Thank you for making this content happen, Sir! Remember this place since the early 00's when it got featured in YT videos. This got me inspired of owning a JDM car and dreaming to get a BNR34. After the car got reality, i still had not the chance to get there, but i hope it will work out next year. I hope that with all the politics trying to ban all things related to car culture, this place will still remain for ever. Thank you! Kind Regards Matt
Your last statement is so important: We, the car community, need to take care of us and what we have! We need to "regulate" ourselves before someone else does it, ruining it for everybody. Thank you for speaking about it. And a great video as always.
One more thing… The great thing about Daikoku is also the great thing about your channel, which is the sheer variety of cars that can be seen. These days I have a Honda S2000 that I enjoy driving. But in the past I have owned everything from British sport cars to American muscle. The bottom line is that I consider myself a car guy. Just about anything with wheels and a motor interests me.
It's this, the variety that makes the place so enjoyable. There's always gonna be something new, unusual, special. More informal "all the tribes" meets would make the world more colorful.
@@eliastschofen5808 apart from Daikoku I'd suggest Tatsumi and Umihotaru if you can reach them by car. You can also find some cool cars parked outside parts stores (e.g. A PIT Autobacs) and in some underground parkings around the city (e.g. Akihabara UDX)
Looking forward to being there for the first time this summer, I hope to find you as well. Thanks a lot for all the materials shared through Speedhunters and TH-cam across all these years.
As much as it was amazing you showing us such an amazing variety of awesome cars, it was just as much fun stopping the frames and seeing the ones in the background you couldn't show. Blown away!
I've been watching your content so long I feel like I know you, and watching a video like this is almost like I've finally gotten to visit from the sates and you're just giving me the rundown. Very cool feeling. I hope to visit one day.
Great video and insight on Daikoku. Having been following the JDM style since the early 2000’s, I would love to visit Daikoku some day. If only I could figure out how to get my rz34 over there….lol 👍🏼
Excellent video Dino as always, i always wanted to visit that place but as tourists it seems a little bit complicated, as you've said it's a car show and i hope the keep like that many years because there aren't too many places like that left, i live in Switzerland and it's almost impossible to have a place like that and sadly some people don't behave. Your videos are almost philosophical always a delight to watch and hear. Greetings !!!
Hey Dino! It was nice meeting you that Sunday morning and I was looking forward to seeing this coverage!! Amazing shots and I’m enjoying the format, thanks for sharing your insight about this iconic place and your passion for JDM cars🙌
Ah yes the Famous wild Daikoku what a legendary place only in Japan 👌 and a place where you can see everything from a mint Lancia Stratos to a fully built Hakosuka GTR to a Chevelle SS to a 800HP R34 GTR and everything else you could think of only in Japan and as Dino said be respectful and follow the rules otherwise will loose this amazing place and Dino great work 👍
I keep repeating myself in the comments but i don't care,,Thanks Dino for showing all of this. Been a big fan for over a decade due to your Speedhunter work.😎👍 Edit: Dear Japan, please don't close this due to a few idiots that break the law,, Thank you.
I fear this will end before I have a chance to see it due to the popularity causing too many non invested visitors coming and breaking the rules. Thanks for the history and story, been following since speed hunters.
Great video. The imagery, sounds and your perspective mixed with history and a lesson makes for a perfect feature. Hope to make it there one day, see you in person, thank you, shake your hand and take a pic. Otsukare.
Glad you made this video. To this day and all my trips to Japan I never got to visit but glad my nephew was able to and hoping I can visit. Sometimes we shoot ourselves in the foot or are the party foul and ruin it for everyone. Hoping many see this and practice restraint to keep spots like this alive and going. Social media is cool and all but seeing and meeting others in person and talk story feels connected. I have been seeing videos on Okutama so hoping to see more on this location/region.
It probably took me twice as long to watch this video. I was stopping it every couple of seconds, trying to see what cars were in the background!! Man there is some amount of variety on show there.
Thanks for this video as it cleared up a number of things about Daikoku that I’ve been curious about for a while now. I do have one question - is possible to reach Daikoku via public transit? Hopefully cooler heads can basically self-police the activity there so that the authorities do not wind up feeling the need to have the place shut down to the car/bike community. It sure looks like an awesome spot!
Hi Dino, would like to check with you is this car meetup held on weekly basis,day time or night time? Is the venue easily access by train and the exact address. How can we know when are they holding this kind of car meetup event. Hope you are kind enough to advise and enlighten me by sharing those information with me.Your sharing is greatly appreciated,many thanks.
