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How Porsche Improved Our Marriage and Enriched Our Lives

Always Enjoying… The most common comment I receive on this blog is “I always enjoy reading your posts.” No matter what the comment is, I’m always grateful to receive it, but what makes me happiest is when someone says “enjoyable.” That’s because, what I value most in running this blog is “making it a fun blog to read.” The power of “fun” is incredible—when a space is enjoyable, more and more people gather there. As...

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Meeting Air-Cooled Porsche Owners at Royu Driveway

Encounter with 911 (Air-Cooled) Owners One day before noon on a recent day off, my husband casually said, “I’m going for a drive to Royu in the air-cooled Porsche” and headed out. As usual, when he arrived at the Higashi Rokko Observatory on the Royu Driveway, he noticed several air-cooled Porsches parked side by side in the lot. Thinking, “Is this some kind of air-cooled enthusiasts’ gathering…?” he parked his car a little apart and...

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The Problem Porsche and Luxury Car Owners Face: Not Being Able to Tell Others They Own One

Is Porsche Just a Rich Person’s Hobby? The other day, my husband told me about a Porsche-owning doctor he once met who said this: “Once, when I drove my Mercedes-Benz to my clinic, a patient said to me, ‘You must be making good money,’ and a staff member said, ‘Oh, your car is a Benz, isn’t it?’ which made the atmosphere awkward… Since then, I stopped driving it to the clinic. Even though the model...

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About the Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi Museums Visited on Our Trip to Germany

Photos from Our Trip to Germany At the turn of the year, while organizing photos that had piled up in my computer folders, I came across some nostalgic ones. These were photos from about four years ago when my husband and I went on our honeymoon to Germany. Although we had been married for a while by then, both of us had been rather laid-back, saying things like “There’s really no country we absolutely have...

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Will the Day Come When I Can Master the Porsche Boxster GTS (MT)? – Vol.5

Boxster MT Practice The new year had begun—January 2, 2019. With my daughters looked after by my mother-in-law, my husband and I set out to practice driving the Boxster GTS (MT) together. Until now, my husband had driven from our home to the practice spots (Royu Driveway or quiet parking lots), and I would take over after we arrived. But that day, for the first time, I decided to drive from home myself. Thanks to...

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“Porsche: Adding Color to Life” — Interview Vol. 6 with TAD JUN JUN

Hello everyone, this is Mina, the manager of the “Welcome Home, PORSCHE” blog. Today, I had the pleasure of speaking with “TAD JUN JUN,” a gentleman racer in the Porsche Carrera Cup Japan. (1) Competing in PCCJ Since 2016 1. The Motivation Behind Joining PCCJ —TAD, you’ve competed in PCCJ and stood on the podium. Have you always been a fan of racing? Not exactly. It’s not so much that I love racing; it’s more...

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A Year-End Drive on the Royu Driveway — Husband Heads to Shikoku in the Porsche 911?

Husband Heads to Shikoku A few days ago, my husband set off alone on a touring trip to Shikoku. Meanwhile, my daughters and I had nothing particular to do and spent our time lazing around the house and watching foreign dramas. Since we were so bored (we probably should have done some leftover year-end cleaning if we had the time), I casually checked my husband’s social media and saw the words “I’m at the Sada...

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My Husband Ordered a Porsche 911 GT3 Touring Package (No Wing)

An Unexpected GT3 The other day, just after lunch, I suddenly got an email from my husband. “I just heard from Mr. H that a slot opened up for the GT3 Touring! If we’re buying, we have to decide the specs right away, so I’m heading to the Porsche Center now!” Wha-what!? (；ﾟДﾟ) Me: “Do we even have parking space?! What about the Boxster!?” Him: “That can wait! We can’t miss this chance!” So about...

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Honestly, I’m Not “The Perfect Wife Who Understands Her Car-Loving Husband’s Hobby.”

A Wife Who Understands Her Husband’s Hobby Lately, I’ve been receiving comments like these on my blog and Twitter: ・“A wife who understands her husband’s hobby so well—what a wonderful couple.” ・“A wife who sees driving a Porsche as a sport is truly amazing (lol).” ・“I’m so jealous that your wife is so understanding.” Thank you very much for saying such kind things… m(_ _)m. But recently, I feel like the image of me as...

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