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Some Restomod pictures and videos from some Japanese Magazines I recently acquired
Robotsan
Club Member
No way that's amazing, thanks for the info!
I see you speak, or can read Japanese at least. How did you learn may I ask? Did you live there?
Albrecht
Well-Known Forum User
I lived and worked in Japan (Tokyo) from the late Eighties to the mid 1990s. Have been working for Japan-based companies ever since then and used to visit two or three times a year until Covid-19 put a spanner in the works.
Mrs Albrecht is Japanese (she's from the far north, Hokkaido. A great place to visit.) and we speak a lot of Japanese at home. I can teach you the Japanese for "Did you put your bloody engine parts in the dishwasher again?"
Robotsan
Club Member
No way, that's a coincidence - my girlfriend lived and worked in Niseko, Hokkaido for a year back in 2017/18. She absolutely loved it. We're planning on going back as soon as they open up to normal tourism again. Which I hope might be next year. What do you think?
Robbie J
Club Member
You can get into Japan if there is a company there that will sponsor you for a business meeting which I don't think is that hard to sort out. I have friends that live there and visited many times, sometimes for work but always been to short... like a lot I would love to live there for a while. I'm jealous that some of you have!
I was planning a trip to go to the R's meeting in Fuji in Oct, had a sponsor etc but my wife has made the slush fund the main joint account and a Six speed Getrag and transfer case for the GTR has blown the budget... so next year then
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Albrecht
Well-Known Forum User
Niseko is lovely.
Mrs Albrecht's sister married into the family which owns and operates Rusutsu Resort, just down the road from Niseko. Pre-Covid we used to go to Sapporo for New Year with the family, then stay a few days in Rusutsu or one of their other ski resorts. They've all been skiing since they could walk, so I can't keep up with them. I prefer the snowmobiles or even the dog-sledding.
And that area of Japan is great in the Spring and Summer months, much more temperate and less humid. The wildlife is amazing, and there's a huge National Park - Daisetsuzan, over 200,000 square Km - in the middle of it. Great for golf, hiking, camping or even just driving. There are lots of nice cars which come out of the woodwork when the snow and ice have gone. Also some pretty big bears to bump into...
Food and drink in Hokkaido is among the best in Japan. Plenty of Onsen around too. Recommended.
We might retire to live in Hokkaido eventually.
Robotsan
Club Member
Wow, you're lucky to have experienced all that!
She says she went to Rusutsu and said it was lovely, much quieter and seemed less touristy. She worked for Ski Japan in Niseko, if you've heard of them?
We watch a lot of YouTube videos by vloggers in Japan, so I've heard about the bears from those - definitely wouldn't like to meet one out hiking.
Also heard about the food in Hokkaido. I love that they have such strong local food culture there - in that every region and even every city is famous for a particular dish or style of a popular dish. I just want to eat my way round it.
Robotsan
Club Member
Yeah I'd heard that too. Does sponsoring mean they have to spend any money? All my girlfriend knows there is a hairdresser and a infant school where she worked, so not sure either would be any good!
