Goodsmile Racing wrapped up their 2024 Super GT season with a solid 10th-place finish in the GT300 class at Motegi. The season finale was intense, as drivers Nobuteru Taniguchi and Tatsuya Kataoka gave it their all in the Hatsune Miku AMG GT. This year has been packed with high-energy battles and incredible teamwork, making every…
Last weekend, Japan’s car scene came alive with the latest Slammed Society event, a day packed with incredible rides and a whole lot of passion. Our Illest JP team did an amazing job hosting, and we want to give a special shoutout to Ikura’s Amefess Girls for coming out and hanging with the crew—it made…
This year is the 22nd annual NISMO festival Held in Japans’s Fuji Speedway. This year Highlights the 50th Anniversary of the Legendary GT-R and Z models. To celebrate the Legacy, the KPGC10 ” HAKOSUKA “Skyline 2000 GT-R, which won the JAF GP in 1969; and other legends like the Group A BNR32 Skyline GT-R and the…
January 2019. Time flies as it has been more than 3 months since the curtains of the Tokyo Auto Salon closed. Indeed, a very memorable one as me and more than a dozen of friends flew in for Japan’s busiest aftermarket show. In this post, as I wrap up my 3-part coverage, I will be…
Below nineties only. Off to my favorite part of every show – the classics. Japan has been very well known for their diverse approach on classic vehicles. In this post expect a good number some of the best classic builds during Tokyo Auto Salon 2019. Enjoy. Compared to 2018, this year’s show featured a significant…
Okayama, 1 year after. Exactly a year after 2016’s show week, I decided to include outtakes from Motor Games Japan to 100% cover all transpired events during that weekend. A highly acknowledged event in the region, more than 300 cars showed up to display different approaches in Japanese car culture. Here are some of the builds found in…
Okayama, Japan. Today’s tuning community, bridged by the interwebs, is on a continuous hunt for different approaches using their trusted platforms. For decades now, the quest for uniqueness always comes as a standard in Japan. Known to be the trendsetters and somehow pioneers of “automotive fashion”, the Japanese tend to squeeze in a way to stand…
With the Snoopy Museum Tokyo celebrating it’s one year anniversary this past April I wanted to share some photos from my visit last December. I recommend this museum if you’re a snoopy fan, and if you are in Tokyo. Though the it is not as large as the Santa Rosa Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research…