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I don't know shit about this but it would be wonderful if I could get some recommendations:)
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I'd add that Tatsumi PA is another good bet if Daikoku gets too crowded. It's on the other side of the bay and sees a different crowd, more VIP-style sedans and older JDM stuff on weeknights. Tuesday and Wednesday evenings around 8pm tend to be quieter but you still get some nice builds rolling through.
For a more curated experience, check out the Tokyo Auto Salon if it happens to line up with your dates, though that's mostly in January. Instead, there's a place called Up Garage in Shinonome that's basically a massive secondhand parts store, they always have a few project cars parked out front and the staff are happy to talk shop. It's open until 8pm most days.
Just keep in mind that most of these spots are just parking lots where people happen to gather, not official events. The police are fine with it as long as nobody's being a nuisance, but you definitely won't see any drifting happening nearby.
honestly if theyre into the more underground side of things, tell them to check out the C1 loop late night, like 1am-3am. you'll hear cars before you see them, lots of guys just cruising the inner circle, some proper builds. its not a meetup per se but you'll catch random skylines, chasers, even the occasional rwb porsche if ur lucky. just park at a conbini near the ginza or nihonbashi exits and listen for the exhaust notes, thats where the real action is at
for a chill daytime thing, theres a cafe called Berretin in yokohama near the red brick warehouse. its a coffee shop that doubles as a small car museum, they have a hakosuka and a z432 inside. not a big scene but its a cool way to kill an hour and the owner knows his stuff. tell ur friend to ask about the hakosuka engine swap, the guys got a story about it
The car scene here is very real, just not as in-your-face as it used to be. Daikoku PA is the classic spot, it's a parking area on the Wangan line, and on weekend nights (especially Friday and Saturday, think 10pm to midnight) you'll see everything from R34 Skylines to Hakosukas rolling through. It's legal to be there as a visitor, just don't rev your engine or do anything dumb in the lot, the police do stop by.
If they want a more organized thing, Odaiba has some car meets on weekend mornings, particularly at the Shiokaze Park lot. You can usually find a few drift-spec Silvias and RX-7s parked up. For drifting itself, you can't actually watch it on public roads, but you can drive out to Ebisu Circuit in Fukushima or Nikko Circuit closer to Tokyo for actual drift days, though that's a full day trip. Just tell them to bring a camera and be respectful, the owners are usually happy to chat.
Where can I find crispy, pan-fried bacon similar to a certain international style?
if u have a costco membership the kirkland thick cut is the move, 4 packs of 500g for around 2500 yen and it crisps up proper in a cold pan. for smaller runs, precce in azabudai hills & the basement at isetan shinjuku both carry imported US & danish brands in the chilled case, just read the label for "thick cut" or "smoked" and not "loin". also worth knowing japanese bacon is often wet-cured so pat it dry before frying or it steams instead of crisping
kaldi coffee farm is hit or miss but their smoked bacon from denmark shows up pretty regular, the 200g pack runs about 600 yen. what actually works better for me is asking the butcher counter at peacock or life to slice the block bacon thick, like 5mm, they do it for free and it crisps way better than the pre-packed stuff. also fwiw cheap bacon crisps faster, the fatty supermarket kind at 300 yen a pack works fine if u cook it from cold in a dry pan and pour off the fat as it renders.
tbh the gyomu super store brand bacon is surprisingly decent for crisping up, its not thick cut but if you cook it low and slow it gets pretty crunchy. the key is the dry cure vs wet cure thing, wet cure steams. also check hanamasa if you have one nearby, they sell big packs of american style bacon thats actually smoked and firm.
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