It can be daily but night time only, daytime meets only happen on weekends and national holidays. And no it’s not accessible by anything other than by car, hence the issue with the tourists
I was in Japan from 91-, but I didn't have a car and was dating a "dancer" so didn't have extra coin to aquire one.😅. So these videos help make up for it.
Man, I'm so glad my German drivers license gives me easy access to a license translated to Japanese. Simply rented a car and drove there myself. No need to rely on expensive taxis or the police to get me home
As car enthusiast who sold his pride and joy to finish school and move to Japan one day, I can only hope people will respect the rules and legally come to Daikoku to enjoy what it has to offer; I hope I can see this irl one day myself
Planning to go japan in the next couple of years. Im just really hoping Daikoku is still around and there Isnt a tourist ban like they have been implementing in other areas of japan.
Going to be in the shinjuku area from 09/18/24-09/20/24 + 09/30/24-10/01/24 and only going to be getting around via train. 😅 if anyone will be out there and I can catch a ride with to the meet pls lmk🙏🏽
@@dino_dc you dam right it was early I went at 1030 last night it was close the cops had it shut down lol I'm from ny I'm usto things like that starting at like 11pm
Just an idea: sometimes, could you maybe grab all your b-rolls that may have been cut from the original video and put them all together with nice music, as a "raw" b-side of the original.
It's still a car heaven but when street racing was at its peak there was a lot of crazy builds, now it's just mostly loud supercars and modern sport cars with minor mods
Centuries are very rare / expensive? Can’t you get them for 15-20k any day of the week? Even after a shit tonne of taxes & shipping + compliance fees, they can be bought in Australia for 18-35k easily. A couple of years ago you could get one for even less. (AUD, so USD would be even less.)
Can someone explain to me if this is an illegal activity? Someone told me not to go. I really would like to see all these cool cars but I guess I’m nervous that I will get in trouble? Or I’m causing an issue for the Japanese community.
What a magical place! I was playing R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 (1999) on the Playstation and the ending cinematic takes place in a recreation of Daikoku PA. It seems that no matter where you go, even in a videogames from 25 years ago, this place is treated as a special part of Japanese car culture. I wish there was an American Daikoku, maybe somewhere in LA, but I'm 99% it would immediately be ruined by hooded individuals making too much noise, leaving trash, doing burnouts, crashing, hitting people, and committing crime within just a few days, and forcing it to get shut down. I love LA but I know the people here have no respect at all for others and it simply wouldn't work. This kind of magical place can only exist when people have some level of respect for the location and for others, and too many Americans are simply completely incapable of behaving themselves in a civilized manner. I wish I was exaggerating.
Another thing that I admire in the Japanese culture is that the car scene is allowed unless you become an asshole and the local police will step in . Otherwise its all good.
Hope you guys enjoy this new style/format of video! Been a short hiatus but have some super cool videos lined up!
Great video. Just the right pace and vibe for a docu style on such an iconic place. Thanks!
Thank you for making this content happen, Sir! Remember this place since the early 00's when it got featured in YT videos. This got me inspired of owning a JDM car and dreaming to get a BNR34. After the car got reality, i still had not the chance to get there, but i hope it will work out next year. I hope that with all the politics trying to ban all things related to car culture, this place will still remain for ever.
Thank you!
Kind Regards
Matt
Loved this format, great video!!! It was cool seeing your old shots as well, show them with pride!
We want more of that Dino!
Your last statement is so important: We, the car community, need to take care of us and what we have! We need to "regulate" ourselves before someone else does it, ruining it for everybody.
Thank you for speaking about it. And a great video as always.
I really like the documentary intro style! Daikoku is such an iconic place with tons of variety, there is always something new to see.
Daikoku pa is probably one of my biggest bucket list place to visit if I ever get to Japan.
One more thing… The great thing about Daikoku is also the great thing about your channel, which is the sheer variety of cars that can be seen. These days I have a Honda S2000 that I enjoy driving. But in the past I have owned everything from British sport cars to American muscle. The bottom line is that I consider myself a car guy. Just about anything with wheels and a motor interests me.
I rented a Toyota Yaris for 50 dollars just go to Daikoku in Feb 2023. I was awestruck when I saw what I had only seen online for 15 years.
It's this, the variety that makes the place so enjoyable. There's always gonna be something new, unusual, special. More informal "all the tribes" meets would make the world more colorful.
