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Drift Tengoku Ikaten team battle at Fuji Speedway
I managed to get out to Fuji Speedway in March to catch the Drift Tengoku Ikaten battle. If you’re not familiar, Ikaten is a team-based drifting competition where groups tandem a section of the track in full unison, staying tight, keeping consistent lines, and working as one. It’s a really fun format and not always…
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Kaeda’s 180sx front S14 Silvia
During my recent trip to Japan, I really wanted to shoot Kaeda’s S14 Silvia. He’s converted it to a 180SX front by cutting and modifying a set of steel front fenders. The car is still a work in progress and currently sitting at his panel shop in Chiba, but I wanted to shoot it before…
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A visit to Team Poison Headquarters
I got invited by my friend Tsuba to visit his compound deep in the forests of Chiba, where he runs Takahashi Autoworks with his father and lives with his family. Tsuba spends most of his time here working on customer and friends’ cars, mainly drift cars. If you don’t know, he’s the leader of the…
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Garage Sokudo x Daikichi Cup
I was lucky enough to run a small event with Daikichi called the Daikichi Cup. These are usually held here at Gunma Cycle Sports Center, better known as Gunsai. Yep, the same Gunsai where all the classic Hot Version DVDs were filmed. We weren’t on the touge this time though, just the skid pad. The…
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Vernal Equinox Day at Daikoku PA
In Japan, Vernal Equinox Day marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring. It’s a public holiday, and many people take the opportunity to get out and enjoy the day, so as you’d expect, Daikoku PA had some incredible cars on display. A trio of old VIP-style Y31 Cedrics definitely caught my eye.…
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Garage Sokudo B-Side E01 – Arriving in Japan and drifting at Nikko Circuit
Introducing the first episode of the Garage Sokudo B-side series, unfiltered, less polished content about what I get up to. Way easier to film, edit, and post. And what better way to kick it off than landing in Japan, spending the day at Nikko Circuit for the Winds Auto drift day, and ending the night…
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Film photo dump from Japan – March 2025
Here is a 35mm film dump from my recent trip to Japan, shot on Kodak Portra 160 with a Nikon 35Ti point and shoot camera. These days I don’t really shoot much on film, just more of a snap a shot here and there situation.
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Kakeru’s super clean S14 Silvia
I finally managed to grab a few shots of my friend Kakeru’s Kouki S14 Silvia out on the cart track at Mobara Circuit, something I’ve always wanted to do. When he’s not drifting his track-spec purple 180SX, he’s out cruising in this. To me, this is the ideal street car, AVS Model 5s, OEM aero…
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Event recap: Blurry Nights Car Meet in Chiba
Last month, I had the chance to organise my first car meet in Japan alongside my friend @sotobo_oldschool. We called it Blurry Nights, or ぼやけた夜 (Boyaketa Yoru), a fitting name for a late-night meet at a PA. The cars that turned up were wild. A bunch of local Chiba guys rolled in with their Kaido…
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