After catching the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Osaka coming in just over 2.5 hours, the next part of the journey was getting to the home in Japan purchased by the owners of Drift Japan, Benkei Bruin and Ben Odgers.
We made it to to the town of Ao where the guys picked us up in their van. I've spent the last few years telling my boy to never get in a van with strangers, but here we are!
The traditional home is massive. 8 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 sheds and and views of the rice fields.
Dinner was Japanese BBQ, with Chef Benkei on the tongs and enough meat to give you gout.
Waking up to see the sights for the first time, we check out the sheds, the cars and chat to the team. We have no idea what's happening, just that we are on a massive adventure with these guys as they share their home and their local knowledge with us.
We're still spinning out a little bit, this whole thing is wild!