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[–]pslover 192 points193 points ago

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..and this is how they rock.

[–]KindOfCrap 60 points61 points ago

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and roll

[–]loki_kiss 28 points29 points ago

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It's almost like they've watched too much Grease. o_O

[–]philosarapter 21 points22 points ago

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Or just discovered the American 1950s.

[–]andash 5 points6 points ago

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And mixed it with some weird post-punkish goth style all while listening to j-rockish rockabilly, lol wut.

[–]NotClever 14 points15 points ago

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Yoyogi is pretty much the center for the most random shit you will encounter over there. There are all sorts of bands that will practice or hold concerts in the middle of the woods. One time at about 3 am we encountered two girls in ultra-mini skirts, high heels, and bikini tops hitting a badminton birdie back and forth with no net in the middle of a pathway.

[–][deleted] 12 points13 points ago

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Obviously they were dtf.

[–]Bearmangler 2 points3 points ago

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Damn, I wish I saw that when I was there. All I got were the Elvis impersonators dancing all day.

[–]Coriform 9 points10 points ago

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I feel like there is an inordinate amount of dogs in this world that like to skate.

[–]outlaw99775 43 points44 points ago

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This was my first introduction to them, Peter, Bjorn and johns Nothing to Worry about

[–]Jigsus 61 points62 points ago

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I love how a guy in a leopard coat shows up at the end and nobody bats an eye

[–]cmunerd 22 points23 points ago

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Oh yeah that's just Yugioh.

[–]darkgatherer 7 points8 points ago

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If that dude isn't a pimp, he needs to be.

[–]ginstrom 4 points5 points ago

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If you haven't seen it, I'd very much recommend watching Tokyo Pop for a good portrayal of that subculture.

[–]RyanOnymous 4 points5 points ago

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what the fuck is happening here!?

[–]OtisDElevator 7 points8 points ago

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You have just been Rock-Rolled, Japan style.

[–]mafoo 10 points11 points ago

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Rock-Rorred?

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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Ruh Rohd?

No, that's Scooby

[–]Aurion 2 points3 points ago

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Lock-Lolled

[–]tpurves 1 point2 points ago

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[–]draebor 30 points31 points ago

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Japan is like a kid that's been home-schooled his whole life, then leaves home and starts absorbing bits and pieces of culture without any concept of context or appropriateness. I love that kid.

[–]jmvp 4 points5 points ago

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As the most inward-looking developed country in the world (IMHO), it is, in a strong sense "home schooled." And they adopt everything they find as viewed through their own lens - how could it be otherwise?

[–]draebor 3 points4 points ago

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Agreed, and there's a good reason that it has traditionally been culturally isolated... it was official policy for around 300 years during the Tokugawa shogunate.

[–]j4p4n 3 points4 points ago

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As a resident of Japan I loved that metaphor. Weather it is true or not, I have to sleep on it. But oh god, it was luscious.

[–]btraina 34 points35 points ago

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Maybe if we adopted a [jpn] tag...

[–]BlackStrain 28 points29 points ago

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But does that mean it's safe or not safe?

[–]gmick 95 points96 points ago

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It combines NSFW with WTF.

[–]bhrgunatha 21 points22 points ago

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[NSFWTF] ?

[–]kingtrewq 51 points52 points ago

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no just [jpn]

[–]Omelet 9 points10 points ago

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No, [jpn].

[–]acmercer 20 points21 points ago

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Have you seen what goes on in that country?? I mean, it's awesome, but definitely NSFW.

[–]hypnoguy1 13 points14 points ago

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They have really weird uses for seafood. Especially eel.

[–]alienangel2 6 points7 points ago

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You can also look at this as having really weird uses for vaginas.

[–]AlreadyTakenWTF 24 points25 points ago

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Also semen. Come on Japan after the fifth guy it becomes excessive.

[–]vanostran 14 points15 points ago

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Come on, live a little. You won't regret it.

[–]awag22 6 points7 points ago

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Come on.

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points ago

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Eileen?

[–]Eroc 2 points3 points ago

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Come with me if you want to live.

[–]philonius 2 points3 points ago

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If it comes from the ocean, it can be eaten. And sometimes used for other things too.

[–]i_live_in_japan 8 points9 points ago

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It's safe. Trust me.