That guy's "Support Violent Driving, Japanese Spirit" hoodie tho. 🤣🤣🤣 Loving the new format, Dino!
That’s Hardcore Tokyo owned by Jun Takahashi 😎
I went to Japan during the Auto Salon week and Daikoku has been one of my favorite spots, there's really something for every taste
I will go to japan soon, what car meet spots do you recommend near tokio.
@@eliastschofen5808 apart from Daikoku I'd suggest Tatsumi and Umihotaru if you can reach them by car.
You can also find some cool cars parked outside parts stores (e.g. A PIT Autobacs) and in some underground parkings around the city (e.g. Akihabara UDX)
@@eliastschofen5808I wrote a comment earlier but apparently it disappeared. I'd suggest Tatsumi and Umihotaru PA, A PIT Autobacs and Akihabara UDX
@@eliastschofen5808I'd suggest Tatsumi, Umihotaru and Autobacs Shinonome
@@eliastschofen5808 sorry, my comments keep getting deleted for some reason
Dino, please continue with this new style of documentary, and extend it to other gems of Japanese car culture, like Tsukuba.
Would love to see more of these historical videos. Something about the history of Wangan racing would be fascinating!
Something about a Sunday morning with some certified classics while listening to super cars looping around the overpasses hits different.
Looking forward to being there for the first time this summer, I hope to find you as well.
Thanks a lot for all the materials shared through Speedhunters and TH-cam across all these years.
Diakoku is the best. Never a dull moment, always cool to see.
The value and knowledge you bring in your videos combined with visuals you guys are working on is making it so awesome.
Happy to hear that!
What blows my mind is that this has been going on for *30 years* without somebody ruining it for everyone and getting it shut down.
Yup. Makes you think.
Blue A70 with old school Volks!! 🔥 🔥
Glad to see you back at it! I really enjoyed this slightly more formal feeling voice-over style. It was cool.
Glad you enjoyed it!
As much as it was amazing you showing us such an amazing variety of awesome cars, it was just as much fun stopping the frames and seeing the ones in the background you couldn't show. Blown away!
Always love the visuals and the new style is SMOOTHIE ⭐️ excited for the next new episodes to come !
2:31 Why is no one talking about that F40 with the roof scoop? Great video!
Great video Dino! Those morning shots look fantastic too. It's a place that we definitely need to protect and respect for it to keep going.
I've been watching your content so long I feel like I know you, and watching a video like this is almost like I've finally gotten to visit from the sates and you're just giving me the rundown. Very cool feeling. I hope to visit one day.
Me and my wife had a blast yesterday there in Daikoku
Great video and insight on Daikoku. Having been following the JDM style since the early 2000’s, I would love to visit Daikoku some day. If only I could figure out how to get my rz34 over there….lol 👍🏼
Excellent video Dino as always, i always wanted to visit that place but as tourists it seems a little bit complicated, as you've said it's a car show and i hope the keep like that many years because there aren't too many places like that left, i live in Switzerland and it's almost impossible to have a place like that and sadly some people don't behave. Your videos are almost philosophical always a delight to watch and hear.
Greetings !!!
Thank you!
The story to the video made it so much better. Keep it going!
Hey Dino! It was nice meeting you that Sunday morning and I was looking forward to seeing this coverage!!
Amazing shots and I’m enjoying the format, thanks for sharing your insight about this iconic place and your passion for JDM cars🙌
Thanks! And good meeting you!
Ah yes the Famous wild Daikoku what a legendary place only in Japan 👌 and a place where you can see everything from a mint Lancia Stratos to a fully built Hakosuka GTR to a Chevelle SS to a 800HP R34 GTR and everything else you could think of only in Japan and as Dino said be respectful and follow the rules otherwise will loose this amazing place and Dino great work 👍
Really like the new video style. Really cool effects, a lot more interesting shots, put together really well. Thank you!
Thank you! Appreciate that, props to Alec for working on it 👏🏻
I keep repeating myself in the comments but i don't care,,Thanks Dino for showing all of this. Been a big fan for over a decade due to your Speedhunter work.😎👍
Edit: Dear Japan, please don't close this due to a few idiots that break the law,, Thank you.
Appreciate the long following 🫶🏼
One of my dream locations to visit in future ❤. Hopefully they continue and never ends
Love the content along w/ the tunes makes for pleasurable viewing every time. 🤙🏼🤙🏼
I fear this will end before I have a chance to see it due to the popularity causing too many non invested visitors coming and breaking the rules. Thanks for the history and story, been following since speed hunters.
