When the snow falls and the drifting season takes a 2-3 month break in Japan what does everyone do?

Snowboarding and Kei Car drifting!

Pictured above my good friend Don from America and me in yellow hitting the hard packs around Gunma. I only just started snowboarding last year and I was lucky to have about 10 years worth of skateboarding under my belt which made the transition for me much smoother. It only took me about an hour to get all the basics down and in no time I was going flat out down the mountain trying to lunch myself of anything I could find. I cant wait for this years snow season to start so I can get back out in some nice fresh pack snow.

After you get yourself some gear or rent it from the shops around the mountains it will set you back about 5,000 yen for an all day pass which usually includes 1,000 yen for lunch, pretty damn cheap!

Once night sets in you take a basher Kei car like the ones pictured below add snow tires and you hit the snow covered touges. Most weekends you will find yourself along with about 30-50 other cars up around the mountains all racing around in snow. Many cars travel up to the snow covered touges around Akagi from full blown rally cars, 4WD and of course the most popular of all the Kei cars.

Hoshino and myself driving his Kei car around Mt Akagi excuse the mobile phone filming. Hoshino reaches speeds over 100kph+ in the snow and manages to keep up with rally spec WRX’s uphill and downhill in a 660cc FWD turbo Kei car he mad fast. When you go out in a big group you will see about 3-15 cars all running in snake formation up and down the mountains.

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