We took NWA, but the food wasn’t very good. If you have a choice, we recommend Public Enemy Air.

Our man in Japan Satoshi picked us up in his slammed 1995 Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear Super Exceed. It’s got 0 bump stops, 2 tones, 3 fewer inches in ride height, and 5 sunroofs.

Here’s Dan doing the Akabou mascot pose next to a Subaru Sambar kei-sized delivery kei truck.

After a quick ramen meal, we went to the apartment where we’ll be staying, and we’re about to pass out. It’s already morning in the US, and we’ve been awake about 24hrs. We’ve reserved a rental car for tomorrow, and we’re headed out to Tochigi and Honda’s Twin Ring Motegi. Wonder what rental we’re gonna get! Good night.

One of things we can never wrap our heads around is the fact that in Japan, it’s already tomorrow. By the time you read this, we’ll be crossing the International Date Line in a 747 headed to J-land to meet up with friends, slurp down bowls of delicious ramen, and most of all, to see the 2008 New Year Meeting, the largest classic car show of the year. Oh joy of joys! We can hardly contain ourselves. If we don’t succumb to an adrenaline overdose, jetlag, or dehydration via excessive salivating, we’ll bring you updates - from the future! Stay tuned to this blog. We also have a few other surprises for you, including the private warehouse of a certain manufacturer. Tee hee! For coverage of the 2007 New Year Meeting, click here.

New article here, about the recent trip taken to attend the Monterey Historics.

In case you were wondering what’s been happening with the blog, Ben is at the Monterey Historics in California. Only, there’s a catch. The reason it’s taking him three days to get there is because he’s driving down from Seattle in a newly-purchased, completely untested, 21-year-old Toyota Cressida station wagon that none of us has ever driven, popped the hood of, or sat in before. Stay tuned for either a.) actual coverage of the vintage auto event, or b.) tragedy.