[MOTOBUNKA - Motorcycle Culture Newsletter No. 3]
MOTO-BUNKA (Motorcycle Culture) is a BMX self-media company co-founded by Daisuke Shiraishi , a rider from Shikoku, Japan, and Nobuhiro "Pegy" Masuda , a rider from Tokyo. Its creative purpose is to promote Japanese BMX culture and promote international BMX exchanges and development. Its name MOTO stands for "motorcycle" in Chinese, and BUNKA means culture. The inspiration comes from the motorcycle shop run by Daisuke 's father in his hometown, which also laid the foundation for Daisuke's love for two wheels when he grew up.
This book is the third in the Motorcycle Culture Newsletter Series, and includes interviews and columns from 21 riders across Japan, as well as exclusive interviews with 2 international riders. The entire book is 120 pages printed in full color, and includes content such as field freestyle and floor car in addition to BMX street.
Looking at Japanese BMX as a whole, we can roughly distinguish many riders who are very active in international competitions, while there are also many riders who shuttle through the alleys and quietly study their skills without competing with the world. In addition, there are more and more new generation riders joining in to lead the next generation, which in turn prompts more predecessors to continue to support behind the scenes. This group of people is also a very important promoter of Japanese BMX culture. What do these riders think? Where will they lead Japanese BMX culture?
The magazine delves into previously unknown stories and the personalities of the drivers and all the people and events surrounding them. It also summarizes the contents of various events in Japan during 2024, which can be called a grand collection of 2024. (Translated by Allen Liu )
"This is the third issue of the BMX information magazine MOTO Bunka Tsushin.
The magazine features interviews and columns with 21 riders from Japan, plus interviews with two international riders. The 120 full-colour pages cover all genres of BMX, not only street, but also freestyle park and flatland.
In Japan, some riders are active on the world stage, while others stay out of the public eye and continue to fight in the back alleys. While the number of young riders who will lead the next generation is increasing, there are also riders who continue to support them behind the scenes. What are they thinking, and where are they heading?
The incident that caused a firestorm on social networking sites last year and the various opinions about the MB broadcast on the subject of raising issues with support riders were all born out of their sincere attitude towards BMX.
The magazine delves deeply into previously untold stories and the personalities of individual riders, together with the people involved.
It is a compilation of the various events that took place in 2024, and can truly be called a compilation." - MOTOBUNKA
- Size: 21.5x15CM (A4)
- 120 pages in full color
- Cover design: Inagu.
- Language: Japanese content in Japanese
- MADE IN JAPAN
- Published by MOTOBUNKA, a BMX media in Tokyo, Japan
