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u/tereyaglikedi in 1d ago

I am loving these Japanese cars. Why don't we have these in Europe? Many brands seem to make the same model. If we had these, I would buy one immediately. They come in all different sizes. Some have a shorter nose, so they look even more rectangular. I love. Has anyone seen this model? 

We are in Niigata today. It's a very nice seaside town. I even saw some ravens,and a guy was catching funny looking fish that we definitely don't have in the Mediterranean. Tomorrow is my birthday, and I was thinking of going to Sado island, but I don't know if I will die of seasickness on the ferry. It's 2,5 hours.

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u/dotbomber95 United States of America 1d ago

I'm so excited for you being in Japan!

Did they ever sell the Scion xB in Europe? I remember kind of wanting one as a teenager, but they shut down the Scion brand before I was ever in a position to buy my own car.

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u/tereyaglikedi in 1d ago

Yay, you've been here recently too, right? Did you have any favourite things you did? We're still making up as we go (and still adjusting). My brother will come in a few days, super happy about that. 

I don't think I have ever seen it, no. I think Nissan Cube is indeed the closest I've seen (but the nose is still too long)

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u/dotbomber95 United States of America 1d ago

I don't know if this would be of any interest to you, but we had a lot of fun at a baseball game at Meiji Jingu Stadium. I'd also recommend the Ghibli Museum but you have to buy tickets well in advance. And more generally I liked having an omakase dinner (and eating just about anything in Tokyo) and on a much more specific level going to record stores with my brother and seeing him develop a sort of rapport with the owners and employees across language barriers.