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Feb 09 2015 14 Comments

Tokyo real-life Mario Kart

Tokyo’s famously efficient train network is a great way to get around the capital, but to really see the city, it’s much better to navigate on foot. The perfect method to explore backstreets, alleyways, and all they have to offer. Plus, and perhaps more importantly, it offers the possibility of coming across one of the many surprises that Tokyo seems to continually offer. Like, for example, real-life Mario Kart.

Tokyo real-life Mario Kart

A wonderfully silly sight that was sadly let down by the overly cautious and not in the least accurate way they took corners.

Tokyo real-life Mario Kart

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  1. John says

    2/9/2015 at 11:14 am

    Another picture that goes against the myth of Japan being a “safety country”…

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    • Lee says

      2/9/2015 at 4:18 pm

      Very true. No seatbelts, no helmets and no problem at all!

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  2. Coli says

    2/9/2015 at 11:51 am

    Haha. That is really funny. Is that even legal?

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    • Lee says

      2/9/2015 at 4:20 pm

      I presume so. With a koban on so many corners, they must have been seen. Must be classed as a car, and hence no helmet requirement. Or that’s my guess anyway.

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  3. Al says

    2/9/2015 at 3:21 pm

    That’s hilarious! What were they doing, just driving around?

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    • Lee says

      2/9/2015 at 4:20 pm

      They seemed to be. Just driving about and having a thoroughly good time whilst doing so!

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  4. Hans ter Horst says

    2/9/2015 at 3:52 pm

    Wow, amazing! I wonder what they used as shells to throw at each other!

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    • Lee says

      2/9/2015 at 4:21 pm

      If they did they’d sadly used them all up by the time I saw them!

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  5. June says

    2/10/2015 at 6:00 am

    And no banana peels? I guess that would be considered littering.

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    • Lee says

      2/10/2015 at 9:35 am

      No…, another inaccuracy!

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  6. Lizzy says

    2/10/2015 at 8:09 am

    Thank you so much! This post made my day. 🙂

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    • Lee says

      2/10/2015 at 9:36 am

      You are more than welcome. They put a big smile on my face too.

      Reply
  7. mimi says

    2/16/2015 at 2:32 pm

    Hehe where’s peach? 🙂

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    • Lee says

      2/16/2015 at 3:43 pm

      A day off I think!

      Reply

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