#Tokyo Auto Salon 2017

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Saori Kurosu, Gazoo Racing Booth, Tokyo Auto Salon 2017

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Mugen Garu Concept, 2017. A prototype based on the Honda S660 for the Tokyo Auto Salon

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“How do you get to Tokyo Auto Salon?  How much is admission?  How do you apply for press passes?  Is one day enough to cover the show? ” This post is pretty much a guide to Tokyo Auto Salon and will be super informative if you’ve never been and plan to go sometime in the near future…

Tokyo Auto Salon – biggest Tokyo convention of modified cars, women, and perverts… I mean photographers… 

Never been to TAS before and plan to go in the future?  Cool, this is pretty much my guide of how to survive Tokyo Auto Salon.

Things to bring to Tokyo Auto Salon: –  Comfortable shoes (Don’t make the same mistake I did and only bring Van’s to Japan) –  Lightweight warm jacket (It will be warm inside the Event Halls but cool/cold outside) –  Backpack or a bag for free swag (You can use your gf or friend as a mule to carry stuff as well) –  Battery pack (At least 3350mAh, but I usually bring 26800mAh to last me half the trip) –  Cash (They have a Family Mart and bunch of restaurants where they don’t price gouge like venues in the states) –  Camera and lens (Wide angle lens at least 24mm for FF or 16mm for crop sensors)

If you’re there for media/press purposes: –  Of course your gear –  Passport (if you’re not from Japan) –  Approved press papers or email with QR code –  Business cards

Alright, these are the essentials I’d recommend for you to bring or have for the show.  I also like to travel light because carrying a bunch of stuff gets irritating when you’ve covered 8 halls in a day.

How do you get to Tokyo Auto Salon? TAS has always been held at Makuhari Messe in the Northwest part of Chiba Prefecture.  You have the choice of traveling by car (if you have a ride) or train, but it will be at least a 40 minute to 1 hour commute from metro Tokyo area, assuming you stay around there.

Don’t mind the starred locations and just click the photo for Makuhari Messe‘s location.  

How much is admission? Friday – General Special Public (Pretty much advanced tickets) Advance or Pre-purchased online is 2,600Y or $23-25 USD (depending on rate exchange) Day of show is 3,200Y or $28-29 (depending on rate exchange)

Saturday, Sunday – General Admission Advance or Pre-purchased online is 1,800Y or $16-18 USD (depending on rate exchange) Day of show Adult is 2,200Y and Teens/kids 1,700Y

Just check Tokyo Auto Salon site for ticket information there.

How do you apply for press passes? You can apply online for press pass usually around mid December.   Depending who you’re doing coverage for, they will either approve your application within 10-15 business days or ask for more information.   You will then need your passport and business card when picking up your media passes.

Is one day enough to cover the show? For the normal general public doing coverage or visiting, no you won’t be able to hit up all the Halls in the venue.  If you look at the map below, there are 11 Halls to go through, as well as a driving exhibition/demo area.  There are also special concerts that go on as well.

Very useful map from TAS 2017… if you can read in Japanese.

MuthafuckinPineappleApplePen Piko Taro was one of the opening acts at TAS 2017. 

If you’re special media or press pass holder and can sneak in Thursday night/day, that would be the best time to do coverage.  Booths will still be setting up but most cars should be ready.   If not, I would recommend arriving at 8AM to avoid the general public crowds.  If you have on comfortable shoes and took 2 of those 1o hr energy jelly packs, you might be able to cover the whole show.   If you do plan to cover the show in 2 days, I’d recommend walking around the parking lot as there will be a few hidden gems out there as well.

That’s pretty much it for my guide to Tokyo Auto Salon… now onto my favorite photos from TAS…

Also, if you haven’t seen my photo coverage for Front Street Media by Kyle Crawford yet, you can check out Part 1 HERE and Part 2 HERE.  I sent the photos overnight to Kyle and had the article up within less than 24 hrs later.  Glad the photos didn’t sit around for too long either.  He did a great job and it almost felt like he was there at the show with me O_O.

Check out the coverage on Front Street Media by Kyle Crawford.

TAS wouldn’t be TAS without the models.  I can’t lie about that because who would go just to look at modified cars and parts….

There were a bunch of celebs at TAS.  Drift King or Tsuchiya was doing interviews all day… I actually got to see him in the media room chilling earlier, but didn’t want to bother him =/… 

SARD racing aero always being SARD…. The only thing I like is the CF wing… 

Liberty Walk had more than a dozen cars around TAS… 

These guys are always on the go.  2017 should be a good year for  Kenneth Li of Wekfest and Joey Lee of Stickydiljoe.com… 

The Subaru booth usually has their concept cars and what looks like GT BRZ Racecar…. 

Model from Vellano booth and some more models from Rohana Wheels…

ROBERUTA Lamborghini Huracan with a Super Trofeo aero look.  Not sure if it’s the real deal but check out the ROBERUTA lift kit in action HERE. 

Silk Blaze had a simple look for the Honda S660 and Miata ND MX-5. 

Every year D.A.D. always goes all out and blings out a Benz…

I believe this Mercedes SL600 is covered in real diamonds… 

I’m not even sure what this car is… but the grill is covered with screens and trunk lid full of speakers while the headlights rotated… o_O

The new AIMGAIN GT kit for the Toyota 86 Kouki… you can see Elvis of StanceNation napping in the back…

Didn’t even notice each side had different colored wheels…

Next to it is the new AIMGAIN GT kit for the new R35 GTR.