[–]heuheuheuheuh 4 points5 points ago

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"Meanwhile, in Japan... [tentacle free]"

[–]catmoon 325 points326 points ago

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Dude, they're just like any bike gang in the US.

[–]deflective 237 points238 points ago

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a swedish group using an autralian instrument to produce a 70s/90s sounding song while japanese bikers wear a ridiculously excessive 50s biker style and 80s break dance.

this, my friends, is the future. give it a hundred years and pretty much everything's gonna be made by pulling bits and pieces from different times & places and mashing it together to see what happens.

[–]Zhatt 98 points99 points ago

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You've made me happy about the approaching future.

[–]vanostran 51 points52 points ago

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Don't forget our seafood will be drenched in oil.

[–]s_s 24 points25 points ago

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That's called deep-frying and is the most common way to eat seafood.

[–]tungtor 11 points12 points ago

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or anything for that matter. AMEEEEEEEERICA! FUCK YEA! HERE TO DEEP FRY, ALL YOUR MOTHAFUCKIN FOOD YEA!

[–]DrKedorkian 3 points4 points ago

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You should learn, when to use commas.

[–]BraveSirRobin 3 points4 points ago

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We now need to accelerate global warming to get the oceans to an adequate cooking temperature.

[–]androohoops 35 points36 points ago

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Don't forget our oil will be drenched in seafood.

[–]elitezero 14 points15 points ago

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Like whale oil!

[–]dagurb 5 points6 points ago

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Haha! Silly man. There won't be any sea food in the future.

[–]flio191 9 points10 points ago*

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what. you people haven't heard of lenningrad cowboys? you *jive turkeys!*

[–][deleted] 34 points35 points ago

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too bad it's always been like this...

Walk into any house and you see Victorian furniture against 70's wallpaper, with art-deco Ikea shelves, and brass picture frames from the 50's. Sure living culture is usually less obvious, but c'mon to think pastiche is a cultural phenomena specific to this time period is naive.

[–]derefr 20 points21 points ago

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There's a difference between the purposeful juxtapositions created by an artistic director, and the melange made by someone who can't afford to replace everything in their house at once, and makes decor purchases based on the set aesthetic of the storefront with no consideration of the destination context. Calling that "pastiche" is like calling a hoarder's home a museum.

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points ago

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Well there's always this. I agree to some extent that the furniture isn't a completely strong argument for pastiche, but I wouldn't say it fails either. People pair that shit because they think it looks cool probably more often than wanting to try and replace it all together, or at least equally. Pastiche is an extremely old art form and way for people of various cultures and generations to share in eachother's trends, I honestly can't see that changing drastically in even the next couple hundred years because for everything that will drive us towards conformity an equal force will repel it, and drawing from those past methods can be considered artful or conservative, in either case nothing really different than what we have now.

[–]phobiac 8 points9 points ago

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This reminds me of this video of some guys doing the Charleston and it syncing up nicely with Daft Punk's Around the World.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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What's the australian instrument?

[–]CardinalnGold 2 points3 points ago

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It's called pastiche, we're obsessed with stuff we've never experienced firsthand.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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Do you there will be a baroque revival too, with crazy wigs, fluffy pants and hotpants for men as well?

[–]onestab 50 points51 points ago

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you have shown me one of the coolest things i have ever seen

[–][deleted] 18 points19 points ago

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ahahah then they all eat noodles at the end. I love the japanese.

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[–]otayyo 63 points64 points ago

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Because there's nothing cool about Gingivitis.

[–]NicholasPipe 12 points13 points ago

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I saw a guy in a Brooklyn bodega TONIGHT with one of those hanging out of his mouth and I couldn't process it.

[–]rz2000 18 points19 points ago

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That was completely mesmerizing.

[–]Crayform 9 points10 points ago

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A breakdancing, leapfrogging, synchronized dancing, Japanese biker gang. Ok. What else ya got?

[–]fuckshitwank 3 points4 points ago

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A goldfish that plays football.

Oh, and...

[–]Velveti 25 points26 points ago

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I love this song

[–]assumetehposition 8 points9 points ago

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2 minutes in I realized it was a crunk beat... and I still liked it.

[–]i_kant_spelz 15 points16 points ago

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i just permalinked so hard right now guys.

