NIHON NIGHTS | Fighting Star

The Lamborghini brand is synonymous with high quality performance and supreme Italian engineering, so it’s somewhat of a surprise they have a dedicated following in Japan.

Not surprising, is the creativity and customization the Japanese aficionados’ apply to their cars. To take a stock super car which rolls off the lot for not an unsubstantial sum of money and then take to it with a 4” grinder can be sometimes a little disturbing to the purists. That's the essence of what Japanese culture is all about though, having fun. It’s simply not fun enough to cruise in a stock Aventador, it needs diamantes, it needs flare kits, it needs LED’s, and lots of them.

That’s where Morohoshi-san of Fighting Star comes in, he’s a leader, he has the imagination and the drive to push his car creations from the mundane into the simply superb. His Tokyo shop Fighting Star is packed with Lamborghini memorabilia, complete with window display of a highly customized orange Huracan Spyder.

Morohoshi-sans simple words “Lamborghini's just makes me happy”, sums up his distinct style on cars, and life. Time to go ride..

The Fighting Star modified Lamborghini is covered in LEDs. — Shinichi Morohoshi’s Lamborghini
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The Fighting Star modified Lamborghini featured in Mad Mike Whiddett’s Nihon Nights. — Shinichi Morohosh in Tokyo
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The business end of things

The cars lined up, Tokyo style.

Mad Mike goes for a spin

Mike sets the scene for Nihon Nights

Owning the Tokyo streets

I always loved imagining things. There was a movie in Japan called 'truck guy' that features decorated trucks which became one of the Japanese car cultures. I like Star Wars a lot, so I mixed these ideas for my Lamborghini creations.
Shinichi Morohoshi

Not your average window display.
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Lamborghini memorabilia on show in Fighting Star.
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Mike checks out sticker packs, sometimes lost in translation.
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Morohoshi's calling card outside Fighting Star.
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Beautiful interior lines of the Aventador.

Made to drive.

Mike enjoying Morohoshi's unique creation.

I started to attach LEDs on Lamborghini's because just being normal is no fun. I wanted to stand-out. I love riding Lamborghini's by myself, with friends and just at looking Lamborghini's. Lamborghini's just make me happy.
Shinichi Morohoshi

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