Danjiri Matsuri: Street Racing With Gigantic Wooden Carts
In the good old days, even before there was cars, Japanese folks were already participating in street racing in wooden carts. Here’s a lovely photo of the Danjiri Matsuri [だんじり祭] from Mainichi Photo Journals
I had learned about it during my Japanese studies in the university and its such a cool event that it left a deep impression in me. Here’s a short description taken off Wikipedia of what takes place during the event: