Post Tagged with: "japan"

Kentarou JZS171 Crown Athlete

Wide & Low: Kentarou’s JZS171 Crown Athlete Drift Car

When it comes to drift cars, there are low cars and then there are low cars; Kentarou Yamamoto’s JZS171 Toyota Crown Athlete definitely falls into the latter category. There’s no “hovercraft style” body kit here to provide artificial lows either – this is the real deal.

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326POWER Lexus RC-F

A Visit to 326POWER HQ

I first visited 326Power’s headquarters back in March but I only took a handful of photos on my phone at the time. A couple of weeks ago I found myself back in the picturesque town of Higashi-Hiroshima, ready to visit the company again. Now equipped with my DSLR camera, I […]

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Nakamura 1JZ S14

When Four Cylinders Become Six: Naoki Nakamura’s 1JZ S14

When you think of Naoki Nakamura, you probably associate him with a pink and purple PS13 being thrown against a wall of sorts, all while smashing the rev limiter and blaring a distinctive SR20 soundtrack. On that note, let me introduce you to his new car, where only the pink […]

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A Guide to Aggressive Driving at Meihan Sportsland

Yesterday afternoon my friend Eiichi took me to visit Meihan Sportsland. Having spent countless hours on YouTube watching footage from the circuit you can probably imagine how excited I was just to be attending, let alone how happy I was to see D1 legends such as Akinori Utsumi, Seimi Tanaka […]

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Back to Japan! Shop Availability News

Today I have returned to Japan to help build an even bigger and brighter future for Street Track Life. If you don’t currently follow me on Instagram, follow @streettracklife and keep an eye on my Story as I’ll be updating it with all the weird and wonderful sights and sounds that […]

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A-Bo R32 Skyline

Up-Close with a Legend: A-Bo Satsukawa’s R32 Skyline

Some cars in the drift scene carry a legendary status: whether they’ve been hugely successful on track in terms of results or they simply represent the pinnacle of a certain style, there are a handful of cars out there that demand a certain level of respect. A-Bo Satsukawa’s 4-door R32 […]

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Osaka Street Style Soarer

Cool ZZ30 Soarer that I spotted on the top floor of the expressway service station in Osaka where a massive meet was being held on a Saturday night.

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A-Bo Moon R32-only Drift Day: 35mm Edition

While I was in Japan I picked up a handful of disposable Fujifilm cameras from the famous Yodabashi Camera store in Shinjuku. I didn’t get the photos developed until many months after I’d returned; the excitement I had when picking up the developed prints and looking through them is what […]

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JZX110 Taxi Service in Osaka

After catching a train and a taxi (which featured a very confused taxi driver) to the Osaka meet at an expressway service station, I quickly realised that the sheer quantity and quality of cars meant that there was little chance of me being able to tear myself away in time […]

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