Japan's WILDEST car-spotting corner in Shibuya

[@noriyaro]

For anyone thinking of going, these meets have unofficially moved to the SECOND Saturday of the month.

[@CHmLgN]

Thank you very much!

[@winkertune]

great, and i'm planning on being in shibuya for the first saturday of the month....

[@tfw_no_vampire_gf]

this man's a car guy and doesn't know what a dodge dakota is? zoomer brainrot

[@jama211]

Thank you

[@MisterResister1]

​@@winkertune Me too dammit

[@UncleRJ]

I felt part of my soul gone missing at that shortened intro.

[@vangelisgru7271]

😢😢😢

[@makimaki500]

Same

[@ktmdukenz]

Hooly I thought the same thing.

[@big____rich4560]

FR. Unlike shows like The Office, I wanna hear this intro

[@axis4399]

Fr

[@TimMyles]

Anyone noticed Alexi has gotten heaps better at identifying US cars?

[@MrTeutje303]

This was recorded years ago lol

[@TimMyles]

@@MrTeutje303 oh was it? I remember him struggling to name a few American cars a while back.

[@VON_WA]

He said when he spotted the type R at 1:15 "that's a recent one, probably like a, 2017?" So i'm guessing this was quite an old stream

[@adamafifrowigmailcom]

​@@TimMyles yeah the new recent fl5 Type R came out in 2023, so this stream could be a year or two years ago!

[@reggiexp69]

@@VON_WA loool but he did comment under this video taht is every 2nd satuerday fo the month... makes u think he stil goes/ was there this month...

[@LuckyKnightJP]

bring back the live streams 🙏

[@MrTeutje303]

for real bro 😭

[@intensionless]

Heck yeah! Those were so much fun

[@vangelisgru7271]

Live stream pls

[@maikeruu108]

yeah. They gave me a reason to wake up early (EU btw).

[@perplxxd]

heyyyy luckyknight! love your art, man.

[@Panster7]

This is going to sound weird but I just love that you can just talk to people lol

[@fourthpanda]

Ah yes, social anxiety.

[@rhn36]

@@fourthpandamy beloved

[@x-90]

What people with Social Anxiety act in their dreams:

[@Panster7]

@@fourthpanda My specialty

[@fourthpanda]

@@Panster7 You should join me in exposure therapy. It's actually working

[@hydro626]

The car in the thumbnail is EXCEEDINGLY rare. I think they only did convertible coupe DeVilles for one or two years for that generation. The hard tops are already uncommon.

[@samward6322]

They were never offered as convertibles from factory. All of them are aftermarket conversions

[@AnakinSkyobiliviator]

I feel the weirdest sense of second hand pride when people recognize and geek out over Alexi...

[@Oatinator]

Car culture is the main reason i took such a strong interest in Japan and it makes me unbelievably happy seeing that car culture is alive and well. Hope i can catch one of these nights when i eventually visit Japan.

[@SwitchFBproductions]

i love how the cops are just making sure nothing goes wrong

[@feaskoh]

There isn't one street in America this clean

[@ErebosGR]

Or this flat.

[@mochunk]

It's still so weird seeing all the old American cars there, when they were a dime a dozen here when I was growing up. I do love that they do lowriders proper though.

[@YayAkiba]

It is strange to see lowriders in Tokyo, and not in LA. There's fun USA muscle cars hooning around Copenhagen.

[@burakbakirr]

This is so "Midnight Club" vibes dude! Awesome!

[@Mark_5150]

Crazy how clean and quite it is in the city.

[@s70driver2005]

That's really the 1st thing my wife and I said when we got off the tain in Osaka.

[@ErebosGR]

A major contributing factor for the quietness is the quality of the asphalt. It cuts down on road/tire noise dramatically.

[@s70driver2005]

@ErebosGR I thinks it's also the speed limit and the fact that there are so many buildings muffling the sound.

[@ErebosGR]

@@s70driver2005 Every city in the world has speed limits and buildings.

[@novrinkov0053]

In Japan, not many people honk their horns like they do in America.

[@MonoPedB]

I'm always amazed at seeing USDM cars in other countries, and how much enthusiasm there is for them.

[@Ryujikun619]

I like to think that for every Kei truck, skyline, and car older than 25 the US imports from Japan, the Japanese enthusiasts import an old American car or buy one from a serviceman as a sort of equal balance to the world.

