Favorite Place: Tokyo, Japan

One day I would love to visit Tokyo, to sample their car culture, as I have idolized it since I saw Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift. I have learned that most of that movie was not filmed in Japan as you are led to believe. I have come to know true Japanese car culture from a multitude of different medias.

A colorful street in Tokyo
The Real World

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  1. Laura GibbsJanuary 29, 2021 at 3:24 PM

    The world of Japanese myths and legends (ancient and modern and in-between) is AMAZING, Nic, with so many great resources online too, so maybe you will do a Japan-inspired project for this class! I'm sure there must be ways to do a mash-up of car culture and the Japanese supernatural world! Some ideas at Wikipedia: Japanese Mythology Portal

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