[–]snowball666 3 points4 points ago

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If you heard anything snap you should stop right now.

[–]tora22 4 points5 points ago

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Holy shit.. that is so awesome! I can't believe I haven't seen this before.

[–]kryx 3 points4 points ago

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That guy at 2:30 was amazing.

[–]ddrt 2 points3 points ago

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[–]connerfer 2 points3 points ago

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Fuckin' didgeridoo. It's awesome to hear people using it more and more.

[–]mafoo 2 points3 points ago

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How do they work?

[–]AJRiddle 1 point2 points ago

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Is this where the pic comes from or did someone make this video and randomly put this song on it?

[–]akhenatron 3 points4 points ago

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These guys are out there doing their thing like every weekend. It's real. Somebody just got a pic of the same group.

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[–]ipt 13 points14 points ago

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Hell yea! The Leningrad Cowboys rock. And they have a movie.

[–]embretr 26 points27 points ago

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So does Miley Cyrus

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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Leningrad Cowboys movie is good.

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points ago

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Clearly, you've never heard of Red Elvises and their own movie, Six String Samurai.

[–]Hiro-of-Shadows 3 points4 points ago

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That was the most majestic thing I've ever seen.

[–]wallish 97 points98 points ago

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Tunnel Snakes rule!

[–]Pinecone 27 points28 points ago

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Tunnerr Snakuh rurr

[–]enkideridu 9 points10 points ago

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more like tunnelu snaku lulu
i hate when people mix up asian stereotypes :P

[–]Prof_H_Farnsworth 83 points84 points ago

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Good Lord, I'm getting a reading of over 40 mega-Fonzies!

[–]Hermes_Conrad 34 points35 points ago

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Everybody out!

[–]Dr_John_A_Zoidberg 27 points28 points ago

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So do you guys know about anything else going on, because I'm totally still ready to party.

[–]SUCOL 103 points104 points ago

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YOU FUCK ON ME!?

[–]HADAWKINS 55 points56 points ago

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FUKK YUU WHUAAARE!!!

[–]jerrygofixit 46 points47 points ago

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FUCK YOO DOFEEN!

[–]umilmi81 24 points25 points ago

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I GIVE YOU KICK ON ASS

[–][deleted] 28 points29 points ago

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Lesbians are typically morbidly obese. The only car that would have sufficient room for two hippo-like dykes is a Ford Econoline.

[–]magicalqueer 13 points14 points ago

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...I have no idea why this comment is here.

Regardless, it made me giggle. Have an orangered and an upmod.

[–]Azured 284 points285 points ago

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Ohhhhhhh it's a Gwease Rightning!

[–]hobbitlover 112 points113 points ago

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It says clearly on their jackets that they're the Brack Shadow!

[–]Sardonapalus 82 points83 points ago

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You fucking asshole, I rushed in to say the exact same thing...wear prayed.

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[–]Mr-You 38 points39 points ago

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It's always the simplest racist jokes that are the best

[–]lwrun 2 points3 points ago

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Judging by your name, you subscribe heavily to this.

[–]skuggedrepar 3 points4 points ago

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I had troubles hitting the upvote because i was laughing so hard.

[–]stivo 18 points19 points ago

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im suprised noone has mentioned the great johnny bravo yet

[–]pounds 32 points33 points ago

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Compensation for a receding hairline

[–]yammerant 36 points37 points ago

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His hair casts a shadow over his baldness.

[–]sam480 54 points55 points ago

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A black shadow.

[–]geft[!] 16 points17 points ago

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An African American shadow.

[–]bigbengb 9 points10 points ago

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Many of these guys actually shave their temples to accentuate the duckass hairstyle. It's part of the look.

[–]bazfoo 13 points14 points ago

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[–]hemperor 8 points9 points ago

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Lock 'n Loll!

[–]chief_hanker 8 points9 points ago

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RACK 'N ROW

[–]asdfman123 25 points26 points ago

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In this picture: a bike gang dominance dispute. The pompadoured man on the right challenges his leader with the ultimate sign of disrespect: growing bigger hair.

[–]PirateMud 20 points21 points ago

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I read this in David Attenborough's voice. Nice.

[–]KeyboardDog 14 points15 points ago

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Once he hits 35MPH+ in his motorcycle, he'll use his hair to lift off.