[@JayZroad]

I love how peaceful and respectful everybody is and that at centre of huge city

[@MarylandResident]

Seeing a 2nd gen Dakota really caught me off guard.

[@dragonmaster391]

and it looks as clean and perfect as new, rare to see such a thing in America let alone Japan. The Dakota is a beloved muscle truck platform (look into the Dakota RT / Durango RT with the 5.9 ^^ and the community for it, or the Shelby Dakota, where Carol Shelby looked at the Dakota, threw a v8 in it and made a sport truck, which is actually why the Dakota began offering v8s standard). The RT with the 5.9 v8 was only offered in single and extended cabs, so I strongly suspect that this is an RT with the 5.9, esp given that those have been the best maintained and cared for of the 2nd gens. look at that cargo hauler in the bed, making it look like they might be doing something, but acting as cover for their sport truck that somehow blends in perfect despite how much it stands out. You wouldn't think someone would bother to import a 2nd Gen dakota, they're nice enough but why bother with one, unless it's got a killer v8 and you can get it for a reasonable enough price. That truck is probably the biggest engine around, even the fanciest cars around with high Preformance engines aren't going over 5 liters. In Japan where people don't know about the Dakota, let alone the RT, I bet this thing takes souls.

[@shoddyE28]

I'm just here for the expanding lore of face tat guy

[@ogscran2920]

2024 and we are still with 1080p noriyaro edition.

[@zachweibl]

That Saturn SC2 at 2:43 though! Pretty common/beat here in the states, but that's a treat to see a nice one in Japan! Love it!

[@veritechzero]

"Dodge Dakota... I don't even know what that is." It's like the cheapest "small" truck you can get in the US, dime a dozen haha.

[@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance]

The older ones were smaller and I felt they would've been a hit in Japan.

[@dre3k78]

Its wild seeing a Tundra in Japan and it looks like a friggin tank on those streets. Im just too used to seeing trucks like that everywhere in the states.

[@timbirtles]

Would love to see the full VOD of this!

[@ripbozo2991]

I second this

[@eliveltonbecker]

Damn i was searching for it xdd

[@draggonhedd]

2:41 SATURN SC2????

[@Ihbpresswash]

I was desperately looking for this comment

[@tylervincent6769]

crazy to hear someone say Idk what that is to one of the most commonly seen trucks of my childhood. Car culture is so cool how far it reaches!

[@tomtomtomtomtomtomtomtoom]

Hope you'll start doing these streams again. They were my favourite! I've been there on the first saturday of last April, and seeing the real deal for the first time was incredibly exciting!

[@cyclonicleo]

Bog laps happen the world over, it seems. I miss those Shibuya streams. Cheers Alexi!

[@tinystar3010]

Random comment I know, but C-notches do not necessarily mean bagged. Even a full static drop uses C-notches. The notch is specifically just to further lower the car without hindering the rear axle and suspension geometry. After C-notches, it can still have air bags added or hydraulic. To for certain dictate if it has air bags, you must see the air tank in back, unless they hid the tank somewhere, or compressor depending. I haven't been updated in modern truck scenes to know if air bags advanced further to not need a tank.

[@Falcon_mk2]

oh hell yes! loved watching everyone of these streams! hoping to see another one from shibuya one day 😁

[@TacocaT87]

4:39 the 180sx coupe with the 180sx hatch front is sick 💜💜💜💜

[@benridesbikes6975]

I think it's a 240sx, so that's just how they came in the US. We'd call them a Onevia here in Aus, where it was actually a Silvia coupe + 180sx front, since we didn't get the 240 (or any S13 at all, all imported)

[@possibly8180]

Akshually Onevia Jokes aside it'd be funny if some Japanese dude found out that USDM 240SX coupes were basically just factory Onevias and just said "I want that." lol

[@carter_schulz]

imported 240sx from the US, thats how they came

[@RickRolling-tc7vb]

Awww, I am so jealous. Looked like a lot of fun Alexi, geeking out over cool cars and just generally enjoying the ride. Thanks mate, nostalgic AF.

[@ComfortsSpecter]

Vibing hard or hardly Vibing Incredible Casual Experience I Love regular Public Car events

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

Fun vlog and some cool cars. Keep up the good work.

