Events & Matsuri

Ebisu's ¥5,500 winter drift day ends on 31 March 2027, Okuibuki's season booking opens on 1 March and no D1 or FDJ round is set for March. Checked 22 Oct 2026.

Tsuyoshi Nakagawa won D1 NEXT Central 2026 Rd.4 at Nikko Circuit (Tochigi) on 17 Oct 2026, beating Ren Asami. He led the official table through Rd.3 on 43 pts.

Ricky Peres won FDJ3 2026 Rd.5 at Fuji Speedway Drift Park (Shizuoka) on 18 Oct 2026 from pole, beating Souta Notsu in the final for 106 points and the lead.

Osaka Auto Messe 2027 runs 12-14 February at INTEX Osaka, Ebisu drifts at its ¥5,500 winter rate and Hokkaido sells snow drift from ¥5,500. Checked 17 Oct 2026.

Naotaka Nakagawa won D1 Lights 2026 Rd.9 and Rd.10 at Tsukuruma Circuit Nasu (Tochigi) on 10–11 Oct 2026. Junichi Asano still leads by 16 points, per D1.

D1 Grand Prix 2027 runs five weekends from 29–30 May to 27–28 Nov 2027; Tsukuba, Ebisu and Autopolis are confirmed, two venues TBA. Checked 10 Oct 2026.

Pit walk and paddock access at D1GP, FDJ and Ebisu Drift Matsuri, late 2026. D1GP Autopolis pit walk: ¥2,500 advance, ¥3,500 gate. Checked 8 Oct 2026.

D1 NEXT Central Rd.4 at Nikko Circuit (17 Oct) and FDJ3 Rd.5 at Fuji Speedway Drift Park (18 Oct 2026): entry ¥19,800, tickets and buses as of 6 Oct.

Koudai Sobagiri won Formula Drift Japan 2026 Rd.6 at Okayama International Circuit on 4 Oct 2026 with the maximum 107 points and the 2026 title. Full bracket.

Photo, video and drone rules at D1GP, Nikko Circuit, Ebisu and Mobara, checked 4 Oct 2026. Drones over 100 g need registration from ¥1,450.

D1 Lights Rd.9 & 10 run at Tsukuruma Circuit Nasu (Tochigi) on 10–11 Oct 2026. Tickets ¥4,400 advance, ¥6,000 on the day, parking extra. Checked 2 Oct 2026.

D1 Grand Prix Rd.7 & 8 at Autopolis (Oita), 24–25 Oct 2026: gates 7:00, day tickets ¥5,500 in advance or ¥7,500 at the gate. Checked 19 Oct 2026.

Masashi Yokoi won D1 Grand Prix 2026 Rd.5 and Rd.6 at Ebisu Circuit (Fukushima) on 26–27 Sep 2026; the official ranking has him first on 130 points after Rd.6.

D1 Grand Prix Rd.9 & 10 (2026 Tokyo Drift) runs at Odaiba, Tokyo, on 14 and 15 Nov 2026. Seats from ¥11,000 a day, on sale now. Checked 21 Oct 2026.

Yoshinobu Shinbo won D1 NEXT Central 2026 Rd.3 at Mobara Twin Circuit (Chiba) on 13 September 2026, beating Rohab Khan in the final for 25 points.

Osada (長田健太郎) won D1 NEXT Middle West Rd.3 at Owara Circuit (Toyama) on 20 September 2026 with 25 points, having qualified 24th of 45 entries.

Kansai All Stars 2026 runs at Meihan Sportsland (Nara) on Sunday 1 November 2026. Watching costs ¥1,500 at the gate. Checked 13 October 2026.

Tokyo Auto Salon 2027 runs 15-17 January at Makuhari Messe on ¥3,000 tickets sold from 1 October 2026, and Ebisu drifts all winter at ¥5,500 a day.

Ricky Peres won FDJ3 2026 Rd.4 at Okuibuki Motorpark (Shiga) on 20 Sep 2026, beating Minato Oike in the final. Souta Notsu missed the cut and fell to 4th.

D1 Grand Prix Rd.5 & 6 at Ebisu Circuit (Fukushima) ran on 26–27 Sep 2026 (Yokoi won both). Next: Autopolis 24–25 Oct, Odaiba final 14–15 Nov. Checked 5 Oct.

Yes. A D1 or Formula Drift Japan ticket is spent once one car runs, and an 8,500 yen Ebisu drift day is non-refundable for weather. Checked 16 Sep 2026.

Manato Mogi won FDJ2 2026 Rd.5 at Okuibuki Motorpark (Shiga) on 13 Sep 2026, beating Kaito Aoki in the final. Provisional results, bracket and standings.

Lawson Ticket only accepts Japanese mobile numbers, e+ has an overseas site, and Ebisu takes ¥2,500 at the gate. The 2026 purchase rails, checked 12 Sep.

