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Japan Archive
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![(Updated 12/12/2025) My second full day in Tokyo was marked with exceedingly poor weather. While I had arrived late enough to miss Cyclone Hagibis, Japan caught the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_6683.1.jpg "2008 Chevrolet MW: Little Big Block")
2008 Chevrolet MW: Little Big Block
Posted on December 12, 2025 | 17 Comments(Updated 12/12/2025) My second full day in Tokyo was marked with exceedingly poor weather. While I had arrived late enough to miss Cyclone Hagibis, Japan caught the […] -
![(Updated 12/4/2025) Just outside of my hotel, as I was walking to the crosswalk in order to duck into yet another FamilyMart, one of the ubiquitous combinis blanketing […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_7003.jpg "2001 Toyota Origin: Past Is Present")
2001 Toyota Origin: Past Is Present
Posted on December 4, 2025 | 29 Comments(Updated 12/4/2025) Just outside of my hotel, as I was walking to the crosswalk in order to duck into yet another FamilyMart, one of the ubiquitous combinis blanketing […] -
![(Updated 11/14/2025) While we’ve featured a few big Benzes that have fallen on hard times here on CC, this one perhaps takes the Kuchen. Walking past an […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_6788edit.jpg "Curbside Find: 2003 Maybach 57 – First World Problem")
Curbside Find: 2003 Maybach 57 – First World Problem
Posted on November 14, 2025 | 50 Comments(Updated 11/14/2025) While we’ve featured a few big Benzes that have fallen on hard times here on CC, this one perhaps takes the Kuchen. Walking past an […] -
![(Updated 11/8/2025) One of the things that always struck me about Japan and Japanese cars are that there are a lot of small cars, more than in most […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_7106.jpg "Curbside Finds in Japan: Parking At Home – The Long And Short Of It")
Curbside Finds in Japan: Parking At Home – The Long And Short Of It
Posted on November 8, 2025 | 45 Comments(Updated 11/8/2025) One of the things that always struck me about Japan and Japanese cars are that there are a lot of small cars, more than in most […] -
![(Updated 11/3/2025) There’s nothing more frustrating than seeing something special approaching from more than a block away and realizing there is no way to get any closer […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_6781-2.jpg "In Motion Classic: 1959–1966 Alfa Romeo Giulietta/Giulia Sprint Speciale – They Drive On The Wrong Side In Japan As Well")
In Motion Classic: 1959–1966 Alfa Romeo Giulietta/Giulia Sprint Speciale – They Drive On The Wrong Side In Japan As Well
Posted on November 3, 2025 | 15 Comments(Updated 11/3/2025) There’s nothing more frustrating than seeing something special approaching from more than a block away and realizing there is no way to get any closer […] -
![The driver of this Datsun F-10 bought it new in 1977, and she’s still in love with her beautiful baby. Which raises the question: Is ugliness in the eye of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/CC-50-070-9a25-115x115.jpg "1977 Datsun F-10: It Got An F In Beauty School")
1977 Datsun F-10: It Got An F In Beauty School
Posted on October 13, 2025 | 23 CommentsThe driver of this Datsun F-10 bought it new in 1977, and she’s still in love with her beautiful baby. Which raises the question: Is ugliness in the eye of […] -
![(Updated 10/10/2025) We’ve seen a lot of Mitsuokas on CC already. The kei car. The compact. The luxury sedan. The limousine. The WTF coupé. The almost cool […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_20190831_160326-copy.jpg "2003 Mitsuoka Ryoga – Mid-Range Madness")
2003 Mitsuoka Ryoga – Mid-Range Madness
Posted on October 10, 2025 | 35 Comments(Updated 10/10/2025) We’ve seen a lot of Mitsuokas on CC already. The kei car. The compact. The luxury sedan. The limousine. The WTF coupé. The almost cool […] -
![How often does a truly revolutionary car appear? Let’s disqualify uranium powered flying cars on the cover of Popular Science and other quirky eccentrics from consideration, but focus on mass […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-05-17.24.17-115x115.png "Curbside Classic: 1973–1979 Honda Civic – The Second Little Revolutionary")
Curbside Classic: 1973–1979 Honda Civic – The Second Little Revolutionary