[–]rspeer 10 points11 points ago

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Holy shit! I visited Japan and saw people doing exactly this in Ueno Park. Pic because it happened.

I thought I was just seeing a bunch of crazy awesome people, not a cultural phenomenon.

[–]kappuru 22 points23 points ago

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[–]Jimeee 5 points6 points ago

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Those are some of the most perfect DA/pompadour hairstyles I've ever seen.

[–]ours 3 points4 points ago

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They used to be lost more of these guys before the Government decided to chase them out. Now (well at least 4 year ago) Yoyogi has the goths replacing the rockabillies. I does have its charm but mixing pieces of SS uniform into their style is a bit shocking for a foreigner.

[–]SubGothius 7 points8 points ago

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Reminds me of how a gothic Mexican friend of mine with Sephardic Jewish heritage once wanted to buy and wear an SS officer's ring that he saw at an antiques shop, just for the knowledge that its original owner would be spinning in his grave at the very thought of it.

[–]ours 8 points9 points ago

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Buying SS paraphernalia because your country more or less denies WWII so you don't know better: I will facepalm.

Buying SS paraphernalia just to make Nazis spin in their graves? Thumbs up compadre.

[–]ChaosBeast 11 points12 points ago

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Ahh, Tokyo on Sunday....There's this one park over there where all the local kids & all their respective posses go & show off their fashion pizazz. My brother lived over there for a long while, and when I was visiting he insisted that we go to this one park on Sunday. It was magical.

[–]v0-z 7 points8 points ago*

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Think your speaking of the park by Harajuku, Yoyogi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoyogi_Park, its like right outside it... Whats amazing is one time walking down near a street there, I heard this LOUD ass gangster music, and I look back wondering wtf it was coming from, and down come like 10 lowriders, looking better then some do out here, some even on hyrdos flipping switches... they had the entire gangster look down too, it was amazing.

[–]joehouse 6 points7 points ago

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A buddy from work builds the lowriders out in East Los and sells them to Japanese cats for upwards of 120,000+.

He's working on a '63 Cadillac right now.

[–]liturgical_libertine 2 points3 points ago

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what the fuck are cats going to do with cars?

[–]resonanttoe 27 points28 points ago

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yoyogi greasers! I love those guys

[–]MDKrouzer 8 points9 points ago

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I thought they were called Rockabillies

[–]slaorta 2 points3 points ago

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rockabilly is a music genre. people who dress like this are called greasers.

[–]RemedyLam 2 points3 points ago

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They moved after the construction on the main gate. I've been in Yoyogi a few times since and no sign of them.

[–]HeaterFromVanMeter 2 points3 points ago

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I saw them in March there. There were actually 2 groups there dancing it out.

[–]hackysack 2 points3 points ago

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yoyogi greasers - sounds like a type of burger

[–]asyncster 8 points9 points ago

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Peter Bjorn and John did a music video about them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwcaQ3qJ88U

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points ago

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love the japan = nsfw assumption.

[–]bleuarg 6 points7 points ago

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"Hey you know who's cool?"

"Me"

[–]kojac 5 points6 points ago

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This makes me think of Guitar Wolf! and the Zombie move they did "Wild Zero". RIP Billy Bass Wolf.

[–]RickoSicko 2 points3 points ago

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I remember that very day. I even emailed Guitar Wolf's record company at the time to confirm, and they confirmed back that it was true. Good to see a fellow Guitar Wolf fan on Reddit.

[–]antipopular 2 points3 points ago

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Wild Zero is such a great movie.

One of the drinking games involves taking a drink whenever someone says "ROCK AND ROLL!"

[–]buntysoap 5 points6 points ago

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These guys must have their own section in The Black Sun

[–]Kirurist 3 points4 points ago

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I wonder how many got this reference? Anyways; Unthrowable by daemons for being awesome.

[–]wartortle 14 points15 points ago

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This is a screen shot from the music video for Peter Bjorn and John's "Nothing to Worry About", an awesome song and video.

Edit: Whoops, didn't see btnheazy03's comment... Redirect your attention over here

[–]MrTCOB 5 points6 points ago

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They've got nothing to worry about.

[–]fross 4 points5 points ago

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I saw these guys when I was in Tokyo a few years ago. They aren't a biker gang, they're more like a dancing troupe.

