About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Rising Sun Japanese Auto Service and asked, ‘Why does your sign keep saying “Open Today” even when it’s closed?’ A regular customer overheard the conversation and joked, 'Oh, that’s because they’re open in another dimension!' The delivery driver shook his head with a smile, thinking, 'Guess I’ll just keep delivering here—maybe someday they’ll actually be open today.'
2. One day, while dropping off parts at Rising Sun Japanese Auto Service, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar. A little girl, standing outside with her family, pointed excitedly at the shop’s sign and exclaimed, 'Mommy, why does it say “rising sun” when there’s no sun rising?' The father smiled and gently explained that ‘rising sun’ is another way of saying Japan, where their car comes from. The little girl nodded thoughtfully, then looked up at the sky and asked, ‘So, Mommy, if it’s already morning here, is the sun setting somewhere else?’ Everyone laughed, and the delivery driver remembered that place not just for its repairs but also for making people smile.
3. One night, a delivery driver pulled into Rising Sun Japanese Auto Service with a box of spare parts. As he walked towards the door, something glinted in the moonlight from behind the service bay. Curious, he bent down to pick it up—it turned out to be an ancient Japanese coin, perfectly preserved. The delivery driver pocketed the coin and continued his work. A few days later, while fixing another customer’s car, he found an old keychain shaped like a samurai sword. Soon enough, strange things started happening—every time someone needed help late at night, they’d see a shadowy figure waving them inside. Turns out, it was just the owner’s cat, who loved watching over his shop after hours.
4. One afternoon, a little girl walked past Rising Sun Japanese Auto Service and stopped in her tracks. The mechanic, bent over an engine, suddenly started talking to himself in what sounded like Japanese. The girl’s eyes widened as she watched him wave his hands in the air, mimicking the sound of revving engines. Suddenly, he pointed at the sky and exclaimed something in Japanese. The girl giggled and ran home to tell her mom about the funny man fixing cars. When asked what he said, she replied, 'He was probably just yelling “Rising Sun, go faster!”'