. If you meet up with these executives again, I hope they give you the greenlight for the series, you deserve it!
Awesome video! I'm 38 and originally from Philly. I used to drive a 350z and I would go out to the "Races" on the weekend. I would fill up and drive until about 2 or 3 a.m.! There were several known strips where people would congregate and watch street races until the police showed up. We would all run to our cars and drive away to another spot until the police showed up there too. We would move from about three or four spots until they shut it down. Once there was a police car that showed up and put his lights on and did a burn out! Haha! That was pretty cool. I love cars and visiting Tokyo to see their car scene is own my bucket list!
Hop spots like everywhere else😂🤘
Virgin
WTF, those air fresheners are a badge of honor? They cost $1 at the car wash...you can buy as many as you can afford!
Yes but you usually buy a new one after one runs out a month or two later
haha I guess it would be kind of overkill to buy 100 of them in one shot...nice video, i like the documentary vibe
When we cleared my brothers car out when he was selling it we counted 300 ish of those air fresheners ^^
@@saviyou that's the thing, you dont buy 100 with the sole purpose of having "honor", it is earned over time.
It's about how many you get through
Make the documentary, the idea is amazing, love how in Japan they live street culture!
Man if you get to make that doc I would watch the heck out of it, this was so well made... Love your videos mate, just wish I would've found you sooner! Cheers from Newfoundland, Canada
Heey, Albo. I'm Neto, from Brazil! My interest in motorsports in general came 3 years ago, when I was 16 years old, and what really got me was the JDM culture/drifting. When I discovered your channel I already had a knowledge about how big the Japanese culture influenced the car scene nowadays; but I never questioned why people were so passionate about it, what made it different or special.
You are able show us through your work what it feels to be in the middle of such a, as I already said, passionate community. It's easy to tell that you're also not only an admirer but someone who helps keeping that old but bold JDM spirit alive.
Your documentaries are incredible, when we deeply enjoy what we do the results come phenomenally. That's why you should be able to reach more people, there are a lot of JDM lovers out there, your determination to show us what you and also we like deserves more praise and recognition. I already recommended your channel to a lot of friends that I made from this car community, even though I live in the other side of the globe.
I hope you keep doing what you enjoy and be successful, you deserve it! Oh, and many thanks!
Would love to see more! Really appreciated getting into the history and nuances of Japanese car culture.
大黒paから5分のところに住んでるものです。外国の方にも動画にしていただけて嬉しいです!!😊
日本語上手いですね!!👍👍
Shoulda kept that musician guy off the camera. hella brought the video to a halt. Other than that, solid video.
agreed. I was like: where the fuck is this going now? talking suddenly about how many wanderbaum and stickers
Don't ever say "hella" again. Why NorCal people think it makes them sounds more interesting and cooler is beyond me.
@Alexander L well said :'D
@Marc Laky he didn't even use the word right
Probably a middle school kids trying to stretch his legs and sounds like his big brother.
This is a amazing video I never see a video like this and I need to know about the all Japan night racing we know about bosozoku or kanjozoku But there so many story about the c1, osaka, yokohama, Hiroshima And more thank for the video (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡
No
bust out the Dreamcast and pop in Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2
Hell yeah, I still have that game!
Then follow that up with Enthusia for PS2 which has a Touge course featuring uphill and downhill configurations with nose - tail battles for the full Drift Hunter experience. Enthusia was underrated AF.
No racing game has come close to Tokyo xtreme racer! Having to figure out the special things needed to race a car was epic!
Midnight Club all the way, for me
Roulettezoku 「ルーレット族」literally translates to “Roulette Tribe”. It’s a term that not many in the west know, because it is mainly used by the Japanese police to specifically refer to the hashiriya 「走り屋」or street racers who run the inner city highways of Tokyo; mainly the C1 Loop and Wangan line.
