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Ride shotgun in a real drift car in Japan.

Independent guides to drift rides and lessons in Japan: how to get there, what it costs, and which tours actually drift.

Which tours actually driftEbisu without a tour

IndependentNot affiliated with any circuit or tour operator.
Research-basedBuilt from official pages and booking listings. I have not taken these tours.
DatedEvery guide says when its listings were last checked.

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Drifts

Ride along

A pro drift driver takes you around a closed circuit. You sit in the passenger seat.

Ebisu Circuit, without a tour
Drifts

Drive it yourself

An instructor teaches you to drift a car on a closed track. You hold the wheel.

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No drifting

Car-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 drift

The guides

Read in this order

  1. 01
    How 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.
  2. 02
    Tokyo 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.
  3. 03
    Daikoku PA night tours, comparedWhich car-meet tours are worth booking, and what a tour does that visiting alone can't.
    In progress
  4. 04
    Self-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

Who runs this

One person, based in Japan

JZX100CHASER TOURER V

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