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EVENTS: 2017 Tokyo Auto Salon, Part 02 — Restomods

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Ben Hsu

Since its inception in 1983, the Tokyo Auto Salon has been Japan’s showcase premier exhibition of automotive trends. Back then, it went by the very literal name of Tokyo Exciting Car Show, but the idea was the same — showcasing what Japanese tuners … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged ae86, c10, c110, c210, corolla, corolla levin, Crown Majesta, dr30, ebbro, fairlady z, fc3s, g-works, GS F, Hakosuka, kenmeri, kp61, lexus, mark II, mazda, mitsubishi, Obayashi Factory, r30, r31, R31 House, r32, r33, r34, r35, radio control, RC F, re amemiya, Rocket Bunny, rx-7, S180, s30 z, skyline, soarer, sprinter trueno, ssr, starion, starlet, Super GT, tokyo auto salon, tom's, Top Secret, toyota, wagons, work wheels, x70, z10 | 5 Comments

EVENTS: Houston Morningstar Meet

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Ben Hsu

You might have heard there was a football game in Houston over the weekend. We were in town for the epic clash — something about classic Fords versus Jeep crossovers — but before the big game the local JNC community welcomed us to a Sunday morning meet.

Posted in events | Tagged 610, a60, ae86, c10, carina, chaser, corolla, datsun, GX70G, Hakosuka, mark II, mazda, miata, Miata NA, Miata NB, mx-5, nissan, r31, rocky auto, skyline, toyota, x70, x80 | 8 Comments

EVENTS: Kiryu Classic Car Festival, Part 02 — The Parade

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Ricky Silverio

By any standard the Kiryu Classic Car Festival is a memorable and diverse gathering of kyusha with no shortage of charm. Even better, however, is that after the car show part of the event concluded, the cars go for a parade through the streets … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged a20, b120, b310, barikan, bluebird, Bluebird 410/411, butaketsu, c10, c130, c230, Caren, celica, cervo, civic, Civic EG, contessa, corolla, corolla levin, corona, corona mark II, daruma, datsun 320, fairlady roadster, fairlady z, fronte, gloria, Hakosuka, hino, honda, honda z, kgc10, Kiryu Classic Car Festival, laurel, mark II, minica, Minica 70, mitsubishi, nissan, prince, s30 z, S500/S600/S800, sanitora, skyline, subaru, subaru 360, sunny, sunny truck, suzuki, te27, Vespa, wagons | 11 Comments

EVENTS: 2016 Classic Japan show in Australia

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Kevin San

One of our favourite nostalgic car shows in any country is Classic Japan, which is held in Melbourne, Australia in December every year. Melbourne is 1000 km away from JNC‘s Australian HQ in Sydney, so it’s also an opportunity to … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 160J, 3000GT, 710, a20, a60, ae86, all-trac, australia, aw11, az-1, c10, c110, cedric, celica, Classic Japan, corolla, cosmo sports, cressida, crown, daruma, datsun, dr30, fj40, galant gto, gto, Hakosuka, Holden, honda, honda N, impulse, isuzu, kenmeri, land cruiser, luce, mark II, mazda, miata, mitsubishi, mr2, mx-5, n360, nissan, patrol, piazza, prince, Project Hakosuka, r130, r30, s54, skyline, sports 800, supra, violet, wagons, x70 | 16 Comments

EVENTS: 2016 Meiji Jingu Classic Car Festival, Part 02

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Brandon Kelley

In Part 01 of our coverage of Tokyo’s Classic Car Festival at Meiji Jingu Gaien Park, I had just finished rolling up my tongue back into my mouth from which it had dropped, Tex Avery style, due to the cars brought out … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 2000gt, 310, 411, a20, b110, bellett, bluebird, celica, chaser, compagno, contessa, corolla levin, cosmo sport, crown, csp311, daihatsu, datsun, fairlady roadster, fairlady z, familia coupe, Griffon, hino, honda, isuzu, mark II, mazda, Meiji Jingu Classic Car Festival, mitsubishi, MX41, nissan, prince, r2, s30, s30 z, s50, s54, s600, silvia, skyline, sports 800, subaru, sunny, te27, toyota, Toyota Automobile Museum, x30 | 6 Comments

GRAND TOURING: Mt Fuji and the Toyota 2000GT, a meeting of Japan’s icons

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Skorj

Mount Fuji holds a unique position in the minds of both Japanese and visitors alike. There is nothing else quite like it anywhere else in this world, and even many of those who have never visited the country are aware of … Continue reading →

Posted in Grand Touring | Tagged 2000gt, cappuccino, fto, galant gto, honda, mark II, mazda, Mazda Hakone Turnpike, miata, Miata ND, mitsubishi, mt. fuji, s660, suzuki, toyota, x70 | 10 Comments

GRAND TOURING: Chubu and Kinki, Part 02

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Skorj

Part 01 of our grand tour through central Japan took us to Toyoma, a city that revealed not only castles but a trove of classic Toyotas. After prying ourselves away, we headed inland.

