Famous Tuning Shops Near Tokyo, Osaka, Tsukuba Or Ebisu

[dori34]

are there any near by these areas or accessible within 30 mins outside centre?

I will have a car to drive to Ebisu but the other places will just be by public transport, walking or bicycle.

any suggestions/recommendations of tuning houses and places to visit?

current list is Tsukuba & ebisu circuits, toyota museum, super auto bacs & up garages, plus a few more i cant think off th top of my head.

Will there be any car shows/events between mid October to early November?

Do they still hold car meets at that famous place off the wangan in the large parking lots? if so where is this place.

any input would be greatly appreciated.

[dori34]

added: nismo omori factory & tokyo motor show

[dori34]

D1 event is on in tokyo at the time, wooo

http://www.d1gp.co.jp/03_sche/gp2015/gp1506/gp1506_index-e.html

layout looks good, can't wait!

http://www.d1gp.co.jp/03_sche/gp2015/gp1501/img/map-sun.pdf

[Ty1]

Hey there, I just got back from japan today so I can offer some advice with a few of those places. I wanted to experience more of the car scene but ran out of time. I would highly recommend the nismo factory in yokohama. opening hours are wed-sunday 10am-5pm free entry. parts are very pricey though but still an amazing experience and just under an hour by train from Tokyo train station. I checked out one upgarage in Tokyo but it wasn't that great. It was the one in minamitanaka, nerima, tokyo. it had 2 levels...the first with lots of good quality super cheap rims and the second floor with mainly head units, exhaust systems and coilovers, but not a lot of options for skylines. It might be worth checking out some other up garages though. I also went to an Autobacs in Osaka. It was the deiribashiten store and only a very short trip from Osaka train station. Not worth going to in my opinion, they only had car cleaning products and focused on interior parts and a decent selection of rims. The super Autobacs would be worth checking out though. Hope this helps you

[Jordy32]

Hey thanks for the information Tyrone, I'm in the process of planning my japan trip at the moment and appreciate the info

[Ty1]

no worries

[Musashi33]

There is a good up garage near Tomei, close to the Tomei express way in yokohama that had a lot of skyline and gtr parts when I was there in may 2014. Im heading back to Japan in may this year, so I will update soon. They had quite a few R33 and R34 gtr for sale at the yard across the road.

[dori34]

scott, if you could update after your trip, that would be great!

[Musashi33]

This is the upgarage near Tomei, pretty easy to get to as well.

http://www.upgarage.com/shop/detail.php?shop=932

[ausdrift]

if you wanna ogle parts, your super Autobacs type stores are a time waste, as mentioned they only really do accessories these days; cleaners,rims, car audio etc.

For parts your up garages and Autobacs secohan (second hand) will at least have actual performance parts in them, even if they are used. People buy through the net or their tuner these days. In fact last trip I got a Blitz intercooler sent to my hotel COD and took it back on the plane with me. Saved about half the aus price, but took planning

[dori34]

ausdrift, yeap thats the plan, purchase in advance on upgarage website, have it shipped to my accomodation place lol

all parts iwll be small ish so nothing too big like an intercooler kit or exhaust

[ausdrift]

Sounds good. If you were to buy new, just keep in mind the resellers you buy from will probably not actually stock them, rather they will order from the manufacturer, then ship to you. So my intercooler I called and ordered on day one, but it only just made it to the hotel in time before I came back home (8 day trip?) so I almost lost out. Upgarage etc web pages are great in that they will ship fairly fast to you from whatever shop in japan has that item, but if you haven't been in person before, go out to the nearest one anyway, its grat to just wonder round them.

[Musashi33]

Dori34,the upgarage in Machida,Yokohama isn't worth the trip out. Its full of just wheels and alot of junk now. So were the ones in Hiroshima,central Osaka.

Even using their website croooober.com,didn't show alot of gtr parts.

The Nismo headquarters in Yokohama was awesome though!! They have the R35 gt3 car that won the Bathurst 12 hour on display,still had racegas smells in the cabin!

[phantc_s15]

Just got back from Japan and did a trip to the Machida Up Garage GT store and it wasn't really worth the visit.

Nismo headquarters is definitely a must visit! Current line up Datsun Sunny, Xanavi R34, R35 and IDX.

[Musashi33]

phantc_s15,did you manage to check out the nissan engine museum? It's on the way to nismo but on the other side of the waterway. I went there last year,was a cool way to spend a couple of hours!

[phantc_s15]

No didn't get a chance to check it out! sounds good though! Will have to chuck it on the bucket list for next time!

I was lucky to check out omori! Went on a Tuesday not realising they recently changed their shop opening times...only managed to sneak in a visit just before I flew home the next day!!

[phantc_s15]

Get to a D1GP event if you can!

Here's some photos from our trip to D1 at Suzuka circuit.

http://www.circuitthreads.com/2015-rd-2-d1-grand-prix-at-suzuka/

http://www.circuitthreads.com/d1gp-sponsors-paddock-walk/

[phantc_s15]

Here's some pics from the new Omori Factory!

More pics here: http://bit.ly/1J8WPxU

Easily one of the best looking race cars!!

[dori34]

Yes!

D1 event is on when i;m there in the Tokyo Bay area, so definitely going to that.

Has anyone done the R35 GTR drive hire in Japan? pricing seems reasonable for 24hr car hire with 400km limit, highly considering it

[phantc_s15]

Are these the guys you're looking at doing it through?

http://fun2drive.co.jp/cars/