It was in Yoyogi park, where you get all kinds of "weekend subcultures"*. There were about 10 of them, ranging from about 8 years old to maybe 60, all dressed up in the tight trousers, leather jackets, big quiffs. They had a boombox, playing 50s hits, and were sort of doing Twist-style dancing to it. The music would stop between tracks and they'd stop, then it'd start again and they'd start dancing again. It was mesmerizing.

  • There seems to be a predominance there of people who "play" at being a subculture, such as punk, goth, teddyboy, whatever, just on the weekends. They are normal during the week, but at the weekend they go all out dressing up like that subculture, and going somewhere like Yoyogi park to simply hang out and be seen. I don't pretend to understand it.

[–]lunacraz 5 points6 points ago

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it's an escape from everyday life, and theyre not ashamed of it

[–]gilco 4 points5 points ago

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HOLY FUCK, i walked past these dudes in Yoyogi-koen the other week, they were all dancing and shit. only in japan

[–]wastergoleor 5 points6 points ago

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I love how in japan has to have a SFW tag

[–]BallsacksMcGee 17 points18 points ago

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GREASE RIGHTRING

[–]btnheazy03 41 points42 points ago

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[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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Is this Jim Jarmusch's latest movie?

[–]natzo 4 points5 points ago

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So anime is based on real events?

[–]GzOne 3 points4 points ago

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I teach junior high school in Japan and these dudes are exactly what my students want to be.

[–]FAKDK 2 points3 points ago

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Meanwhile, in Denmark

[–]everyothernametaken1 3 points4 points ago

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I love how Japan's appearance in the title warrants a SFW label :)

[–]enken90 2 points3 points ago

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Best part about this post is that the OP felt the need for a sfw-tag.

[–]WurzelGummidge 2 points3 points ago

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alternative conformity

[–]M3mph15 2 points3 points ago

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my hair is a bird, this funeral is irrelevant

[–]randomace 2 points3 points ago

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These guys are actually super serious about their dancing. My friend tried to go dance with them and they were not pleased. They're like serious bikers who just like to get down to Elvis, nothing wrong with that.

[–]vietbond 2 points3 points ago

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That is the most awesome pomp I've ever seen. Morrissey is crying himself to sleep tonight.

[–]mindkiller317 4 points5 points ago

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Morrissey is crying himself to sleep tonight.

♪♫ "Because tonight is just like any other night" ♪♫

[–]buddhahead 2 points3 points ago

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[–]ISOCRACY 2 points3 points ago

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I was stationed there in the 90's. Some "Elvis" groups would blast music and dance until their feet were bleeding through the tape around the worn out shoes. I forget the area it was, just south of Tokyo, but it was incredible to visit. Street performers of all kinds...not just Elvis groups...and the teenaged girls in the audience would chant the lyrics while performing elaborate hand movements all in sync. Within a short walk of all the music and street performers was a very large Buddha which my family and I were able to go inside of.

[–]TreeFan 2 points3 points ago

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I don't know about the dudes in the pic, but as for music, here's the real deal from Japan - Thee Michelle Gun Elephant (1991-2003):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIzhxnF5yOs

[–]oldcrow 2 points3 points ago

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I don't know what his hair is, but all our arguments are invalid.

[–]PortConflict 2 points3 points ago

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HELL YES! Yoyogi Park! I was there two weeks ago. They have 1950's style dancers having a dance battle in the park every Sunday. I have photos of the "Black Shadow", "the Rebels" and "Strangers" facing off.

Awesome stuff. I love Japan, in particular Harajuku and its surrounds. The highest ratio of WTF in the world. :)

[–]joxmongoose 2 points3 points ago

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You better take this down, nobody messes with Black Shadow. Nobody.

[–]CorkOnTheFork 2 points3 points ago

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Tunnel Snakes rule!

[–]gimeit 3 points4 points ago

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Reminds me of Cromartie High School.

[–]greeneggsandskam 7 points8 points ago

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It's funny that any title that says "in japan" now needs to be flagged NSFW or SFW.

[–]Chamanzan 5 points6 points ago

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Everyone likes rock and rorr.

[–]n3xg3n 1 point2 points ago

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This should be in /r/worldnews, as the first time something from Japan has been tagged [sfw]

[–]rockchucker 1 point2 points ago

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Well that's one way to handle Male pattern baldness.