Posted on October 8, 2025 | 10 CommentsHow often does a truly revolutionary car appear? Let’s disqualify uranium powered flying cars on the cover of Popular Science and other quirky eccentrics from consideration, but focus on mass […] -
![(Updated 10/2/2025) When I saw this faded red coupé sitting forlorn on a parking lot the other day, I figured I had finally found a genuine banger. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190828_164933-copy.jpg "Curbside Find: 1984 Toyota Corolla Levin (AE85) – You’re Tired, You’re Poor, You’re A Huddled Mess")
Curbside Find: 1984 Toyota Corolla Levin (AE85) – You’re Tired, You’re Poor, You’re A Huddled Mess
Posted on October 4, 2025 | 23 Comments(Updated 10/2/2025) When I saw this faded red coupé sitting forlorn on a parking lot the other day, I figured I had finally found a genuine banger. […] -
![(Updated 10/2/2025) Bailiff: All raise the roof. Honourable Judge James Tiberius Klein presiding. Judge Klein: Be sweetened. As you know, I have been put in charge of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190827_105206-copy.jpg "The Japanese Retro Re-Trial (2nd Witness) – Nissan March “Herbie”")
The Japanese Retro Re-Trial (2nd Witness) – Nissan March “Herbie”
Posted on October 2, 2025 | 28 Comments(Updated 10/2/2025) Bailiff: All raise the roof. Honourable Judge James Tiberius Klein presiding. Judge Klein: Be sweetened. As you know, I have been put in charge of […] -
![(Updated 10/1/2025) It’s not every day that we host a marque for the first time on CC, especially one that made great cars on an industrial scale, as opposed […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190923_161922-copy.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1968 Prince Skyline (S57) 1500 Deluxe – Positively Charming")
Curbside Classic: 1968 Prince Skyline (S57) 1500 Deluxe – Positively Charming
Posted on October 1, 2025 | 27 Comments(Updated 10/1/2025) It’s not every day that we host a marque for the first time on CC, especially one that made great cars on an industrial scale, as opposed […] -
![(Updated 9/30/2025) The world really is chock full of surprises. No one foresaw the First World War and the 1929 Wall Street Crash. No one expects the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190924_114429-copy.jpg "2012 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon RHD – Those Inscrutable Americans")
2012 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon RHD – Those Inscrutable Americans
Posted on September 30, 2025 | 26 Comments(Updated 9/30/2025) The world really is chock full of surprises. No one foresaw the First World War and the 1929 Wall Street Crash. No one expects the […] -
![During Honda’s fourth generation of Accord, they finally released a wagon version. Built exclusively in Ohio and from there exported back to Japan as well as to Europe (along with […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5701.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1993 Honda Accord EX Wagon – American All-Star")
Junkyard Classic: 1993 Honda Accord EX Wagon – American All-Star
Posted on September 29, 2025 | 18 CommentsDuring Honda’s fourth generation of Accord, they finally released a wagon version. Built exclusively in Ohio and from there exported back to Japan as well as to Europe (along with […] -
![(Updated 9/14/2025) It’s been a while since we haven’t had a Mitsuoka sedan on CC. I’ve been one of the main purveyors of these fascinating machines on this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190909_111323-copy.jpg "Curbside Find: 1998 Mitsuoka Galue (Series I) – Downhill From There")
Curbside Find: 1998 Mitsuoka Galue (Series I) – Downhill From There
Posted on September 18, 2025 | 28 Comments(Updated 9/14/2025) It’s been a while since we haven’t had a Mitsuoka sedan on CC. I’ve been one of the main purveyors of these fascinating machines on this […] -
![(Updated 9/18/2019) It’s fascinating to discover the bigger JDM cars, but there are many, many kei cars, vans and trucks around that also want a little […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190825_151000-copy.jpg "Curbside Find: 1985 Honda Acty 4WD Pickup – ¡Kei Suerte!")
Curbside Find: 1985 Honda Acty 4WD Pickup – ¡Kei Suerte!
Posted on September 17, 2025 | 16 Comments(Updated 9/18/2019) It’s fascinating to discover the bigger JDM cars, but there are many, many kei cars, vans and trucks around that also want a little […]
