moyashi
May 19, 2002, 19:22
The boso-zoku also referred to in the past as the "?? nari-zolu ??" are also an interesting segment of the Japanese backside culture.
The boso-zoku are normally young boys between the ages of 14-21. Although 20 is the official adulthood age in Japan some of the leaders continue on until they can find the next leader to hand over control of the group to.
Most of these boys have very little schooling with some having even dropped out of junior high school. (Schooling will be another thread).
boso-zoku like to drive extremely slowly (10-20 km) even on highways.
boso-zoku will also be agreeable to have it out with you if you have any complaints about their driving.
90% of boso-zoku don't have a drivers license or even a registered vehicle. (driving age in Japan is 18 with the condition or having graduated or dropped out of high school).
They love driving in packs with at least 3-6 motorcycles to protect the vangard and the rear. With a car count of 2-5. Hokkaido is back to reality lately!
The police do go on boso-zoku clean up campaigns but these are seriously hillarious with a mini k-car (500cc) chasing after a big sedan (3+liter) were the sedan drives slow enough for the police to follow. Down south since their have been many incidences of boso-zoku crashing through toll booths ... efforts have increased but still ... 30-40 cars versus 3-4 patrol cars is just to much to watch as a serious crime prevention effort on the police's part.
Why .... :D ... don't ask me!!! I roll over in laughter when I watch the police follow a group with the police on their horns telling them to pull over ... like they would really just be so willing to ruin their night out?
10 years ago they were very strong in numbers. Here in Sapporo a battle was fought out at the wharf with an unaccountable number of motorcycles and with 150 cars versus a 75 car team (5 passengers per car) ... that night luckly only 1 boy died but various hospitals were busy stiching and bandaging wounds from "lead pipes, baseball bats, and wooden swords".
Recently Sapporo only suffers from 3-6 bikes and 3-6 car teams.
boso-zoku teams are normally backed with yakazu sponsorship. Each boso-zoku team has a yakuza gumi (errr family ... if I may borrow from the Italian usage) who also have the luxury of providing spending money and problem solving. IF 2 teams get too wild and have too many fights, the yakuza gumis will gather to discuss what should be done. Thereby, keeping the police out.
At the age of 20 most kids graduate and move on to hard larbor jobs such as construction work and truck driving while the more hard core members will graduate and join the sponsoring yakuza gumi.
Aren't their any girls in the teams?
Nope! they have their own organization and rules.
Of course, they go along with the boys and later they too will graduate to similar jobs and / or marry a yakuza.
The girls are simply called "ladies" with their Hokkaido counter-parts called "pinko's" ... pinko might have come from a TV talento "Izumi Pinko" but ... I haven't been able to track that done for sure yet.
hehe ... yep I have a bunch of graduate boso-zoku friends! Actually just played a double-header game with a whole slew of them. LOL ... ex-girlfriend broke up with me (well, errr, at least one of the reasons) because of my associations with this baseball group. LOL ... they all work as carpenters, plumbers, road construction now ... poor as hell ... but a pretty well mannered crew if you ask me!
ooops another long winded thread!
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The boso-zoku are normally young boys between the ages of 14-21. Although 20 is the official adulthood age in Japan some of the leaders continue on until they can find the next leader to hand over control of the group to.
Most of these boys have very little schooling with some having even dropped out of junior high school. (Schooling will be another thread).
boso-zoku like to drive extremely slowly (10-20 km) even on highways.
boso-zoku will also be agreeable to have it out with you if you have any complaints about their driving.
90% of boso-zoku don't have a drivers license or even a registered vehicle. (driving age in Japan is 18 with the condition or having graduated or dropped out of high school).
They love driving in packs with at least 3-6 motorcycles to protect the vangard and the rear. With a car count of 2-5. Hokkaido is back to reality lately!
The police do go on boso-zoku clean up campaigns but these are seriously hillarious with a mini k-car (500cc) chasing after a big sedan (3+liter) were the sedan drives slow enough for the police to follow. Down south since their have been many incidences of boso-zoku crashing through toll booths ... efforts have increased but still ... 30-40 cars versus 3-4 patrol cars is just to much to watch as a serious crime prevention effort on the police's part.
Why .... :D ... don't ask me!!! I roll over in laughter when I watch the police follow a group with the police on their horns telling them to pull over ... like they would really just be so willing to ruin their night out?
10 years ago they were very strong in numbers. Here in Sapporo a battle was fought out at the wharf with an unaccountable number of motorcycles and with 150 cars versus a 75 car team (5 passengers per car) ... that night luckly only 1 boy died but various hospitals were busy stiching and bandaging wounds from "lead pipes, baseball bats, and wooden swords".
Recently Sapporo only suffers from 3-6 bikes and 3-6 car teams.
boso-zoku teams are normally backed with yakazu sponsorship. Each boso-zoku team has a yakuza gumi (errr family ... if I may borrow from the Italian usage) who also have the luxury of providing spending money and problem solving. IF 2 teams get too wild and have too many fights, the yakuza gumis will gather to discuss what should be done. Thereby, keeping the police out.
At the age of 20 most kids graduate and move on to hard larbor jobs such as construction work and truck driving while the more hard core members will graduate and join the sponsoring yakuza gumi.
Aren't their any girls in the teams?
Nope! they have their own organization and rules.
Of course, they go along with the boys and later they too will graduate to similar jobs and / or marry a yakuza.
The girls are simply called "ladies" with their Hokkaido counter-parts called "pinko's" ... pinko might have come from a TV talento "Izumi Pinko" but ... I haven't been able to track that done for sure yet.
hehe ... yep I have a bunch of graduate boso-zoku friends! Actually just played a double-header game with a whole slew of them. LOL ... ex-girlfriend broke up with me (well, errr, at least one of the reasons) because of my associations with this baseball group. LOL ... they all work as carpenters, plumbers, road construction now ... poor as hell ... but a pretty well mannered crew if you ask me!
ooops another long winded thread!
:wave: