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General => Bike Chat => Topic started by: Kiwifruit on Wednesday, 07 November 2018, 08:22 PM

Title: Shanghai and Tokyo trip.
Post by: Kiwifruit on Wednesday, 07 November 2018, 08:22 PM
Wife and l have a trip booked to Shanghai and Tokyo in a couple of weeks. Her son teaches in Shanghai. We are also going to the Automechanika show in Shanghai which l am very much looking forward to.
Do you fellas have any suggestions for places of interest to visit?
Have been told the tour around Tokyo in gokarts is worth doing. Have also been told the Suzuki museum is worth going to.
Got to get the bullet train to get there.
:cheers:
Title: Re: Shanghai and Tokyo trip.
Post by: Andre on Wednesday, 07 November 2018, 09:04 PM
https://qz.com/1219947/mario-kart-tours-in-japan-foreigners-dressed-up-as-mario-and-luigi-are-a-menace-on-tokyo-streets/ (https://qz.com/1219947/mario-kart-tours-in-japan-foreigners-dressed-up-as-mario-and-luigi-are-a-menace-on-tokyo-streets/)
Title: Re: Shanghai and Tokyo trip.
Post by: Mister Fishfinger on Wednesday, 07 November 2018, 09:46 PM
Quote from: Andre on Wednesday, 07 November  2018, 09:04 PM
https://qz.com/1219947/mario-kart-tours-in-japan-foreigners-dressed-up-as-mario-and-luigi-are-a-menace-on-tokyo-streets/ (https://qz.com/1219947/mario-kart-tours-in-japan-foreigners-dressed-up-as-mario-and-luigi-are-a-menace-on-tokyo-streets/)

Yeah, but in Japan they drive on the left - should be no problem for Kiwis, they will feel right at home.
Title: Re: Shanghai and Tokyo trip.
Post by: KiwiCol on Wednesday, 07 November 2018, 11:21 PM
Also known as the correct side Fishy.
Title: Re: Shanghai and Tokyo trip.
Post by: Kiwifruit on Thursday, 08 November 2018, 04:20 AM
Yep same side of the road.......thats why we buy all their old cars .
Title: Re: Shanghai and Tokyo trip.
Post by: Mick_J on Thursday, 08 November 2018, 07:52 PM
The left side is the right side, the right side is the wrong side, simples.
Title: Re: Shanghai and Tokyo trip.
Post by: VladTepes on Thursday, 15 November 2018, 04:29 PM
The car show in China will LOOK remarkably like a car show anywhere but you'll see the brands are 'knock off'.

Oh that's a Land Rover you'll think. Nope it's a "Land Wind".
They know they are not fooling anyone, and they don't care either !


If you go to Japan, and go to the Suzuki museum, and DON'T post pictures on your return, I'm a gonna wield the ban hammer !
:stir:

Enjoy your trip !

Title: Re: Shanghai and Tokyo trip.
Post by: Sweaty on Thursday, 15 November 2018, 05:58 PM
Sounds like a great trip coming up KF. Have a ball mate 👍🍻
Title: Re: Shanghai and Tokyo trip.
Post by: Kiwifruit on Thursday, 15 November 2018, 07:10 PM
Thanks guys. Getting close now. Got our International Driving permits so we can go on the Tokyo Kart Tour and got tickets to the Automechanika Show in Shanghai.
Suzuki Museum is about 250kms from Tokyo in Hamamatsu. Looks like 90mins on the Bullit Train. Hopefully the bride will be straining at the leash to go have a look........ :whistling: