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02-06-2013, 05:19 PM
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It would seem mail gets to its destination a little differently in Japan. While the US Postal Service (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/postal+service/) relies on the world's largest fleet of trucks, Japan (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/japan/) gets its letters to doorsteps all over the country via an endearing fleet of scooters. Each year, postal workers in Hakata celebrate the new year by taking to the streets en masse. It's a freakish display of small-displacement, two-wheeled insanity, and we absolutely love it. Of course, it's even more fun when set to Wagner's Flight of the Valkyries (http://www.youtubedoubler.com/?video1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Ffea ture%3Dplayer_embedded%26v%3DwnRH3-CIk4I%23!&start1=&video2=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yohttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtub e.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D3YOYlgvI1uEutube.com%2Fwatch%3 Fv%3DdTI0e8hOBeA&start2=&authorName=Flight+of+the+Postmen). You'll need to mute the first video for the full effect.
Check out the display in the video below (http://motorgen.com/2013/02/05/watch-japanese-postal-workers-celebrate-the-new-year-in-style/#continued), but don't blame us if you want to drop everything and pick up a scooter of your very own.Continue reading Watch Japanese postal workers celebrate the new year in style (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/06/watch-japanese-postal-workers-celebrate-the-new-year-in-style/)
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It would seem mail gets to its destination a little differently in Japan. While the US Postal Service (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/postal+service/) relies on the world's largest fleet of trucks, Japan (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/japan/) gets its letters to doorsteps all over the country via an endearing fleet of scooters. Each year, postal workers in Hakata celebrate the new year by taking to the streets en masse. It's a freakish display of small-displacement, two-wheeled insanity, and we absolutely love it. Of course, it's even more fun when set to Wagner's Flight of the Valkyries (http://www.youtubedoubler.com/?video1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Ffea ture%3Dplayer_embedded%26v%3DwnRH3-CIk4I%23!&start1=&video2=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yohttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtub e.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D3YOYlgvI1uEutube.com%2Fwatch%3 Fv%3DdTI0e8hOBeA&start2=&authorName=Flight+of+the+Postmen). You'll need to mute the first video for the full effect.
Check out the display in the video below (http://motorgen.com/2013/02/05/watch-japanese-postal-workers-celebrate-the-new-year-in-style/#continued), but don't blame us if you want to drop everything and pick up a scooter of your very own.Continue reading Watch Japanese postal workers celebrate the new year in style (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/06/watch-japanese-postal-workers-celebrate-the-new-year-in-style/)
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