I really had no idea I shot so many photos this time around in Japan. Granted I was there for almost two weeks but I don’t even remember having my camera on my that much. I didn’t shoot much or at all while I was in Hong Kong but then […]
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The Chronicles in Japan 2020 Part 1: Arrival and Tokyo Auto Salon…
2020 marks my 7th year in a row going to Japan. What once started out as a bucket list trip for me has now become a regularity. I never thought I’d have many of the opportunities that have been presented to be over the years but if there was one true “game changer” for The Chronicles, it most certainly would be my first trip to Japan in 2013. Going to Tokyo Auto Salon and seeing everything else that came with that trip really opened my eyes to a new level of potential for what I could do covering car culture—and I’ve been going back ever since. Every trip since has offered so many new opportunities to see more of what Japan had to offer. I find it funny now when my friends ask me if I’m going back to Japan every January because for me, it’s a certainty. Unless I’m absolutely unable to afford the trip, you’ll definitely find me there…
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Spoon Collection & More From Tokyo Auto Salon…CHRNCLS Vlog 2020 #2
After spending the morning and early afternoon at the 2020 Tokyo Auto Salon event, we sat in traffic for what seemed like forever just so we could stop by Spoon Sports Type One in Suginami. Spoon was hosting a little gathering of their own titled the “Spoon Collection 2020” where they used their workshop facility to showcase some of their famed race cars from year’s past. The following day, Yuta joined us at Tokyo Auto Salon to go over some of the more talked-about builds of this year’s event and we provide some insight of our own—whether it be useful or completely ridiculous.
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Back in Japan for Tokyo Auto Salon…CHRNCLS Vlog 2020 #1
We’re back in Japan! For the first time ever, I’m actually uploading new videos while I am actually still in Japan! I’ve never been able to do this because I just didn’t have the technology, and frankly, the time to film, edit, render, and upload a new episode while traveling. Hope you guys enjoy the new look and going back to the early videos without the letterbox. To kick-off the new 2020 season, I take you guys with me as I hop off the plane in Tokyo and dig right into the meat of why we are in Japan; the annual Tokyo Auto Salon event. There was some great stuff this year, some great surprises, and plenty of high quality stuff. See for yourself!
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Adventures in Fukuoka at M&M Honda – CHRNCLS Vlog 2019 #7
On the evening before our final full day in Japan, I make the executive decision to take a bullet train ride down to the Kyushu region, Fukuoka in particular, to visit a tuning shop that I’ve long been wanting to visit but just never found the right time to. M&M […]
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Speed Forme, Trial Japan & Yuta’s Big Reveal – CHRNCLS Vlog 2019 #6
This is a big one! We are back in Osaka, Japan hanging out with just a few days left before returning to the USA. Salem had already left that morning so after we dropped him off at the airport, Yasu takes us over to Speed Forme where we visit some […]
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Garage Excellent and The Legendary Sennard – CHRNCLS Vlog 2019 #5
The ghosts of Honda one-make racing’s past make an appearance in this very special Vlog when we visit the legendary (but often unknown outside of Japan) Racing Garage Suzuka Sennard…known simply in the Kansai region as “Sennard-O”. This engine building facility is known to build some of the most potent […]
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The Uncommon Cars of Common Snapper! – CHRNCLS Vlog 2019 #4
Tokyo and Osaka were fun but we were off to yet another part of Japan to visit more shops and see the unseen. On this episode, we head to the countryside of Mie, an area more popularly recognized for the famed Suzuka Circuit. We visited Suzuka Circuit for the first […]
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Osaka and The Hidden Gem! – CHRNCLS Vlog 2019 #3
We’re off to Osaka! After completing our adventures in Tokyo and finishing off a car-free day of just shopping and eating, it was time for us to head off on the Shinkansen to Osaka. We set-out to find more car stuff that many wouldn’t be exposed to or have seen […]
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Spoon Sports and Level One Japan Meet! – CHRNCLS Vlog 2019 #2 (Part 4)
After leaving Tokyo Auto Salon that Saturday afternoon, we headed down to a different part of Tokyo to check-out the Spoon Sports “Kanpachi Auto Salon” event, which is an annual gathering hosted by Tatsuru Ichishima and Spoon. They haven’t participated at TAS the last few years and have decided to […]
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