Thank you for the long follow! 🫶🏼 I fear too, we’ve pretty much lost Tarsumi PA already…
@@dino_dc damn, thanks for holding it down.
Fantastic cars and narration.
Legendary Location
top content ! ONE day japan ! one day I'll move in !
Great video. The imagery, sounds and your perspective mixed with history and a lesson makes for a perfect feature. Hope to make it there one day, see you in person, thank you, shake your hand and take a pic. Otsukare.
Glad you enjoyed it! Otsukaresama!
Another great video Dino! You dont get enough attention for your work
Not giving up!
Thank you for this video. Visit Daikoku is a dream of mine.
Dope beats Dino. Liking the intro...oh the cars aswell.
Thank you!
Great video! Loved the documentary style😊
Glad you made this video. To this day and all my trips to Japan I never got to visit but glad my nephew was able to and hoping I can visit. Sometimes we shoot ourselves in the foot or are the party foul and ruin it for everyone. Hoping many see this and practice restraint to keep spots like this alive and going. Social media is cool and all but seeing and meeting others in person and talk story feels connected. I have been seeing videos on Okutama so hoping to see more on this location/region.
It probably took me twice as long to watch this video.
I was stopping it every couple of seconds, trying to see
what cars were in the background!!
Man there is some amount of variety on show there.
Always!
Cant wait to come here next year!
8:09 the Martini Racing branding. What car is this plz?
Wow can't wait to visit!
Great video, crazy times we're in with +15 tour groups surfing the line of legality and still people jumping the gates!?
always enjoy your videos!
Thanks!
Thanks for this video as it cleared up a number of things about Daikoku that I’ve been curious about for a while now. I do have one question - is possible to reach Daikoku via public transit? Hopefully cooler heads can basically self-police the activity there so that the authorities do not wind up feeling the need to have the place shut down to the car/bike community. It sure looks like an awesome spot!
There are no public transit options or pedestrian access. Only by car.
No you need a car, and a car to get back. It’s a highway rest stop so no access from anywhere but the highway.
Sheeesh! best car meet spot in 🇯🇵🔥
i plan to hitchike soon across japan and i wanna visit this place as well
Dino da GOAT 🐐
Dino, thanks 👍🏻
Hi Dino, would like to check with you is this car meetup held on weekly basis,day time or night time?
Is the venue easily access by train and the exact address.
How can we know when are they holding this kind of car meetup event.
Hope you are kind enough to advise and enlighten me by sharing those information with me.Your sharing is greatly appreciated,many thanks.
It can be daily but night time only, daytime meets only happen on weekends and national holidays. And no it’s not accessible by anything other than by car, hence the issue with the tourists
@@dino_dc Thanks for your valuable information and advice,Dino.
4:30 - that Honda motorcycle tho.
I was in Japan from 91-, but I didn't have a car and was dating a "dancer" so didn't have extra coin to aquire one.😅. So these videos help make up for it.
#respectdaikokupa 9:55
Don't ruin it for everyone! ❤❤
I really want to visit Daikoku in the Future, it´s a long dream of mine
Maaaaaan, I’ll be out there next week on business, hopefully I can find a way to make it to one of the meets.
Man, I'm so glad my German drivers license gives me easy access to a license translated to Japanese. Simply rented a car and drove there myself. No need to rely on expensive taxis or the police to get me home
Really nice video!
Daikoku PA is an awesome place!
One of a kind!
That orange tvr sagaris literally threw me off, wasnt expecting to see that.
Finally!!! My car made it to a video by Dino!!
Which one?
@@dino_dcred jzx100 markii @ 13:00
2:09 that 964😍
As car enthusiast who sold his pride and joy to finish school and move to Japan one day, I can only hope people will respect the rules and legally come to Daikoku to enjoy what it has to offer; I hope I can see this irl one day myself
1993 I was 6 years old driving around in a 1976 BMW 2002 . Driving to lime rock raceway. NYC . Listening to tribe called quest.
TCQ ❤️
Planning to go japan in the next couple of years. Im just really hoping Daikoku is still around and there Isnt a tourist ban like they have been implementing in other areas of japan.
Hello! Great video! What is the closest metro station please? Thank you!
None. You have to go by car
Anyone know the name of the bike at 7:24
Does this happen during the mid week. I’ll be in the area on a Wednesday and would enjoy to check it out.
