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2019.07.12Our Car Life, Touring Reports

Introducing the Scenic Roads Map: A Touring Guide for Car Enthusiasts

Japan’s Scenic Roads My husband regularly heads out on long road trips, and each time he comes back with an incredible number of photos of cars and scenery. Whenever I look through them, I’m amazed: “I had no idea Japan had such vast, beautiful landscapes—and roads!” The other day, after returning from a road trip around Tohoku, my husband told me excitedly: A week isn’t nearly enough time to cover it all—and I still want...

2019.07.12Our Car Life, Touring Reports

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2019.07.11Our Car Life, Porsche 911

Learning to Drive the Porsche 911 GT3, Vol. 1: A Drive to the “Sanda Bullring”

Taking the GT3 to the Sanda Bullring The other day, I took the GT3 to Royu Driveway on a Sunday morning. My mother-in-law was looking after the kids until the evening, so I gratefully took her up on the offer and decided to take the GT3 out for an afternoon drive to Sanda (the “Sanda Bullring”). (Read more about the Sanda Bullring here ↓) ポルシェ 911（964C2）に乗って、サンダブルクリンクを走ってきた。 My husband drove us from home. As we went,...

2019.07.11Our Car Life, Porsche 911

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2019.07.05Our Car Life

Taking the Porsche 911 GT3 to Royu Driveway! McLaren 600LT, Rolls-Royce Dawn, and More

A Sunday Morning on Royu Driveway My mother-in-law was coming to stay for a weekend in June, so we asked her to watch the kids on Sunday morning and decided to take a long-overdue drive to Royu Driveway, just the two of us. The last time we went, the parking lot was already full when we arrived at 8:15, so this time we set our sights on getting there by 8:00. Naturally, we took the...

2019.07.05Our Car Life

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2019.07.03Our Car Life

Seven Years Behind the Camera: An Interview with College Student Car Photographer KUGATTI

Yuki Rikui — Profile (21 years old) A fourth-year university student based in Kobe, Yuki has loved cars since childhood. By the time he was in his third year of junior high school, he was photographing the sports cars and supercars he spotted around town. His striking photos bring out the best in every car and have attracted attention—and commissions from owners not only in Kansai but also in Tokyo. Now a popular automotive photographer,...

2019.07.03Our Car Life

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2019.06.30Our Car Life

Can You Really Balance Parenthood and a Passion for Cars?

Parenting and Life with Cars I write about my kids from time to time on this blog: “what it was like taking them on a drive,” “looking in the back seat and finding them fast asleep,” or “our eldest sniffed my husband and said he smelled like an air-cooled Porsche”… That said, I don’t set out to make parenting the main focus. But because this is a car blog written by a mother of two...

2019.06.30Our Car Life

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2019.06.28Our Car Life

Interview with Ukyo Sasahara: Training, Pressure, and His Goals for the Future

Ukyo Sasahara, Porsche Japan Driver At the recent Porsche Sportscar Together Day 2019, I had the opportunity to interview Ukyo Sasahara, who is competing in the PCCJ(Porsche Carrera Cup Japan)this season as a Porsche Japan Junior Driver. Born in 1996, Ukyo Sasahara is a 23-year-old driver from Gunma Prefecture. He made his racing debut in karting in 2003 and has won championships in series both in Japan and overseas. He began competing in Formula Renault...

2019.06.28Our Car Life

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2019.06.27Our Car Life

What I Learned About the Joy of Manual Driving After a Lifetime of Automatics

Driving a Manual Is Fun I’m starting to really enjoy driving a manual. At first, I felt like I was making myself drive every day because I “had to practice.” But lately, I’ve found myself taking the car out for no particular reason—just because I feel like it. I used to say, “There’s no way I can drive a manual.” So why am I having so much fun behind the wheel now? I think it’s...

2019.06.27Our Car Life

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2019.06.26Our Car Life, Porsche 911

I Asked Porsche Japan’s Product Specialist About the New 911 (992)

Today, I’m sharing a report written by my husband. We hope you enjoy it! At Porsche Sportscar Together Day at Fuji Speedway, I had the pleasure of meeting Alex, a product specialist at Porsche Japan, for the first time. My wife had apparently met him several times, but I hadn’t had the chance before—and I’d been hoping to meet him and talk about Porsche. Alex gave me a detailed look at the new 911, explaining...

2019.06.26Our Car Life, Porsche 911

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2019.06.25Our Car Life

I Tried the Porsche Track Experience “Warm Up Light+”!

The Porsche Track Experience In a recent post, I wrote about attending Porsche Sports Car Together Day 2019, held at Fuji Speedway on Saturday, June 15, and Sunday, June 16. While I was there, I also took part in the Porsche Track Experience on the morning of the 15th. The Porsche Track Experience is a safety and sports driving program for Porsche owners. Held every year, it gives participants the chance to sharpen their car-control...

2019.06.25Our Car Life

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2019.06.22Our Car Life

Driving the Mountain Roads in a Porsche 911 GT3 and Panamera!

Heading to Royu in a GT3 and Panamera One Sunday morning, we took a family trip to Royu Driveway for the first time in a while. My husband drove our GT3 Touring, which had just finished its break-in period, while I took our two daughters in the Panamera Turbo. Lately, I’d been driving my own BMW 320i, so it had been nearly two weeks since I’d last driven the Panamera. A little nervously, I got...

2019.06.22Our Car Life