Posted in Grand Touring | Tagged cr-v, fairlady z, fc3s, Grand Touring, honda, kei, mark II, mazda, minica, mitsubishi, nissan, rx-7, s30 z, suzuki, swift, toyota, toyota 86, trucks, x70 | 10 Comments

GRAND TOURING: Chubu and Kinki, Part 01

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Skorj

After a longer than usual break between our tours, we decided to take a full week off and continue our Western Coast explorations through the Chubu and Kinki regions. As we embarked, the outer bands of a seasonal typhoon loomed over Japan. … Continue reading →

Posted in Grand Touring | Tagged a40, barikan, c10, celica, corona, corona mark II, cr-v, crown, fairlady z, Grand Touring, Hakosuka, honda, kujira, mark II, nissan, r34, s130, s60, skyline, t40, Toyama, toyota, x20, x60, x70 | 11 Comments

EVENTS: Nostalgic2Days 2016, Part 04 — Odds and Ends

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Ricky Silverio

One of the excellent things about a show like Nos2Days is that there are plenty of things for sale. You never know what you’ll come across, which can make browsing the aisles rather dangerous to your wallet. From new-old-stock center … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged a60, alto, Alto Works, aristo, bbs, bridgestone, c10, c130, c230, celica xx, Dampachi, dr30, eunos roadster, Ford F-350, GX70G, Hakosuka, Kusaka Engineering, laurel, lexus, mark II, mazda, Melber, miata, NA Miata, nissan, Nos2Days 2016, Nostalgic 2 Days, r30, rb26, Renoma, s20, SkyActiv, skyline, soarer, supra, suzuki, toyota, utilitas, x70, yokohama | 4 Comments

EVENTS: 2016 All-Toyotafest, Part 02 — Straight Sixes

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Ben Hsu

As engines go, the Toyota straight-six is one of the best conceived by humankind. Smooth as Suntory whiskey, as long-lived as a mountain, and capable of stupid amounts of horsepower in later iterations, they are a triumph of automotive engineering. It’s no wonder the … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 2000gt, a40, a60, a70, A80, bosozoku, chaser, corona mark II, cressida, crown, mark II, s50, supra, t40, t60, toyota, toyotafest, wagons, x30, x60, x70, x80 | 20 Comments

An interview with NeoClassic Japan’s editor-in-chief

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Ben Hsu

Japan’s Kousoku Yuen magazine recently celebrated their 50th volume. Written for fans of all the lesser loved, non-Skyline, non-2000GT specimens of the Japanese automotive kingdom, it is perhaps the most otaku title of the JDM magazine world. To mark this momentous occasion, as well … Continue reading →

Posted in japan, media | Tagged cedric, cressida, crown, gloria, kousoku yuen, mark II, NeoClassic Magazine, nissan, toyota | 13 Comments

GRAND TOURING: Driving across Japan in a JNC, Day 04

Posted on March 19, 2016 by David Lovett

By the end of Day 03 we’d arrived at Shimonoseki, the southernmost point of Honshu, Japan’s main landmass. As the island on which most of the nation’s major cities — Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima — are located, Honshu contains about 60 percent of … Continue reading →

Posted in Grand Touring | Tagged 117, ae86, corolla levin, figaro, Flying Pug, Grand Touring, gx71, isuzu, kei, kp61, Kyushu, mark II, mitsubishi, nissan, Pajero Jr, PX-33, starlet, toyota, x70 | 16 Comments

EVENTS: 2016 New Year Meeting, Part 04 — The Streets

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Ricky Silverio

In the last two installments of our 2016 New Year Meeting coverage, we prowled the parking area to find as much diversity in marques and models as there were in customization styles. In our final installment of the 2016 New Year … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 710, a20, a60, ae86, alto, bosozoku, c210, celica, celica xx, chaser, clipper, corolla, corona mark II, cosmo, cosmo sport, cressida, cresta, datsun, Fukuoka Style, gx71, haisoka, kaido racer, mark II, Master Ace, mazda, new year meeting, nissan, porter, rx-5, skyline, soarer, sprinter trueno, subaru 360, supra, suzuki, ta22, toyota, Toyota Van, violet, x20, z10, z20 | 4 Comments

