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Driving a Toyota 86 Through Nara and Yoshino: Autumn Mountain Passes, Historic Streets, and the Ultimate Japanese Road Trip

There is an undeniable, hypnotic magic to Japan’s steel-ribbed railway network. For years, I wore th ...

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Mazda MX-5 Coastal Drive: Exploring Awaji Island & Hyogo in Autumn

Mazda MX-5 Coastal Drive: Exploring Awaji Island & Hyogo in Autumn—The Philosophy of Driving in ...

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Ultimate Driving Guide: BRZ Driving Route through Kyoto’s Shuzan Highway (R162)

Shuzan Highway with BRZ: The Philosophy of Driving in Japan As a former train conductor for Kintetsu ...

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Osaka to Nose Valley in a Toyota 86: Autumn Satoyama & Winding Roads Drive

Osaka to Nose Valley - The Philosophy of Driving in Japan As a former conductor on the Kintetsu Rail ...

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Mazda MX-5 Coastal Drive to Wakayama & Shirasaki Ocean Park: The Ultimate Driving Escapade

Imagine leaving behind the concrete jungle of Osaka, standard tour buses, and crowded station platfo ...

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BRZ Driven: Exploring Hyogo and Tamba-Sasayama — Autumn Countryside Landscapes and Black Soybean Delicacies

1. Driving in Tamba-Sasayama — The Philosophy of Driving in Japan For years, I viewed Japan strictly ...

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86 Driving in Nara and Soni Highlands: An Autumn Drive to the Pampas Grass Plateau

1. 86 Driving in Nara and Soni Highlands - The Philosophy of Driving in Japan For years, my daily re ...

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Driving Lake Biwa & Oku-Biwa: The Ultimate Autumn JDM Road Trip from Osaka

Mazda MX-5 for Lake Biwa and Oku-Biwa: The Philosophy of Driving in Japan As a former conductor for ...

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Deep Kyoto by Car: Driving a Subaru BRZ Through Keihoku's Autumn Winding Roads

Driving in Japan: Beyond the Rails to Kyoto’s Hidden Backbone For years, I viewed Japan through a ve ...

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86 Drive to Kushimoto: The Ultimate Coastal Escape to Honshu's Southernmost Point

1. 86 Drive to Kushimoto: The Philosophy of Driving in Japan As a former conductor for the Kintetsu ...

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