After spending an amazing three days in Kyoto, Miyajima and Hiroshima, we made our final shinkansen journey back to Tokyo. With Kim finally arriving after spending an extra week in Vietnam with her parents, the Fatlace boys finally free and Warren, Rachel and I back in Tokyo, it was time to have a little fun!
Since we took the last train out of Hiroshima and ended getting back to our hotel in Tokyo pretty late, I figured I’d let Warren and Rachel sleep in while I took the Narita Express to pick Kim up. On the way to the airport, I got a text from my love, Tim Mar saying that they’d be heading to Chiba to visit RWB / RAUH-Welt Begriff. The pressure was on… how to pick Kim up at Narita, head back to the hotel so she could shower and rest after a long flight and make it all the way back to Chiba in time to see the RWB facility.
I get to Narita, jump off the train and pretty much sprint through the terminal to find Kim. I grabbed the bags, pick up our new Narita Express tickets and practically push her back on to the train. Fast forward thirty minutes and we’re passing Chiba, home to RWB… too bad we have another half an hour to go to our first destination. We make it back to Shibuya, bolt off the train and head for the hotel. By this time I’m already getting texts from both Warren and Tim telling me that they’re already on their way and that they weren’t sure how long they’d be staying. Uhhh, now how to figure out a way to rush Kim without her killing me.
A quick shower, change and she’s ready to go. Now already over an hour behind the rest of the group, we’re flying through the stations and en route to Chiba and the RWB facility. Finally reaching the station where we’d be getting off, we head downstairs to the taxi line and jump in the first available one. I try and explain where we need to go along with showing our drive the address on my phone and we get nothing. He has absolutely no idea what I’m saying and the address on my phone is only complicating things… three seconds later my door opens and we jump out. Let’s try this again. We jump in another cab and try to explain where we need to go again and end up with the same result, an open door and us exiting through it. Now scrambling, I put in a call to Mark Arcenal who was already at RWB with everyone else to get my some directions. After a quick exchange we give it one more shot and finally end up getting directions after Nakai-san picks up the line and tells our driver where to go. Finally!
A quick ten or so minute drive, sun setting and the realization of getting any decent pictures dwindling with every red light we get caught. I see it! I point! The driver pulls off and we’re there! The first automotive related thing that’s excited me in probably ten years. We’re finally here and it’s pretty damn amazing.
As soon as I jump out, camera in hand, I get to shooting. I want to capture as much as I can with the little bit of sun light that was left and still have a little time to take it all in. If you’re into cars, there’s a very good chance you’ve either heard of RWB or seen something that’s been produced by the man himself.
Alright, enough rambling… look at the pictures and enjoy them as much as I enjoyed taking them. If you ever have the chance to visit this place, you’ll agree that it’s pretty damn awesome. It’s been a long time since I’ve been excited about something car related and this place had me pretty giddy. A huge thanks to Mark and Tim for making this happen and also to Nakai-san for letting us come down and check it out!
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