Yes if the weather is good
Thank you.
Going to be in the shinjuku area from 09/18/24-09/20/24 + 09/30/24-10/01/24 and only going to be getting around via train. 😅 if anyone will be out there and I can catch a ride with to the meet pls lmk🙏🏽
Just don’t climb the fence 😂
For those wanting to go there you need to either: 1: Have a car to enter, 2: ride as a passenger. You cannot walk in there. I learned the hard way.
the bmw 2002 is not on stock wheels. those might be stock wheels from a 328i e30 or something like that
E30 325is wheels, the more rare 15" version
Japan ist just great
It's great as long as you don't work there
lol so true
@@aceytojaLooks nice from germany 😂😂
I arriving the tokyo, which time is it this meet ? Friday ?
Cars start arriving at 6-7
@@dino_dc ı will be there on tomorrow , thank you bro. See you!
I'm here now in toyko now until what time they do the car meet? At night before the cops shut it down
Can be early, sometimes it gets shut down at 8
@@dino_dc you dam right it was early I went at 1030 last night it was close the cops had it shut down lol I'm from ny I'm usto things like that starting at like 11pm
6:07 Did he just walk by a 190 evo without even acknowledging it 😂
Pfft see them every day 😂 😜
Went there last year in a rented rx7 only to find that it was shut down … so i have to retry this year
nice color grading
Just an idea: sometimes, could you maybe grab all your b-rolls that may have been cut from the original video and put them all together with nice music, as a "raw" b-side of the original.
It's still a car heaven but when street racing was at its peak there was a lot of crazy builds, now it's just mostly loud supercars and modern sport cars with minor mods
Nah wouldn’t say that. The wild builds continue it’s just owners tend not to show them off too much.
@@dino_dc Ah yeah that's true, at night it's definitely more wild
Please recommend a date and time for us to go.
Any night, as long as you get there before 7:30-8 Sun mornings are good too 👍🏻
Show love to Subaru's plz!!!
What time of the weekend is the best to visit?
8 am is good for mornings
Is there any charges?
Just the highway tolls
@dino_dc thanks for the info..i might be visiting japan this September
Iding Power 355 ????
casually passing by a 2.7 RS
I wish it was possible to have anything like this in the US. Too bad, only in Japan.
you have your various cars and coffee meets
Im a fan of new style 🤌
Glad to hear that
Drivers of large vehicles are facing difficulties because regular cars are parked in spaces designated for large vehicles.
Yes, I touched on that in the video
daikoku PA wouldnt last a week in the united states, thats the saddest part. great video as always
Takeovers lol
Centuries are very rare / expensive?
Can’t you get them for 15-20k any day of the week?
Even after a shit tonne of taxes & shipping + compliance fees, they can be bought in Australia for 18-35k easily.
A couple of years ago you could get one for even less.
(AUD, so USD would be even less.)
It’s all going up now
Can someone explain to me if this is an illegal activity? Someone told me not to go. I really would like to see all these cool cars but I guess I’m nervous that I will get in trouble? Or I’m causing an issue for the Japanese community.
No you can go, it’s a highway rest stop, you wouldn’t get in trouble unless you attempt to climb the walls 😂
注意喚起動画ありがとうございます。
最近は外国人観光客向けの大黒PAツアーもあると聞きます
Daikoku is also a rest area for truck drivers, so local authority is not happy about this situation.
As was said in the video 👍🏻
What a magical place! I was playing R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 (1999) on the Playstation and the ending cinematic takes place in a recreation of Daikoku PA. It seems that no matter where you go, even in a videogames from 25 years ago, this place is treated as a special part of Japanese car culture.
I wish there was an American Daikoku, maybe somewhere in LA, but I'm 99% it would immediately be ruined by hooded individuals making too much noise, leaving trash, doing burnouts, crashing, hitting people, and committing crime within just a few days, and forcing it to get shut down. I love LA but I know the people here have no respect at all for others and it simply wouldn't work. This kind of magical place can only exist when people have some level of respect for the location and for others, and too many Americans are simply completely incapable of behaving themselves in a civilized manner.
I wish I was exaggerating.
Wow Ridge Racer brings back so many memories!
🤘🏾⚡️
👍💪✌
Another thing that I admire in the Japanese culture is that the car scene is allowed unless you become an asshole and the local police will step in . Otherwise its all good.
Does one still say jdm in Japan? 😂 just wondering.