EVENTS: 2016 New Year Meeting, Part 03 — This is Japan

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Ben Hsu

A life-size Gundam robot towers above the trees. Giant windowless shopping centers operate like small cities. In this snapshot of a hyper-futuristic metropolis floating on a man-made island in Tokyo Bay, tradition comes in the form of a parking lot teeming … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 510, a10, a20, bluebird, bosozoku, c10, c110, carina, celica, chaser, cherry, cosmo, cresta, crown, daruma, datsun, e10, EVA, Fukuoka Style, Gundam, gurachan, gx71, Hakosuka, honda, kaido racer, kenmeri, life, Luce Legato, mark II, mazda, new year meeting, rx-5, skyline, ssr, toyota, x70 | 21 Comments

EVENTS: Old Car Heaven, Part 02

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Skorj

While Part 01 of our Old Car Heaven coverage concluded with a mob of rare Mitsubishis, we begin this installment along the perimeter of the show and a bevy of box vans. The Nissan Caravans were part of the Nissan Commercial Car … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 2000gt, 240rs, 330, 430, 935, barikan, bus, c10, caravan, cedric, cedric 130, city, civic, corona, cosmo sport, crown, csp311, daihatsu, e20, f40, fairlady roadster, fairlady z, Fairlady Z432, ferrari, ff-1, gloria, gto, Hakosuka, honda, honda z, HopeStar, Initial D, isuzu, Junior, kenmeri, KITT, kpgc110, Lotus Europa, mark II, Mazda T1500, midget, nissan, piazza, pontiac, porsche, prince, r30, s110, s30 z, s54, seibu keisatsu, shelby, silvia, skyline, skyline sport, subaru, t40, toyota, wagons, x30 | 18 Comments

EVENTS: 2016 Tokyo Auto Salon, Part 01 — A Preview

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Ben Hsu

The Tokyo Auto Salon kicks off this weekend, and that means it’s time for the craziest builds the Japanese aftermarket has to offer. While gold-plated GT-Rs and VIP vans are still very much a part of it, looking past the glitz this year … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 180sx, ambulance, bluebird, Bluebird 810, bosozoku, caravan, copen, d1gp, daihatsu, kei, mark II, NATS, nissan, shooting brake, sienna, Spirit Rei, SuperGT, TAS2016, tokyo auto salon, toyota, X100, x70 | 20 Comments

EVENTS: Hachimaru Meeting at Fuji Speedway

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Ben Hsu

If it wasn’t for its glorious motorsports history, Fuji Speedway would be just about the worst place to hold a car show. It rains seemingly half the time there, and while that makes for cool photography, it can’t be pleasant for the … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 430, acty, ae86, c210, carry, corolla levin, crown, datsun, dr30, f31, gloria, Hachimaru Meeting, hiace, honda, infiniti, Infiniti G20, J80, land cruiser, leopard, mark II, nissan, P10, Primera, r30, r31, r32, s120, s130, skyline, soarer, sprinter trueno, suzuki, toyota, utilitas, vanette, x70, y30, z10 | 16 Comments

VIDEO: Shakotan car show rollout

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Ben Hsu

And now for your viewing pleasure, a metric buttload of kyuusha leaving a car show in Japan. Every single one is a proper, old school Japanese sled. Also note the immaculate smoothness of Japan’s roads, which makes these shakotan rides possible. Watch … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged bluebird, fairlady z, honda, mark II, nissan, s130, s30 z, skyline, soarer, te27, toyota | 13 Comments

GRAND TOURING: The Onsens of Yamagata Prefecture

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Skorj

Having toured Aomori and Iwate Prefectures previously and discovered many interesting sights along the way, we decided to again return to the northern coasts, this time to explore the Prefecture of Yamagata and the Sea of Japan Coast Road.

Posted in Grand Touring | Tagged ae86, b120, bluebird, corolla levin, datsun, gt-r, honda, honda z, isuzu, isuzu 117, life, mark II, mitsubishi, nissan, r32, sanitora, skyline, toyota, U11, x30 | 42 Comments

EVENTS: 2015 Mooneyes Street Car Nationals

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Ben Hsu

Take a dollop American car kulture, filter it through the distance of 5,500 miles and 12 time zones, sprinkle in a dash of home grown Japanese cars, and you get the Mooneyes Street Car Nationals.

Posted in events | Tagged 810, ae86, atenza, b210, bluebird, Cedric/Gloria 330, civic, Civic EF, corolla, corolla levin, cressida, crown, datsun, Deliboy, demio, e100, e70, fj60, hiace, honda, impreza, kei, kujira, land cruiser, m10, mark II, mazda, Mazda2, Mazda6, Mighty Max, mitsubishi, Mooneyes Street Car Nationals, nissan, odaiba, pickup, Pistachio, prairie, prelude, s130, s50, s60, sprinter trueno, subaru, sunny, toyota, W-pick, wagon, x30 | 7 Comments