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Started “Meidou Map” – Creating Touring Maps for Car Enthusiasts

Japan’s Famous Roads My husband regularly goes on long tours, and each time he comes back with a huge collection of photos of cars and scenery. Every time I see those photos, I’m amazed and think, “So Japan really does have such magnificent nature and beautiful roads…” Recently, when he returned from a tour in Tohoku, he excitedly said, One week isn’t nearly enough to cover it all, and I still want to drive more....

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Porsche 911 GT3 Break-In Touring − Kochi to Across Shikoku, Approaching the Final Stage o...

GT3 Break-In Touring Today’s article covers the second half of the recent 911 GT3 break-in touring. Since it was a 3-day, 2-night trip, my husband still feels like he hasn’t driven enough, but it seems the GT3 has really started to feel like his own. Let’s take a look. GT3 from Kochi Back Home Today, we have to head home early. My driving addiction withdrawal symptoms are far from satisfied, but it can’t be helped....

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Departure for the Porsche 911 GT3 Break-In Touring – Through the Shimanami Kaido to...

GT3 Touring Break-In Drive Today, I’m excited to share a report from my husband on the GT3 Touring’s “Shikoku Break-In Touring.” Unlike the recent Tohoku tour report, which focused on the roads we drove, this one centers more on the break-in process and impressions of the GT3. Please enjoy. Day 1: Setting Off on the Break-In Touring According to the GT3 owner’s manual (2019 edition), the break-in period requires “both GT3 and GT3 RS to...

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3000km Tohoku Tour in a Porsche Boxster [Final Part]

Final Chapter of the Tohoku Tour Following the previous parts, “3000km Tohoku Tour in a Porsche Boxster [Part 1]” and “[Part 2]”, ボクスターで行く東北3000kmツーリング【前編】 ボクスターで行く東北3000kmツーリング【中編】 this time we bring you the final part (the last chapter). During Golden Week, my husband drove extensively across Tohoku’s roads, yet he says there are still many wonderful routes left unexplored. Tohoku Boxster Touring Day 5 Today, we finally head to “Cape Tappi“. There’s no special attachment to Cape Tappi...

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3000km Tohoku Tour in a Porsche Boxster [Part 2]

Boxster Touring Continued Following up on the previous post, 3000km Tohoku Tour in a Porsche Boxster [Part 1], ポルシェ ボクスターで行く東北3000kmツーリング【前編】 here comes Part 2. As before, it’s mostly just nonstop driving with almost no sightseeing info, but please enjoy if you like. Tohoku Boxster Touring Day 3 Day 3. Looking out the hotel window, the weather had completely changed to clear skies. The wind was strong, but it was perfect weather for top-down driving. Today,...

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3000km Tohoku Touring in a Porsche Boxster [Part 1]

Heading to Tohoku in the Boxster I’ve been tweeting bits and pieces, but during the recent Golden Week, my husband took the Boxster on a Tohoku tour. Six nights and seven days, no ferries or anything—it was a full self-driven long-distance tour. As usual, he put together a detailed report from DAY 1 through DAY 7, which is quite a long read, so I’ll share it in several parts here. By the way, here’s a...

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Touring North Through Hyogo Prefecture to Beautiful Fukui in a Porsche Boxster

Wind and Light, Boxster For quite some time, my husband has been reading a Boxster touring blog written by someone named “wata-san.” It seems to be well-known among Boxster and touring enthusiasts. The blog shares stories and videos of touring all across Japan. The photography and video quality are stunning, but what really stands out is the passion for touring—like driving 800 km in a single day and covering 100,000 km in three and a...