0:57 "yo mama"
OOOOHHHHHHHH
I'm from Croatia and here you cant see street racing, drifting or whatever...and i hate it. I have seen nissan skyline just once in my life and i was so hyped that i broke my phone when i was trying to take a photo of it >
It's the complete opposite Here in Vancouver Canada we have a huge import scene it's common to see all sorts of cool JDM stuff Nissan Skyline R34 Toyota Chasers Honda NSX's Toyota altezza's and tons of Kei cars.. but oddly enough the most commonly imported car I see here in Vancouver are JDM Subaru Foresters and Legacy sti's from 2004
bez brige, ima nas koji se vozamo po brdima ili po magistrali kasno navecer :) ali na zalost u manjini smo i vecinom se djiram sam i kad naletim na nekog se poganjamo.
Ali neka, zato se to vise cijeni :D
@@Saugusari11 zdravo ja sum od Skopje makedonija I kaj nas nema street racing samo so motor bikes ali redko vistinsko trkanje samo nadvor negde ama nema dobar pat nikade
Ovo je laž na magistrali i na aleja bolonje se ponoći pale gume motori auti svi nesto seru da se bude i cuje ponoci al murja se brine vise za pijane klince kj rade sranja i tuku se u gradu meni više fali i pali old skul brzi i zestoki tjuning i staljin ovaj stajling onda su svi poceli da je to seljo tjuning i kj sve nek pozz i uzivaj sretno
Move to a city that you truly enjoy my friend. Never settle for less.
Bananas!! I absolutely love your content, its inspiring. I've been into cars since as long as I can remember and specifically JDM, but your videos take me to a whole other level. Currently I live in Japan and am looking for either an FD RX7 or an S14. I cant wait to hit the roads and hopefully make it to the loop in Tokyo. My plan is to eventually take the car back to the states and spread the tradition to keep it alive! Keep up the good work, I know you are right to tell the story because of your passion and energy you have for the culture.
Nice video man. I'm in alaska the car scene just finally got moving over here. Keep the Culture alive. Spense
wangan midnight
I saw Initial D and Wangan Midnight, while I watched I wanted it would have more time :-) Very good movies
I am from Slovakia, see car Škoda 135L/R
This is literally that in real life lol
I have been on holiday to Japan. What a culture shock! So civilised!
I am really into cars too, so this must be heaven! Love to see those videos! Great quality productions too!
Greetings from The Netherlands (Holland)
The level of respect here for tradition and safety and the culture fills my heart! ❤️
The stickers are for horsepower
These guys actually get the proper power mods to back up the stickers, lol ;)
Wrong! It's for aero bruh!
Only if they're yellow though...
Because people like you car scene in other contries is not like this in Tokio .
I love the diversity of Japanese car culture. There's cars from all over the world, damn. Love the touge but this was interesting in it's own right!
I can't believe I saw THE Andy Burns in this video! I'm also happy that Andy Burns saw a bosozoku style Soarer.
He's a dick, calling an air freshener a christmas tree smell emitter ... did he brainfart ?
yeah no doubt, he's pretty ignorant.
Yea to me this is real street racing. Not that dumbass street drags…
I love your videos and look forward to your next post as always. It’s very interesting to see the differences and similarities between American car culture and Japanese car culture. I especially like how you concentrate on not just the cars but also the people. After all it is he people with our love for cars, the culture, and improving our driving skills, that makes this scene a world wide thing. I find it amazing how you can go anywhere in the world and immediately make friends with car crazy people from that country. It’s a universal thing. Hope this comment helped and that’s for spending the time to make as good videos as possible. We notice!
MAKE MORE CONTENT. THIS IS BETTER THAN VIN DIESEL IN FF
Shaun, 24, Melbourne Australia
Real content on Japanese culture is important to remove the Hollywood stereo types.
I love your videos Albo, always informative, trustworthy and high quality! Keep up the good work on uncovering the truth and information on this interesting culture. I look forward to the next video!
If anything remotely close to that happened in Australia there would be 200 cop cars entire roads blocked off.
Australian cops look at car enthusiasts like terrorists
Did you guys find the legendary Porsche 911 turbo with the skull decal on the hood? Subbed, looking forward for more contents.
