In Tokyo, with its excellent public transportation system and prohibitive car taxes, many people are shunning car ownership
Visitors look at a Lexus LF-CC concept car during a preview of the "Intersect by Lexus" luxury retail space in Tokyo August 23, 2013.YUYA SHINO/Reuters
Toyota will open its first "Intersect by Lexus" space in Tokyo's fashionable Aoyama district on August 30, where the public can experience the brand through art, design and technology.YUYA SHINO/Reuters
A staff member walks past a wall decoration made up of Lexus car parts painted in white, during a preview of the "Intersect by Lexus" luxury retail space in Tokyo August 23, 2013.YUYA SHINO/Reuters
A wall made up of Lexus car parts at an "Intersect by Lexus" space in Tokyo's Aoyama district.YUYA SHINO/Reuters
Lexus International Executive Vice President Mark Templin poses with a Lexus LF-CC concept car at a Lexus showroom in Tokyo Friday, Aug. 23, 2013.Itsuo Inouye/The Associated Press
A Lexus showroom in Tokyo.Itsuo Inouye/The Associated Press