Japanese Prius pictures

halfbreed · 07-11-2004, 03:02 AM

I went on a trip to Japan last May and took a bunch of Prius pictures, I posted them in the international section of the gallery on this site.
I caught a couple of them in the wild, but I also visited Toyota showrooms in Tokyo: "Mega Web" in "Palette Town" in Odaiba, and "Amlux" in "Sunshine City", in Ikebukuro.
They had some interesting displays, as my pictures show.
I saw few on the streets. In Japan they have very small cars that probably get as good mileage as the Prius, so I wonder if the Prius is hard to get there or just not desireable.
They didn't sell any merchandise like T-shirts at the showrooms, unfortunately, and I didn't have time to look for Prius parts or accessories.
The only toy or model Prius I found was the Tomica 1/60 scale cars.
Hope you find the pictures interesting.

eak354 · 07-11-2004, 03:58 AM

great pictures! thanks for sharing!

Mybrid · 07-11-2004, 07:52 PM

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Thanks for the pic's :!:

jkash · 07-11-2004, 07:55 PM

I really liked the pic of the Prius taxi. The car looked great in bright yellow. Bet that guy saves a bunch of money on gas.

Jeff

bookrats · 07-11-2004, 08:31 PM

[url=http://priuschat.com/forums/album_pic.php?pic_id=664]Image from album

You know, I've been waiting so long for my Prius, I'd about settle for that one. :mrgreen:

Bill60546 · 07-11-2004, 09:11 PM

Maybe its just me but I cant find those pics.

**efusco** · 07-11-2004, 09:36 PM

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Originally posted by Bill60546
Maybe its just me but I cant find those pics.

Try Here

BTW, the Taxi pic is from our Canadian Brethren, not Japan.

DicksieLee · 07-12-2004, 07:41 AM

In the posted pictures, "Prius" is written in English letters instead of Japanese characters. I wonder why?

bruceha_2000 · 07-12-2004, 08:18 AM

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Originally posted by DicksieLee
In the posted pictures, \"Prius\" is written in English letters instead of Japanese characters. I wonder why?

Not only the word Prius, but all of the dash wording is English - Power, Map, Info. Perhaps these are from a car meant for sale in RHD English speaking countries. I can't imagine the Japanses consumer wants English text in their cars any more than I would want Japanese in mine!

ALoLA · 07-13-2004, 12:19 AM

Wonder why the turn signals on the side of the Prius, up near the front door hinges, were left off of the US models?

07-11-2004, 03:02 AM	#1
halfbreed Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Santa Cruz, California Posts: 29 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Japanese Prius pictures I went on a trip to Japan last May and took a bunch of Prius pictures, I posted them in the international section of the gallery on this site. I caught a couple of them in the wild, but I also visited Toyota showrooms in Tokyo: "Mega Web" in "Palette Town" in Odaiba, and "Amlux" in "Sunshine City", in Ikebukuro. They had some interesting displays, as my pictures show. I saw few on the streets. In Japan they have very small cars that probably get as good mileage as the Prius, so I wonder if the Prius is hard to get there or just not desireable. They didn't sell any merchandise like T-shirts at the showrooms, unfortunately, and I didn't have time to look for Prius parts or accessories. The only toy or model Prius I found was the Tomica 1/60 scale cars. Hope you find the pictures interesting. __________________ "This gas station is more fun because th' numbers go by faster!!" -- Zippy the Pinhead

07-11-2004, 09:11 PM	#6
Bill60546 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 347 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	? Maybe its just me but I cant find those pics.

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07-11-2004, 03:58 AM	#2
eak354 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 433 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	great pictures! thanks for sharing!

07-11-2004, 07:52 PM	#3
Mybrid Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: E.P. Or. (Southern Org.) Posts: 172 My Car: Other Hybrid Model: N/A Package: N/A Thanks: 1 Thanked 37 Times in 15 Posts Friends: 0	8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) Thanks for the pic's :!:

07-11-2004, 07:55 PM	#4
jkash Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 861 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	I really liked the pic of the Prius taxi. The car looked great in bright yellow. Bet that guy saves a bunch of money on gas. Jeff

07-11-2004, 08:31 PM	#5
bookrats Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,843 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	[url=http://priuschat.com/forums/album_pic.php?pic_id=664]Image from album You know, I've been waiting so long for my Prius, I'd about settle for that one. :mrgreen:

07-12-2004, 07:41 AM	#8
DicksieLee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hilton Head, SC Posts: 37 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	In the posted pictures, "Prius" is written in English letters instead of Japanese characters. I wonder why?

07-13-2004, 12:19 AM	#10
ALoLA Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 110 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Wonder why the turn signals on the side of the Prius, up near the front door hinges, were left off of the US models?