You make the best content on RUclips man. I never miss an episode you put out. If you make an episode with the real No Good drivers my head will definitely explode. I'm 35 (and from Alabama!) now and learned to race a 93 BMW 325is on a local mountain pass back in 2002 when I found out about Japanese Touge racing culture. Thank you for doing this. 🍌🍌🍌
when you think u first but like button dosent load ;-; also keep with the good content (also WANGAN MIDNIGHT)
Not seeing any fairladys or porsches though
Yes this is a very interesting topic that we need to learn about it's not the actual racing that the most go after. I always thought it was but it's about respect and carrying on tradition. Can't wait to learn more thank you very much. I'm Kevin Smith (no really I am) 49 years old from California
Shout out from Seattle Washington USA. My crew and I love your channel. The car culture in your videos is very captivating and inspiring. The scene here in Seattle is fairly large, but lacks the culture and diversity of anywhere in Japan. This is the first video I’ve seen personally, and I’m hooked. I can definitely say: if this were a TV show, I’d be sure to catch every episode twice.
Keep up the good work! 👌🏼
I agree with you I've been an auto enthusiasts every sense the first-time my mom put a match box car in my hands. (Long rant to follow) Some times there are cars so beautiful they can only be considered art. We go to awful movies just to get a glimpse of them. We collect photos or posters of the most the desirable versions and sometimes we purchase miniature version's of our favorite models to place on our desks to be held in high regard by our friends and other enthusiasts.
The automobile has been celebrated for both it's technical complexity and it's design. Some people only see them as transportation or tools to be treated as tools are often used and discarded after they've served that intended use. Sometimes even an uninspiring design has it's place.
Thanks
What’s up from Tacoma! Zero culture here unless you like Honda’s. There is a shop with some nice skyline and bmw builds.
Kyle Laporte ay whats up from tacoma lmao
What are you talkin about? SeaTac area is crazy liberal. You should be overflowing with diversity and culture. Hahaha!!
Kyle Laporte aye I’m from Tacoma ✌🏽
Can I work with you guys? I love cars like you guys do! I am Japanese yet I don’t own a car in Japan hahaha! But! I got a story to tell about my Dad who was a real yakuza and his passion for his cars. He’s now in heaven (or hell? Haha) Idk if i will get noticed. Just trying. My name is Akihiro Tsumuraya
Aki Tsumuraya u are Japanese but u didn't own a car in Japan ?Dude are u kidding me? If u talking that In my country yes it happen cause car were so expensive here like fuck...
@@superbmachine owning a car in some areas of japan is expensive dude
kaeden king did u state that because of Parkin fee
shah Danield The public transportation is very convenient in Japan.
J.H. Liu yes but its such a lose when u in country that car were cheaper but didn't own it one in my country public transport were not so good so owning a car is a must but imported cars were too expensive because they charge tax too high to protect national car
This is the first time I've viewed one of your videos. I liked it and would like to see more about the underground racing scene in Japan. It strikes me as something so Japanese that even when they're doing something they all know is illegal they have a code to not involve the innocent. I don't like street racing, it's not something I condone, but it is something I find fascinating because of my love of cars and track racing. Because of their code though this is probably the "safest" street racing in the world.
The Japanese culture is so rich in every aspect
From ancient history to the modern era, Japan keeps giving the world tales to tell and things to watch. Amazing country.
This is my first video of yours I’ve ever watched. I’m not disappointed and I subbed because this is the stuff I love to watch. You deserve to get your content out there and a documentary would be killer. Keep it up and I look forward to seeing more videos
Thank you so much.
I want to be in Japan for this once in my life.
From India JDM Love
me too bro their car. culture is so awesome unlike here in india
1. Pascal, 26, France
2. Because this culture is about freedom. It's about this freedom a car gives us and this feeling when you drive by night. Can't explain it, it's just awesome. I own an honda civic EJ8 and every time i watch my car i smile, every time i drive it, i feel happy. That's why this culture is important. For me it gives happiness and freedom that i can find nowhere else.
3. I would love to see more videos with the real JDM culture as we very rarely see. That's important so we can keep this culture all around the world. We don't know much here ..
車好きには最高だね！
ベヨネッタ大ちゃん35fdgt that'sRai