Jump to content

Tokyo Auto Salon,Toyota, Mazda Factory Museum


BCR01

Recommended Posts

  • Member
  • Member For: 14y 4m 15d

Ok for anyone who is interested here is the plan

13-Jan THURSDAY Arrive Tokyo and check into hotel After check in go to Traditional "Izakaiya" Japanese pub for dinner (yes you can get cooked food there)

14-Jan FRIDAY Tokyo Fish Markets and Tuna Auctions. For those who are game, sushi and sashimi for breakfast.

Tokyo Tower. A taller copy of the Eiffel tower in Paris. 250mtr high observation deck.

Super Auto BACS. Japanese Spare parts store. Off the shelf, turbos, tein, big wheels etc

Tokyo Auto Salon. We are here for 5 hours from 1 to 6. Careful planning and you can see it all

Return to Hotel.

Go to Electronics city, for a look at the sights and have dinner

15-Jan SATURDAY Motegi Twin Ring Race track and the HONDA Museum which has a selection of cars and bikes of all makes and models.

Quick laps on the go carts. You can say you raced at Motegi (weather permitting)

We travel to Hiroshima

Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Museum By Night

16-Jan SUNDAY Visit the Bomb Museum and Piece Park

Miyajima Island. This island is one of the top 3 most famous sites in Japan. Can climb the mountain on the island for 360 degree views

Visit down town Hiroshima. Go to the "Okonomiyaki Mura" which is a building full of little shops specialising in a Japanese style Pancake.

17-Jan Monday Mazda Museum and Factory tour. See MX5, and RX8's being Built. See a great display of BRAND NEW Mazda's that have been kept since the 70's 80's and 90's. See the Lemans rotary powered Mazda race car.

Yamato Museum. The Yamato battle ship was the biggest of all time. It was sent on a suicide mission at the end of the war, but as sunk on its way by the US. Here they have a 26mtr long (1:10 scale) model of the ship.

Osaka. We will stay in Osaka hotel. We will then do a small night tour including going to an observation deck in a very unusual building.

18-Jan Tuesday we will got to Kyoto in the morning

Gold temple visit. This temple is painted with gold. It is a fantastic site, surrounded by Japanese gardens

Sliver Temple Visit. This temple was to be painted in sliver, but the owner died before it was finished. The garden are really nice, and a well cared for. Gives as some time for reflection…………..

Imperial Palace Tour. This tour will take in the garden of the imperial palaces, that served in Kyoto when it was he capital of Japan for 1000 years.

We leave for Nagoya

19-Jan Wednesday Toyota Factory Tour and Exception hall

Nagoya Motor Auction

Return to Hotel.

20-Jan THURSDAY We ride the Magnetic Levitation Train (has no driver) and go the Toyota Automotive Museum. This museum as many cars, from all different manufacturers from all over the world.

Toyota Commemorative Museum. This has 2 parts. Toyoda Weaving machine museum (this is what financed Toyota Automotive) and the Automotive Engineering Museum You can even see them cast mini engine blocks, and stamping mini conrods. They have dummy prodcution lines, engine booring, panel stamping displays using real machines from the factory. Very interesting!

Return to Hotel.

21-Jan FRIDAY Ishikawa Japan Motor Museum. This is a private collection of over 500 cars.

These include all types in a building specially made as a car museum. 3 floors and 2 mezzanine levels, looks like a 5 star hotel inside

There is even a Roadpacer which is a HZ Expensive Daewoo with a factory fitted 13b rotary, badged as a Mazda include sports, rare special, trucks and "I wouldn't be caught dead driving that " types of cars. Weather permitting snow fight in car park!

Go to Yokohama

22-Jan SATURDAY Nissan Engine Factory tour and museum

Mooneyes for lunch (50's themed rock and roll bar)

Mooneyes Hotrod shop

Rerun to Tokyo

23-Jan Sunday Easy day. Go to Sumo. Last day so should be good. (subject to ticket availability)

While sumo is on can go to Tokyo museum next door.

4.00 funs over, back to airport and back home!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
  • Create New...
'