I’m not sure why the Event halls were packed with spectators… 

Because it made it super difficult for the working press… 

Luckily some of the booth cars were on a stage display… 

Like the new Honda Civic Type R seen here… 

Which would rotate every 30 seconds or so…

Caught Tein Dampachi and female pachi at their photobooth…

Caught Joey and crew again around TAS again…

326Power represented with aggressive stance and fitment as usual on this RC and S15…

This crazy model stood outside in the Hallway upstairs while it was freezing cold… god bless her soul…

International hall had some pretty awesome stuff in there….

Star Road S30, Nismo S30, Restored R30 RS, and a BNR32. 

Also a couple of FD’s… 

I believe this is the same Kamikaze 370Z from the Varis booth last year at TAS 2016…

Being a Toyota 86 guy, I had to check out the TRD kit for the new Kouki model… still not sure if I like it…

CWest also had a new lip for the kouki 86… not sure if I’m even feeling the new front bumper…

The Impulse kit for the AE86… in CF…

I walked into Pandem / Rocket Bunny territory at TAS 2017…

Daigo Saito was in attendance too… glad he didn’t mind me taking a photo… 

But he was staring pretty hard at this Pandem R32 for awhile…

Another Star Road S30…

Pandem all the things…

More drifters… 

More models…

Kuhl Racing always engraving and designing cool shit…

Photoshoot going on… with ladders and off camera flash.. 

I’m not even sure what time period that’s from… I guess 2017 from a different dimension…

  RE Amemiya FC3S RX7 with new aero

RE Amemiya RX8…

  Time attack FD RX7…  I believe CSG had some hand in building this… 

One of my favorite shots of Under Suzuki taking a look at how ridiculously huge that wing is… jk.

BN Sport revealed new kits for the FD RX7 and R35 GTR.  Both aggressive looking as usual…

Earlier next to the BN sports booth cars, this was going on… 

One of the BN Sports guys liked watching the spectacle…

Top Fuel S2000 (top left),  Mad Mike Redbull TCP Magic FD RX7 (top right), and VARIS Kamikaze booth cars…

Last but not least, this was my press desk area.  Check out the photo on the right… some guys would bring 2-3 monitors, a cpu, and edit.  I need to step up my game next year.

This post wasn’t supposed to be long, but I couldn’t help it with all the photos I took.  Even Kyle had a tough time choosing photos to post.  As always, thanks for actually reading or skimming through to the end.

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  Journey to Tokyo: Part 4 – Tokyo Auto Salon Life "How do you get to Tokyo Auto Salon?  How much is admission?  How do you apply for press passes?  

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I’ll be heading down to Tokyo Auto Salon this Saturday. Can’t wait! Who else is going?

Took these photos back in 2015 when I last went. 

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2024 Race Queen Retirements - Rie Kimura

Rie began working as an event companion during university and in 2014 began her career as a Race Queen in the Tracy Sports team in the Super Taikyu. In 2016 she joined the Netz Toyota Tama T's Factory Lady team in Super Formula motor racing class and began her career as a full time Race Queen. 2017 saw Rie join WedsSport Racing Girls and in 2018 the Dunlop Direzza Girls.

In 2019 she began a long term association with Team Tom's in the Super GT and Super Formula classes, first as a Vantelin Race Queen and then in 2021 as a Tom's Lady and later as a Tom's Team Attendant for Super GT. After leaving Tom's in 2022, in 2023 she began her final two years as a Race Queen in the Arta Gals team. When appointed to the team in 2023, she was 32, the oldest team member ever appointed in Arta Gals.

Race Queen Appearances

Tracy Sports Race Queen, Super Taikyu, 2014

Yamaha Thailand Racing Race Queen, All Japan Road Race Championship, 2014

Netz Toyota Tama T's Factory Lady, Super Formula, 2016

WedsSport Racing Girls, Super GT, 2017

Team Kagayama Suzuki Asia Race Queen, FIM Asia Road Racing Championship, 2017

Dunlop Direzza Girls, Super GT, 2018

Vantelin Race Queen, Super GT and Super Formula, 2019 to 2022

Team TJC& MF Kawasaki Army Girl, Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race, 2019

Tom’s Lady, Super GT, 2021

Tom's Team Attendant, Super GT, 2022

Arta Gals, Super GT, 2023 to 2024

Image Girl and Event Appearances

InterBee, Intel Booth, 2014

Ceatec Japan, JEITA Booth, 2014

Tokyo Motor Show, Omron Booth, 2015

Tokyo Auto Salon, Kanatechs Booth, 2015

Japan Drugstore Show, Asahi Food & Healthcare Booth, 2015

Ceatec Japan, Omron Booth, 2015 and 2016

Wonder Festival, Monthly Heroes Booth, 2015

Japan Drugstore Show, Ajinomoto Amino Vital Booth, 2016

Tokyo Motor Show, Fine Sinter Booth, 2017

Tokyo Auto Salon, Nitto Booth, 2017

Tokyo Auto Salon, WedsSport Racing Girls, 2018

Tokyo Auto Salon, Dunlop Direzza Girls, 2019

Automotive Technology Expo, Emerging Industry Booth, 2019

Ceatec Japan, Everlight Booth, 2019

Nagoya Auto Trend, Tom’s Lady, 2020

Tokyo Auto Salon, Tom’s Lady, 2020 and 2022

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Liberty Walk Ferrari 488, 2017. The Japanese tuner has presented a customised Ferrari at the Tokyo Auto Salon

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Taking Time To Celebrate The Craziness That Is Kuhl-Racing : Now Live!

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