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Ride along
A pro drift driver takes you around a closed circuit. You sit in the passenger seat.
Ebisu Circuit, without a tourDriftsDrive it yourself
An instructor teaches you to drift a car on a closed track. You hold the wheel.
Compare the lessonsNo driftingCar-meet night tour
A guided drive to a famous car meet. Some are sold as "Tokyo Drift" but list drifting as not included.
See which tours don't driftThe guides
Read in this order
- 01How to Get to Ebisu Circuit's Drift Taxi from Tokyo (Without a Tour)Train route, real costs and booking steps for riding a pro drift car at Ebisu Circuit in Fukushima, plus when a Tokyo tour is worth it.
- 02Tokyo Drift Tours: Which Ones Actually Drift? (And Which Don't)Compare Tokyo drift ride-along tours by where they happen, whether the car really drifts, what is included and what it costs.
- 03Daikoku PA night tours, comparedWhich car-meet tours are worth booking, and what a tour does that visiting alone can't.In progress
- 04Self-drive drift lessons, comparedWhere you hold the wheel: price basis, transport, and what is included.In progress
Before you book
Four things to check on any listing
- Drive or ride?Read the listing's own wording. Some say "experience" and mean passenger only.
- Price for whom?Per person, per car or per group changes the total a lot.
- Refund termsSome private tours are non-refundable once booked.
- Getting thereCheck whether transport from Tokyo is included, and the meeting point.
Who runs this
One person, based in Japan
I live in Japan and drive a JZX100 Chaser Tourer V. I have tried a little drifting, ridden along as a passenger, and filmed videos of it.
I have not taken the tours compared on this site. Every guide is built from official pages and booking listings, says so, and marks what I could not confirm. More about this site