In this article, we will introduce 7 Japanese gifts that car lovers will definitely enjoy. We hope this will be helpful for various people, such as those who have never been to Japan but want to give a gift to a friend, or those who have been to Japan but forgot to buy a souvenir.
- Liberty walk Harajuku Hoodie
- JDM Vintage GTR Legendary Skyline T-shirt
- DM CAR art R32 V-SPEC II NUR SPEC RB26 Tuning T-shirt
- Glowing license plate key chain LED
- TOMICA (Sports Car History Collection, Glorious GT-R Set)
- Initial D No.1 Takumi Fujiwara AE86 Torino Project D Spec 1/24th scale plastic model
- Paint spray (matte black and white)
- Custom CAR (Japanese Magazine)
- Summary
Liberty walk Harajuku Hoodie
This is a hoodie from Liberty walk Harajuku, which is currently the hottest spot for car lovers in Tokyo. It has a simple logo on the front and LIBERTY WALK TOKYO printed on the sleeves. Also on the back are the words Tokyo and JDM in large letters, creating a cool design that is a fusion of Japanese and modern styles.
The price is a little high at 18,980JPY, but it is hard to find a hoodie with this design. I think it is worth it.
JDM Vintage GTR Legendary Skyline T-shirt
T-shirts featuring the R32, 33, and 34 Skyline GT-Rs of the past. The sports cars are especially exciting to look at because of the cool design on the back. The material is 100% cotton except for the gray, and to my surprise, there are a total of eight colors to choose from, including red and green in addition to black. The price is 2,000JPY.
DM CAR art R32 V-SPEC II NUR SPEC RB26 Tuning T-shirt
Everyone who loves tuning cars knows HKS, and this T-shirt has the HKS logo and the R32 printed on it. The material is 100% cotton except for gray, and there are 8 colors to choose from, including red and green as well as black. There are also women’s and kids’ sizes, so we recommend this as a gift for women and children!
Glowing license plate key chain LED
This is the product that I am personally most interested in. The design is exactly the same as the actual license plate used in Japan, but it can be personalized with numbers and place names of your choice! And the license plate glows, which really tickles my fancy. It seems that you can also add symbols such as hearts in addition to hiragana. If I have a chance, I would like to buy one too.
TOMICA (Sports Car History Collection, Glorious GT-R Set)
Tomica is well known to everyone in Japan. The reason for its popularity is that it can also be used for suspension and door opening and closing, and is reproduced in great detail. The first, Sports Car History Collection includes a total of four cars: Subaru Impreza, Nissan Silvia, Mazda RX-8, and Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution.
This Glorious GT-R set contains a total of 4 TOMICA’s from the original GT-R to the current model. Older models are quite rare, and to be honest, they are quite hard to find in stores.
Initial D No.1 Takumi Fujiwara AE86 Torino Project D Spec 1/24th scale plastic model
This is a plastic model of the Tofu Shop AE86 that appears in the famous Initial D manga. Like the TOMICA, plastic models are also mainstream car toys in Japan.
The scale is 1/24, and even the carbon fiber hood, fog lamps, paper cups, steering wheel, and other details are reproduced in considerable detail.
However, remember to buy them as they require glue, pliers, and paint to assemble.
Glue for models
Modeling pliers
Paint spray (matte black and white)
Custom CAR (Japanese Magazine)
Lastly, I would like to introduce a magazine called Custom Car. The inside of the magazine is of course in Japanese, but it is interesting to read because it has many pictures of custom cars, including sports cars and other commercial vehicles such as the Hiace. You can buy it on paper basis, but you can also read it on Kindle, so I recommend it to those who want it right away. It might even be a good way to learn Japanese!
Summary
In this article, we have introduced seven gifts that car lovers would enjoy receiving. Of course, you can also enjoy them for yourself. We hope you will come to Japan and buy car goods, but for those who can’t make it here, we have introduced products that can be purchased on Amazon, so please buy and enjoy them.
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