JDM House of Carbon: Varis Japan and their Kitted Supras

JDM House of Carbon: Varis Japan and their Kitted Supras

Coming up in the car scene, many of us were used to seeing off-brand body kits kits that were poor copies of original masterpieces. One of the more bootlegged kits? Varis - and we’re showing you t...
AWD Turbo Heaven! Subaru STI Headquarters in Japan = Imprezas Galore

AWD Turbo Heaven! Subaru STI Headquarters in Japan = Imprezas Galore

For as much flak as they may get, Subaru’s legendary Impreza STI got the status it has today because of an incredibly rich racing history. And that history is celebrated BIG time at Subaru Japan’s...
A Tour of Tec-Arts, The Ultimate AE86 Corolla Shop in the Heart of Japan

A Tour of Tec-Arts, The Ultimate AE86 Corolla Shop in the Heart of Japan

Tec-Arts Japan is one of those places most of us only saw - and probably will only ever see - in the gritty old VHS tapes (Option2, Best Motoring) or some random 140p pixelated video hosted on a G...
HKS R32 GTR: The Nissan Skyline of our 90s JDM Dreams

HKS R32 GTR: The Nissan Skyline of our 90s JDM Dreams

The R32 GTR - and especially its racing variations - absolutely changed the game in the early 90s. And most notably, it’s the body style that got the Skyline its long-lasting nickname “Godzilla”. ...
Record Breaker Carbon Fiber Evo: The Legendary HKS CT230R

Record Breaker Carbon Fiber Evo: The Legendary HKS CT230R

Back in 2006, time attack records were a hot ticket among Japan’s tuning houses - proving their mettle at the seemingly simple, but unforgiving Tsukuba Circuit. To the point where they began build...
GT86 Antilag Monster Dyno’d at HKS Japan: Burnouts on the Dyno!

GT86 Antilag Monster Dyno’d at HKS Japan: Burnouts on the Dyno!

HKS Japan is the home of so many legendary JDM parts, builds, videos, racecars, and more... you'd be hard pressed to find a more well known tuning house out there. Larry and the Autofocus crew che...
JDM Toyota Supra Palace: Max Orido’s Personal Race Garage!

JDM Toyota Supra Palace: Max Orido’s Personal Race Garage!

JDM HEADS REJOICE. This is some all-time s#*t right here. Manabu Orido, aka Max Orido, has been on the screens of any Japanese car fan for the past few decades through everything from the Option v...
The Greatest Nissan Garage in the World: Nissan Zama Heritage Collection is Nismo Paradise

The Greatest Nissan Garage in the World: Nissan Zama Heritage Collection is Nismo Paradise

This. Is. Paradise. The Nissan Zama collection is the single greatest garage of Nissans in one place, all in absolute mint condition - everything from a bone stock seafoam green s13 Silvia, to the...
A $150,000 Honda Civic?? Visiting Spoon, Japan's Ultimate Honda Builder

A $150,000 Honda Civic?? Visiting Spoon, Japan's Ultimate Honda Builder

Legendary. Is there any other word for Spoon Japan? B16s that rev to the moon, racecars with otherworldly handling, and now - potentially one of the greatest street Hondas ever built. Our buds at ...
Chopped and Slammed Lamborghini Miura  on Air Ride + N/A Powered R34 Nissan Skyline

Chopped and Slammed Lamborghini Miura on Air Ride + N/A Powered R34 Nissan Skyline

Now before you get too worked up about someone chopping up a Lamborghini Miura and slamming it on air, you can at least take solace in the fact that this isn't an actual Lamborghini Miura; it's a ...
The 10 BEST Builds at Tokyo Auto Salon. AKA JDM Heaven

The 10 BEST Builds at Tokyo Auto Salon. AKA JDM Heaven

You've seen the streets and the parking lot, and while we may nerd out on all the pedestrian cars out there - the whole reason we're out at Tokyo Auto Salon is because we like to geek out on the s...
Tokyo Parking Lots = Better Than Car Shows?? Tokyo Auto Salon Car Spotting Special

Tokyo Parking Lots = Better Than Car Shows?? Tokyo Auto Salon Car Spotting Special

Call us jaded, but a lot of times we can get more excited about what’s in the parking lot of a car show than the actual car show itself. And when you’re a JDM head like many of us - Toyo Auto Salo...