[–]cerebralscrub44 1 point2 points ago

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Onizuka?

[–]gitgat 1 point2 points ago

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heeeeeyyyyyyyy

[–]Lyalpha 1 point2 points ago

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Shit! I didn't know these guys actually existed. I thought they were just stereotypes of the 80's japanese biker gangster. bim bim bim bim ba ba ba bim bim!

[–]foxfaction 1 point2 points ago

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The huge hair guy looks like a lot of the people in Katamari Damacy.

[–]bodhisativa 1 point2 points ago

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can we see some rockabilly japanese chics?!?

[–]dmente 1 point2 points ago

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damn i need that gel

[–]bendeboy 1 point2 points ago

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i'm so glad i took a vacation there, best thing i've done in maybe all my life... aww fuck it, best thing ever.

[–]calnick0 1 point2 points ago

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The water recedes before the wave...

[–]Toffeeapple 1 point2 points ago

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These are the sort of people my mum used to warn me about.

[–]stickzilla 1 point2 points ago

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かっこいいじゃ

[–]Yeahboi 1 point2 points ago

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Not sure if this got pointed out or not, but these guys aren't really a biker gang. They are just a bunch of dudes who dance in Tokyo Yoyogi park every sunday. Or maybe the first sunday of every month.

[–]Syl 1 point2 points ago

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Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan!

[–]Nitephly 1 point2 points ago

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This post requires much more Kishidan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUtAKig382c

[–]GodEmperor 1 point2 points ago

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...where everyone is still a 6th grader.

[–]Cubano1852 1 point2 points ago

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Attention duelists! My hair is telling me you deserve an upvote!

[–]Gothiks 1 point2 points ago

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First rule of Black Shadow, don't talk about Black Shadow.

[–]heuheuheuheuh 1 point2 points ago

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Somewhere Conan O'Brien is in a jealous rage over that mans pompadour.

[–]Aitioma 1 point2 points ago

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YOU'RE DOIN IT-

Wait, they are doing it right... Fucking stylish Japanese biker gangs!

[–]dec10 1 point2 points ago

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good music video of these guys: http://vimeo.com/10456749

[–]notAnnie 1 point2 points ago

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The best part about their pompadours? I can't tell if they are middle aged men with receding hair lines, or if they are young men who chose to shave their hair into male pattern baldness to highlight the height of the hair-do.

[–]Watawkichaw 1 point2 points ago

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OH NO! The Dleaded Brack Shadow Cran!

[–]NickDouglas 1 point2 points ago

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Please please PLEASE can we have a whole "Meanwhile, in" subreddit so I can look at these all day?

[–]izzlemcfizz 1 point2 points ago

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Punch!

[–]kronosphere 1 point2 points ago

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maybe it is a shaman king casting call

[–]chu 1 point2 points ago

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Essential context: Guitar Wolf

[–]Remdawg 1 point2 points ago

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YES! I know these guys. I was in Japan a few years ago watching them perform outside Yoyogi Park. The guy with the big hair is a total dick. I was on a business trip with a few work colleagues and we wanted a picture with him after they had finished performing. One of the guys I was with that spoke a little Japanese went up to him and asked politely if we could take a picture. I think the guy thought that my friend was going to touch his hair so out of nowhere he shoved my friend down about 3 concrete stairs! At this point, me and the 2 other guys I was with jumped in and started yelling at the dude, asking him why he did that. We went back and forth with him for a couple minutes while my friend recovered from falling down the stairs. Then all the other members of his posse started approaching us and pulling out switchblades from their back pockets! By this time there is a huge crowd around and once we saw that they had knives we started yelling even louder asking them what the hell their problem was. One of the dudes in the back started piping up pretty loudly and it was clear that he spoke English so I asked him to calm down. That didn't seem to work so finally I got in one little fight and my mom got scared and said you're moving with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air. I whistled for a cab and when it came near the license plate said fresh and there was dice in the mirror, if anything I could say that this cab was rare but I though nah forget it yo home to bel air. I pulled up to a house about seven or eight and I yelled to the cabbie yo homes smell ya later.

[–]mlsherrod 1 point2 points ago

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I like how in Japan, people use english to be cool and bad ass.... but here, people use chinese symbols all the time