A taxi seen from behind on a cramped street at night, lit signs stacked up the buildings around it.

Super Deluxe

Tokyo

If you really want to learn a new city, talk to the taxi drivers. That has always been my secret to exploring new places and discovering hidden gems.

These few remaining 80s-style taxis really captured my automotive heart. The "Super Deluxe" and "Super Saloon" Toyota Crowns, with their hood-mounted side mirrors, scream iconic 80s Japan, and their drivers had way more swag than the other taxis. If these cars could talk, the stories would fill a lifetime.