The REAL Initial D, Me, Skyline, and Gunma PICS 56k no

[infinitgkid]

You make a good point, but not even the dirtiest Japanese hookers will do to me what she will.

wow you just took that to a whole 'nother level...

Respect son!

[happy408]

thats some pretty cool stuff you're doing. keep up with all the pics

[SienSil80]

I think she's Fillipino or Vietnamese.

If she ever heard you say that she'd kill you. Yes shes Japanese, and yes thats the way I like it. It took a long time to find one like that.

[dickie]

soravia earning plenty of negative rep itt.

[SienSil80]

I'm back in Yokohama now. I finished up Usui and Myogi and thought I throw up a few more preview pictures.

Please enjoy.



Did things a little backwards. This is the finish line of Usui's touge. The finish line is actually the border between Gunma and Nagano. So here is the border picture where it ends.



part of Usui. I was surprised to later learn this was Keichi Tsuchiya's home course.



I climb trees to give you all the best shots of Usui.



A hachi just kickin it on the side of the road at Usui



The start line for Usui's touge.

I also got a picture of the C-121 turn that was made famous in Initial D but it's on my gfs camera so I'll have to show it later.



Start of the Myogi course. To the left is the parking area where the nigh kids from the show would meet up.



View from the guardrail in the middle of Myogi course looking at a pretty part of the mountain.



Another shot of part of the road on Myogi.



The finish of the course is somewhere between where my gf is standing and where my skyline is parked. Where the skyline is, there was a huge open paved area with ALOT of tire marks from various hooligans "getting ****ty" with their vehicles. I also proceeded to lay down some tire rubber myself and did a few donuts before leaving.



More myogi. The course is really reall high up.



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view from the guardrail looking down at the town at the base of the mountain. It's really really really high up. If you managed to slide your car off the edge and through the guardrail, you'd have a fair amount to time to contemplate your impending doom before you hit the ground.



I forgot to mention earlier that Gunma has a large wild monkey problem. Monkies are famous for being violent and stealing food from people here. While I was at the kogen falls at nikko, a monkey actual walked up into a store, grabbed a bag of food, and walked out and returned to the forest. Also, while driving to Akagi, I saw a whole family of monkies, maybe 5 or 6, on the side of the road just chillin looking for someone to group maul. Anyway, this very old sign on the side of the touge read "DONT FEED THE MONKIES" and "DONT SHOW MONKIES FOOD" and "DONT APPROACH THE MONKIES". probably because if you did show them theyd claw you to death then steal the food you were eating then move their family into the car you owned before being killed by monkies.



It just so happens that near the entrance to Myogi, there was a highway onramp. Oh, a sidenote for some of you complaining about gas prices in America. Every time I filled my car up here on this trip, it was about $100-$110. Also, the highway tolls there were $40 and $35 on the way back. so go boo hoo about your $60 gas tanks.

I'm working on the full write up on the whole trip and how you can do it yourself. I also took video of running each of the courses so if you want to be a nerd like me and compare it to the courses in the initial d game, you can. Be careful though of monkies and mammoth sized flying insects in the region.
Modified by SienSil80 at 5:17 PM 8/5/2008

[NismoDriver240]

I've seen some pics and blogs about Japan and some touges and stuff like that but this is sick! I saw a couple episodes of initialD, but just seeing the scenery or japan is awesome, keep up the great shots!

[IanS]

Must resist urge to hop on a plane, must resist urge to hop on a plane, must resist urge to hop on a plane, must resist urge to hop on a plane. Those are some awesome pictures.

[Soravia]

I want to buy that highway and rent RWD cars on both ends.

Your gf has pretty tanned skinned for a Japanese girl. I'm sure she's a rare find. All the more reason to be envious.

[Mr1der]

If she ever heard you say that she'd kill you. Yes shes Japanese, and yes thats the way I like it. It took a long time to find one like that.

I didn't know they came like that....

I'll write this information down for use at a later date.

like when I open up my wild west show in Tokyo...

[grmreapr]

that is totally bad a** One day I will make it there and go to the same places must be fun as hell.

[StandardProspect]

awesome picturesim really looking forward to your entire write-up of the trip. i would really enjoy visiting there someday.

[RCG_Savage]

Awesome pictures! I wish I could drive any one of those roads. Can't wait for the videos.

[NSR_s30]

Man thats awesome.

[JustinStrife]

Too much awesome in one thread. I am beyond jealous. Nice pictures and looking forward to the write-up.

[skydragoness]

Very cool! I appreciate the tidbits of info. I plan to visit Japan next year, and I definitely want to go the places less traveled and see some scenery. Thanks for sharing

[S13RainSpecialist]

WoW thats awesome i wish i was with there with you man good work and keep it up by the way why dont you race down the mountain at night like a time trial it would be lifetime oppurtunity or dont tell me the cops control the touges now >

[Jehuty77]

I'm going to Japan in a week and wouldnt find visiting the tofu shop, do you know the address so I can find it?

[VMP]

absolutely beautiful landscape... i wouldn't mind driving to the top of every mountain just to smoke a cig... then drive back down for some fried tofu

**** i'm so jealous!

any trouble w the police?

[project90]

awesome shots, do you plan to upload high res pics up anywhere? this gallery could be my desktop picture for years

[EZcheese15]

Ok, because of this thread I think I've decided to extend my trip to TAS 09 by a week, because I MUST go there. Soooo jealous.

I may have to drive a rental Tiida or something lame, but it'll be worth it to check that place out. I've always been an Initial D fan anyway.

[bmike818]

SienSil80

I love Initial D. These pictures you have are awesome, thank you for taking the time to share these with us.

...funny you didn't take pictures when you were driving in the rain. You could have had a "rain battle" shot

[Kristine]

wow! this thread delivers

I'm so jealous! I wanna go there

[Hayashi Ken]

Mason san, waza to gunma ken made ni touge wo hashiite miru da! nanka sugoi kiimochi desho? hidari migi magate, accelerator wo funde, engine no koe wo kikoete, ii kanji hazu da. boku mo gunma ken e sono touge itte miru dato omou dakedo, itsumo isogashi ka okane ga tarinai. sayaku! shikamo, toll ryokin wa sugoi takai desho!

Gambatte!

[sldewyz]

those pictures are amazing man. thanks for showing us. im gonna save some of those cuz there so sweet. i especially like the pic in comparison between the book and the real life action with the swan boats. love ur skyline too.

[Otto.]

Japan is so beautiful. I want to go so bad but i am afraid of flying.

[AJRK]

Awesome pics. Those hairpins look crazy!

[BakaDaruku]

You still in Japan man?

I'm looking for more gaikokujin in Japan who like to drive the touge.

drop me a line if ur keen for a run sometime.

[Gold Digger]

Yes, he is, and so am I.

He lives in Kanagawa-ken, and I am in Saitama-ken.

Bring yourself down to Daikoku some night when you have time.

[Silviastein]

Wow this thread bring on a dream.

[boro drift]

I'm going to have to get back on my Japanese language studies, cause I'm going someday! Awsome pics, awsome trip, awsome thread!