[@h1k0usen13]

Was there last week and this makes me want to come back immediately. What an experience.

[@KuroRyuu86]

Ive heard it as Either First Saturday or Second Saturday of every month. But really cool to See ALL types of culture in one place and no one is having a brawl.

[@AKADriver]

9:20 that Corolla isn't just dead stock it's fully converted to US spec bumpers and trim!

[@janistorlopare]

Cool

[@V8.77]

The guy that laughs randomly, in the background, sounds so happy lol. I would be too car spotting there. All the best man.

[@SHREDTOKILL]

those e46s in the beginning would be interesting to see up close. I am obsessed with Japanese bmw styling.

[@TheJDMPhil]

Such a cool car spotting location. Was stood there in 2019 for a while!

[@hampocampo]

When the sub-notification sounds feels nostalgic 😭

[@PatG-yi1di]

So much better than takeover meets. I could watch this for hours!

[@flyinHI808]

I think I was more excited to see the public freaking out when they spot Alexi/Noriyaro in public! I would do the same!!😁

[@Derek_Pixel]

I don't know much about cars but there is something super enjoyable about Alexi naming off cars as they roll past.

[@firenter]

Big same, all I'd be doing there would be "oh that's cool" or "HELL YEAH DUDE!"

[@ayrthhhn]

same dude, but you learn to recognize some with time

[@GojiNero]

Importing those fullsize trucks and SUVs to Japan is wild

[@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance]

King of the road

[@Skidracer21]

That means you got MONEY money.

[@bradday]

Cheers for this! Adding to my list of stuff to do in Tokyo when we finally make a trip over! すごい! ありがとう!

[@BenHolah]

Definitely going to try check this out when we are over in September! thanks for showing us this!

[@SynthFabriCraft]

I used to go there all the time. There is a small shop that sells synthesizers across the street from tower records. called Echigoya music.

[@tom_hagen1972]

I love Japanese car culture. So creative and always so stylish. They really seem to put a lot of thought and effort into their cars.

[@thealexrodgers1770]

The variety of stuff is wild, must be an amazing watch on a good night!

[@de4thscythe613]

you want to see an incredibly large variety of random cars, apparently just goto shibuya on the first saturday of any given month, i love japan

[@s70driver2005]

This looks like an absolute blast!!!! that would never work in America. People would get too stupid.

[@IImor3]

It's not everyday I get to spot myself in a noriyaro video but damn bruh this is from 2019 what a throwback 😂😢

[@FingonNarmolanya]

That's one hell of a cool spot, not only is it accessible but damn, the sheer variety of cars is insane

[@mohis5664]

Alexi we really need livestreams back 😂. They were really fun to watch

[@roadhog29389]

That just looks like a chill time

[@j.yossarian6852]

Praying to god there’s a vod for this stream because I direly need to see more of that blue motorbike with the huge scoops on the back wheel

[@cheeky1441]

I was there about a month ago in Shibuya, I wish I had known about this when I went, RIP. love your content man.

[@barneymiller7894]

Original Jimny! So many people don’t realize this was the only gen imported to the US! They weren’t brought in large numbers for consumer sales, mining companies bought them because they would fit down tunnels!

[@xeptix]

I HAVE to go to one of these. This is now on my bucket list.

[@akuma-tactics1]

So cool seeing US cars in a different aspect

[@jordanmorrison4117]

The car gods have answered my prayers! He has posted once more!

[@WingsOfADream1]

love the vibe.

[@Zoltec-q1g]

Great video. Please bring back the full intro though, I really like the music and the scenes from that intro!

[@goon3502]

bro made me wait a WHOLE MONTH for a video drop

[@amazonbox1115]

I was there in may and had a whole bunch of jdm classics pull up on a road right off the shibuya crossing, it was amazing

[@FastPaull]

Just amazing how clean japan is. Like insanely clean.

[@nickknee3515]

I'm a truck guy and seeing all the Toyota Tacoma's, Hilux mini trucks and Tundra's gave me wood. Even that Dodge Dakota was cool, that was my first truck I ever owned with the 4.7L. A big V8 in a small truck was alot of fun.

