Journal
Before you come
Practical answers to the questions we get asked before every run. No filler.
Can you drive in Japan with a foreign licence? The honest answer
Japan only accepts International Driving Permits issued under the 1949 Geneva Convention. If your country signed the 1968 Vienna Convention instead, your IDP is worthless here. Check before you book anything.
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How to get to Daikoku PA — and why you can't walk there
Daikoku PA sits inside a loop of elevated expressway with no train station and no pedestrian access. Here is what that actually means for visitors, when the meet happens, and how people get in.
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Tokyo Drift filming locations: what's real, what isn't, and what you can actually visit
Much of the film's Tokyo was shot outside Japan. Here is which places genuinely exist, which were built or doubled elsewhere, and what is actually worth your evening if you came for the car culture.
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The Shuto C1 loop: what it is, why it's difficult, and when to drive it
The C1 is a 14.8 km closed loop of elevated expressway through central Tokyo. It never ends, the merges come from both sides, and at night it is the best driving road in the city. Here is how it actually works.
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Why the R34 GT-R is special — and what it's actually like
The R34 Skyline GT-R is the most expensive Japanese car of its era for reasons that are partly engineering and partly timing. Here's what makes it different, and what it feels like from the passenger seat in Tokyo.
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