During the blossoming Japanese City Pop boom a few years ago, folks were swooning over driving on those highways and byways within and outside of Tokyo back in those 1980s. However, I think taking a drive over those expressways even now while listening to City Pop is also a wonderful idea, especially with the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line joining Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture and Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture. Of course, we've had those YouTube videos where viewers can vicariously get that thrill with a passenger's-eye view of a drive on routes such as the Bayside Highway.
With some of that modern audio technological touchup and some of the old City Pop feelings, we have another driving song befitting a good voyage on the Kan-Etsu and the like (provided that you don't come across any major traffic jams or accidents). This would be "Endroll" by singer-songwriter Rie Aono（青野りえ）from her 2022 album "Rain or Shine". The silken-voiced Aono took care of the lyrics while Yoshihiko Seki（関美彦）composed the melody of groovy keyboards and punchy rhythms. I think midnight would be just the time for this one.
One small aside. I wouldn't mind knowing where Aono had filmed the music video for "Endroll". It might look like the interior of one of Tokyo's major hotels.
A very dreamy song!
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