Car situation in Japan which costs a lot of money to own it

Today, I went to the car dealership. This is because I want to pick up my car which I had submitted for inspection.

Probably, Japan has a huge number of car dealerships. This is probably because the automobile industry is Japan's main industry.

Can you believe it? In Japan, there are quite a lot of people who buy a new car about once every five years. They always drive shiny cars. There is not a single scratch on their car. No parts are broken. Despite this, they buy a new car every five years. That's because they want to drive a new car. In short, they like cars.

There are quite a few people like that, so those working at car dealerships are helped to meet their sales quotas. That's why they take great care of their customers. When you go to one of their stores, you will always receive free towels and coffee. (Do you know what "oshibori" is? It's a wet towel for drying your hands.)

Roads in Japan are well-paved no matter where you go. Therefore, because we drive on such roads, tire punctures are extremely rare in Japan. And cars rarely break down. The reason why Japan does such a good job of maintaining its roads is because it manufactures and sells a lot of cars. In other words, the Japanese economy revolves around the automobile industry. ah…

I don't really like riding in cars. So I don't like spending a lot of money on cars. However, in my town, life is very inconvenient without a car.

In Japan, you need to undergo a vehicle inspection once every two years. The cost of today's vehicle inspection was 180,000 yen. I have to pay 180,000 yen for inspection fees for a car that has almost no problems. This is the car situation in Japan.