Can You Drift at Tamada Circuit (Hiroshima)? (2026)

Only by arrangement. Sportsland TAMADA, the venue people search for as Tamada Circuit (Hiroshima), says its 950 m kart course is used for drifting, but its 2026 calendar has no drift day, and its price table has no drift line. The closest published rate is gymkhana and sports running at ¥6,600 a day including tax, plus ¥500 per car. We checked on the official pages on 19 October 2026.

So you can drift there in principle, but nobody has put a drift day on the calendar for you. Here is how the venue works, and what it takes to get one.

What is Tamada Circuit, and what does it sell?

The official name is Sportsland TAMADA (スポーツランドTAMADA). It sits in the hills of Obayashi-chō, Asakita-ku, in the north of Hiroshima City, and it is run by a local landscaping company. There are four areas: the 950 m kart course, the paved East Short Course, the South Course and an off-road area.

The kart course is the one that matters to you. The circuit’s own course page lists the categories that use it: racing karts, rental karts, gymkhana, drifting, minibikes and motard. Its visitor rules also say that during drift running you may not watch near the track or behind the Turn 1 sign. Drifting happens here. It is just not sold as a fixed product.

Prices above include 10% tax unless marked. A half day is 9:00 to 13:00 or 13:00 to 17:00. The gate opens at 9:00 (8:30 at weekends and on holidays) and closes at 18:00. Tuesday is the closing day, and payment is cash only. Private hire drops to ¥100,000 to ¥200,000 between 20 December and 20 February.

Is there a drift day on the 2026 calendar?

No. We read all 12 monthly pages of the official 2026 calendar. The kart course days are minibike and kart days, All Kart Days, gymkhana practice, the GCUP gymkhana series, kart races and private hire. None is labelled drift.

The upcoming weekends are already spoken for: GCUP on 29 November and the TAMADA Gymkhana Festival on 6 December 2026. The circuit closes for New Year on 30 and 31 December. The November and December pages are marked provisional, so check again closer to your trip.

Two more limits apply. The price table has no drift line, so the rate for a drift group is not officially stated. And the private-hire terms say that three or more cars running together on the kart course need a written plan submitted to the circuit.

Why can’t you just turn up and book it yourself?

Because there is no open drift session to book. At most circuits you buy a slot that already exists. At Sportsland TAMADA, someone has to ask the circuit to create the day, agree the category with staff, and confirm the rate, all in Japanese. Without that call, a weekday you pick may become a kart or gymkhana day instead.

Pricing for that is simple: actual cost plus our fee, and we quote you the total first.

What should you bring, and what is still unconfirmed?

The official pages say nothing about helmet standards, clothing or car rules for four-wheel running. Treat the list below as the safe default, and confirm it when the date is agreed.

How do you get there, and what is the cheaper alternative?

The address is 2137-2 Obayashi-chō, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima 731-0202. The official directions are for drivers: north on Route 183 from Hiroshima, or south on Route 54 from Miyoshi, then about 2 km up a city road following signs on utility poles. The private-hire notes mention a Hiroko bus using that road in the early morning, but give no stop name or timetable. By our own map measurement, the nearest JR stations, Kabe and Kōdo-Homachigawa on the JR Kabe Line, are about 7 km away in a straight line.

If you want a drift day you can count on, compare the options side by side.

Our Chugoku tracks guide still holds: for a drift day that is sold every day, Hiroshima drivers head to Bihoku Highland Circuit in Okayama. Sportsland TAMADA is the closer option, as long as you can make a weekday work and someone asks for the day. For more venues and dates, see the track directory and the event calendar.