go-kart company Merdeka is offering
real-life superhero go-karting around
Tokyo visitors can dress up like their
favorite Mario Brothers character
drive-in life-sized go-karts America
representative will lead you through
tourist destinations such as Shinagawa
Rainbow Bridge Tokyo Tower in Shibuya at
Meraki headquarters riders choose from
classic Nintendo and other superhero
costumes it costs 10000 yen or around 88
US dollars for a three hour ride it's
shorter to us also available drivers are
given a basic safety lesson before
following the leader through the
Japanese capital's busy streets unlike
the real mario kart bumping is not
allowed and with an under 50 cc engine
without the same power you'd get in a
petrol chainsaw power sliding is also
out of the question
first stop on the tour Tokyo Tower you
may recognize it as the building which
keeps getting destroyed in movies like
Godzilla and King Kong it's also Japan's
second tallest structure the tower
supports the telecommunications antenna
but is also a major tourist attraction
around three million visitors a year
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this bridge officially called the wait
for it shuto Expressway number 11 dye
bar root port of Tokyo connector bridge
was thankfully nicknamed the Rainbow
Bridge by the public at night
distinctive red green and blue lamps
like the bridge leading to the name
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this is Shibuya crossing you might
recognize it from any number of films or
TV shows set in Tokyo it's one of the
busiest pedestrian crossings in the
world traffic in all directions has to
stop when pedestrians cross inundated
the entire intersection
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keen for more Marty Carl also offers
tours in Osaka Yokohama and Okinawa
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