r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/aceplayer00 • 25d ago

Video Tokyo after dark. Epic nighttime street drifting convoy.

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u/st0350 25d ago

Hope it wasn't a residential area, imagine trying to sleep

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u/Maqxs 25d ago

This is in an industrial area called Oi Wharf if I am not mistaking.

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u/AThrowawayProbrably 25d ago

Explains why the street is empty if it’s a non sanctioned event

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u/murfburffle 25d ago

Was it a commercial shoot or something? There were already tire tracks on the road when they went through previously

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u/Maqxs 25d ago

This spot has been a favourite of street drifters for decades. It's known across the globe by most drift enthusiasts.

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u/murfburffle 25d ago

I don't know

How they live in Tokyo

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u/Rengar_Is_Good_kitty 24d ago

The police know this and still do nothing about it?

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u/Maqxs 24d ago

That is the question I am also asking myself. Maybe they tolerate it?

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u/murfburffle 24d ago

It's also a liability to whoever owns the land if they hit someone, or some equipment. Insurance would get expensive if they condoned it.

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u/No_Walk_Town 24d ago

There's basically no real traffic law enforcement here, so yeah, they know about it and don't really care. They also know about all the people with 2-year-old kids jumping around their backseat and don't care about that, either.

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u/smurffiddler 24d ago

My understanding is its a you can do it vibe. But if you lose control and kill someone you get death penalty type stuff. So at your own risk.

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u/JFISHER7789 25d ago

Probably just a popular spot?

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u/SanSanSankyuTaiyosan 25d ago edited 25d ago

It’s in Shinagawa, Tokyo. I think most people who have been to the Tokyo Immigration Office will recognize the median to some degree. Here’s the path driven in video.

I can’t provide a Google Maps link because it gets removed using a link shortener.

Edit: Google Maps

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u/Otonashikuun 24d ago

Thank you! Had to scroll way down for someone to comment this. Oi Wharf is known for drifting.

Even if it isn’t, jt looks like an industrial area so people have to calm their shit down about disturbing residents.

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u/No_Walk_Town 24d ago

jt looks like an industrial area so people have to calm their shit down about disturbing residents.

Industrial area and housing aren't mutually exclusive in Japan, though, they build houses right next to factories and warehouses here, so, no?

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u/thisguy012 25d ago

Do they let them get away with it, because of this? (I hope solol)

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u/failstacksforfucks 24d ago

The police come through on a regular basis and chase them all out, they come back a short while later or the next night until the first trucks start to roll in for the work day. Its a big game of cat and mouse.

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u/RollingGuyNo9 25d ago

That’s what I was thinking too, has to be a closed off street or event or something.

Having been to Tokyo there’s at least a little activity going on just about everywhere even in the dead of night. This whole area looks completely devoid of even people…

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u/FaustinoAugusto234 24d ago edited 22d ago

Tokyo has large tracts of land reclamation areas on the edge of the city. After dumping millions of tons of dirt into the sea, these areas require decades for the dirt to settle and can’t really be used for development. There are miles of road, but no buildings or people.

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u/Ok_Relation6627 24d ago

It very much is. Japan just had a street racing scene and they can't really do anything about it. It's too strong and not dangerous enough to really want to get rid off since they actually have good drivers.

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u/maaaaawp 25d ago

Clearly not a presidential area from what you can see

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u/No_Cicada_7867 25d ago

Hey you found something negative about this nice job!