Traditionally it’s trolls that lurk under bridges – or possibly Japanese in this case, seeing as we’re approaching an underpass on the outskirts of Tokyo. It’s certainly not a usual hangout for super cool Japanese young people. But when subcultures form, they tend to stick to the fringes of society, and this one is no different. The body language and capillary action of the cars is the same as any other car meet though – people drawn together in loose groups, pointing at bits of car, laughing and joking, standing back to admire, leaning in to inspect. Except that the cars themselves aren’t the usual highly modified or expensive representatives of the traditional scenes. In fact, they’re remarkably unremarkable. But that’s the thing here – in a society driven by outrageousness and shock value for the ’gram, the coolest Japanese have turned sideways and embraced the chunky cardigans of the car world:
