For a long time Japan has had a strong hold on the car market. Movies like The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift might not necessarily be a perfect representation of car culture, but it shows how strong a hold Japan has on the world of cars.
At one time Toyota employed over three hundred and twenty thousand people. Toyota is also the largest car manufacturer in the world. They have been holding this top spot for years and it is no mystery considering the longevity and impressive construction of their cars. In addition to Toyota, Honda and Nissan are within the top twenty car manufacturers in the world by volume.
In addition to these companies and their incredible level of production, there is a culture based around cars. The type of driving shown in Tokyo Drift is based on a type of racing that takes place on the winding backroads of Japan. Because of the narrow mountain passes, drivers are forced to approach a race in a different manner, leading to cars that drift around turns.
With Japanese roads being so narrow, the races are lost or won by how big of a gap is between the first driver in second. If the leading driver is able to pull away from the driver behind him, he is the winner. However, if the second driver is able to keep up with the first driver throughout the whole course and finish closely behind, he is the winner.
It is no surprise that such a racing culture has arisen in Japan considering the millions and millions of cars that are manufactured. It might be slowly on the decline because of stricter regulations and punishments, but it has had an interesting effect on the rest of the world. With most of these manufacturers having their headquarters in Tokyo, and the history of racing that has taken place there, it seems like a safe thing to refer to it as car city.
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