Cold weather along Japan’s northern coast assists in letting offender know what he did was not cool.
cars (Page 9)
When we painted a car in permanent marker many asked; “What if it rained?” So, we did you one better.
A year of driving the Mr. Sato itasha turned out to be far too long for its owner, so we bid it goodbye in the cheapest way we could.
Not ready to convert your own car into a shrine for your favorite anime characters? No problem, this rental car company will loan you one!
Mr Sato and his friend Butch paid a visit to the biennial auto show ahead of its official opening day.
Even people born and raised in famously polite Japan are amazed by Iwate Prefecture’s manners.
What happens after you roll up this car’s window is bound to give you a good laugh, courtesy of Madoka Magica‘s Mami Tomoe.
”Ladies floor” implies that men should park their cars elsewhere.
Parking in this store’s lot even though you’re not a customer? They’ll just keep your car then.
“Itasha” (literally, “painful cars”) don’t have to look painful at all when done by the right pros!
Hokkaido-based cake artist draws on a wide variety of inspirations for jaw-dropping edible art.
Non-porcine traffic forced to use the slow lane.
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