[@xyanide1986]

I've caught a few of these streams, looks like an awesome spot

[@TacocaT87]

Lowriders in Japan is stil crazy to me. Don't get me wrong I LOVE it but I'm just like "one of these things is not like the other." Japan gave the world the JDM life and the U.S. gave Japan the Chicano lifestyle. 💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@kevinmenard6792]

And Japan does both better than most anyone in the US.

[@pistolpete81675]

I love that the Japanese love American cars so much. I did not expect to see what I think was a 96 Buick Roadmaster.

[@sortaspicey9278]

I have NEVER in my life seen a Dodge Dakota in that good of condition in the United States

[@zavtparticles6828]

the amount of rust they collect is it's own tier

[@jimmyc7269]

Saw a mint first generation Trailblazer in a small city in Japan. Drove around to see the rear suspension, no rust anywhere.

[@nick_nt7574]

It's pretty wild seeing JDM vehicles here in the US, but it's even wilder seeing US cars imported to Japan being driven around in the city.

[@_hanz73]

Japan car culture is very diverse, its just wonderful!! ❤️

[@JohnnyWuzzisname]

Shibuya doesn't even know what to do with all these danged hooligans! Sick video vibe Alexi, so dope

[@nik86toy]

This reminds me of late 90s Chelsea cruise in London, from King’s Road down around Sloane Square and over Battersea bridge!!

[@MrApplesaucestuff]

amazing. now we expect monthly vids of this

[@blnkerfluid]

Just thank you! Im going to tokyo Next week, I will be scouting that area

[@onemansvideos2134]

The convertible after the blacked out headlight corolla had a windshield as dark as the paint

[@max_coast]

my favorite car nerd delivers again, this was awesome

[@jonathanpinckney9227]

3:40 Toyota bB! WOO! One of my favorite moments from these streams was those dudes in the former Taxi.

[@drtydawg73]

awesome stuff Alexi! 🙂

[@acrain7]

Man, that's awesome! Do you think you'll stream there again, sometime?

[@XJR15ftw]

Everyone saying hi is just so wholesome. Must feel strange to be recognized like that, but it's cool, everyone's super chill.

[@vtijim]

OK not gonna lie got WAAAAAY too excited at seeing the K11 Micras (March) 😂😂😂

[@kdesikdosi5900]

yay noriyaro is still alive rip intro though

[@AmbroseBrandt]

"Thats a taxi" 😂

[@ricardoortiz3]

I remember in the background of a shibuya spotting video I saw a lowered 2000s Chevy Silverado and these last few years I saw that lowered American trucks are becoming more popular and being imported. I’d love to see a video on some American truck spotting

[@blueberrymascarpone2786]

12:45 A hopping car🤣 I remember Nomuken drove a car like that in Yokohama many years ago. It should be found somewhere in V-OPT.

[@FlowBeatSSG]

4:00 Ah man been a while since I seen a Dakota in the States. Basically just a Ram.

[@simon_969]

This is fantastic I think dual streaming on KZbin and twitch might be good

[@bruchett4799]

This was nice. I went to shibuya and on my last day (Friday?) around 7pm there were several nice cars. Even during the day I saw a similar red small quirky car and everyone was taking pictures. at night I saw some nice race cars just loitering around their cars parked. It was a nice view.

[@WKBaker4]

Japan has the broadest car scene in the world. Lots of other good car spotting locations as well.

[@kaydenelma7189]

love these videos thanks for sharing these with us keep it up

[@2JZDestroyer]

dude the lowriders, brings me back to the late 90's in timesquare. good times.

[@anthonyestevez118]

That's awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@BurpleRX7]

Never get to see this as I usually come over for auto salon so 8-24th January, My usual spot is the crossroads in Aki or entrance to UDX. Would love to see more next year

[@powerslideita]

Dude i've been at the same spot! Can confirm, it's crazy the cars you see! Man, i gotta go back!

[@s70driver2005]

When did you go there?

[@powerslideita]

@@s70driver2005 April this year

[@Marty17031]

It sucks that I missed this live. I was in Shibuya the sixth but it was raining pretty badly so I left Shibuya early.

[@djhitech1892]

9:18 a lot of great cars in this vid, never seen a 430 done up so well usually these cars are ugly first glance but this one is the cleanest I’ve seen, ever.

[@djpenfoldnz]

Can highly recommend around Big Step in Amerika-mura, Osaka for dope car spottos too. Chur.