All five D1 Grand Prix 2026 round pairs and venues, with a car-free verdict each: Aichi Sky Expo is 5 minutes on foot from Centrair, Autopolis is not.

Kota Tsuboi won D1 NEXT Series Fuji Rd.1 at Fuji Speedway Drift Park (Shizuoka) on 6 September 2026, beating Tomohiro Shibuya in the final of a 43-car entry.

Kazumi Takahashi won Formula Drift Japan 2026 Rd.5 at Gransnow Okuibuki (Shiga) on 6 Sep 2026, beating Soshiro Nakamura in the final. Standings, Rd.6 tickets.

November 2026 drift dates in Japan by region: D1GP final at Odaiba and Ebisu Autumn Matsuri on 14–15 Nov, D1 NEXT, FDJ3 and the JDC final. Checked 19 Oct 2026.

Both FLUKE dates at Nikko Circuit: Drift Victory Rd.3 on 21 Nov (60-car cap, from ¥19,800) and the Kanto All-Star GP repechage on 10 Nov. Checked 4 Sep 2026.

Naotaka Nakagawa won D1 Lights 2026 Rd.7 and Daisuke Seto Rd.8 at Bihoku Highland Circuit (Okayama) on 29–30 Aug 2026. Junichi Asano leads on 133, 41 clear.

Every confirmed drift date in Japan for December 2026 — D1 NEXT at YZ on 13 Dec, year-end days at Meihan and YZ on 29–30 Dec — plus Ebisu's ¥5,500 winter rate.

Japan Drift Champions (JDC) is an 86/BRZ-only, solo-judged series run entirely at Bihoku Highland Circuit, Okayama. Final on 29 Nov 2026, ¥500 to watch.

D1 NEXT is D1's open-entry regional drift tier: six 2026 series, nine rounds left after 4 Sep, spectating from ¥1,500 — how it differs from D1 Lights and D1GP.

Ebisu's Autumn Drift Matsuri is 14–15 November 2026. Advance entry opens 11 October and closes 23 October, from ¥20,000. Checked 3 Oct 2026.

Every confirmed October 2026 drift date in Japan: the Formula Drift Japan finale at Okayama 2–4 Oct, D1GP at Autopolis 24–25 Oct, deadlines 16 and 23 Oct.

Michio Yoshida (#8) won D1 NEXT West Series 2026 Rd.1 at Bihoku Highland Circuit (Okayama) on 9 Aug 2026, beating Toshihiro Tanaka; 54 cars, Rd.2 on 6 Dec.

Naotaka Nakagawa won D1 Lights 2026 Rd.5 and Junichi Asano Rd.6 at Ebisu Circuit (Fukushima) on 25–26 July 2026, both in the wet; Asano leads by 52 points.

Round 3 entry runs 4–16 Oct 2026. What EDS is, which class to pick, what it costs, and the payment step that catches out entrants applying from overseas.

Kazama (風間光輝) won D1 NEXT Niigata Rd.2 at Nihonkai Maze Circuit (Niigata) on 19 Jul 2026, beating Sakaguchi in the final. Inoue tops the 2-round series, 37 pts.

Booking methods, fees, insurance and unwritten rules of Japanese drift track days — what ¥10,000–15,000 buys you and how to get past Japanese-only entry forms.

Stuart Inoue won D1 NEXT Niigata Series 2026 Rd.1 at Nihonkai Maze Circuit (Niigata) on 18 Jul 2026, beating Akito Yoshimura in the final; 50 cars, 25 points.

2026 Ebisu Drift Matsuri dates, entry fees, spectator prices and how to enter — verified from the official pages, with the English paperwork explained.

Kazumi Takahashi won Formula Drift Japan 2026 Rd.4 at Sportsland SUGO (Miyagi) on 12 Jul 2026, beating Masanori Kohashi in the final. Xia leads by 1 point.

Shoei Tokuyama won FDJ2 2026 Rd.4 at Sportsland SUGO (Miyagi) on 11 Jul 2026, beating Riki Nakamura in the final. Nakamura leads the standings by 103 points.

Three D1GP weekends and two Formula Drift Japan rounds are left in 2026. Dates, venue access without a car, and what tickets really cost — compared.

Ebisu's winter rate cuts a drift day to ¥5,500, tracks are quiet and tyres last longer. What opens, what closes and how to plan a winter drift trip to Japan.

Yamaguchi (山口銀平) won D1 NEXT Hokkaido Rd.2 at Kamui Ski Links (Hokkaido) on 5 Jul 2026, beating Okada in the final. Naka (中翔大) tops the 2-round series, 33 pts.

Minato Oike won FDJ3 2026 Rd.3 at Ebisu Circuit West Course (Fukushima) on 5 Jul 2026, beating Issa Minakawa in the final. Souta Notsu leads on 186 points.

The 2026 FD Japan season ended at Okayama on 4 Oct, with Koudai Sobagiri champion; FDJ3 still runs at Fuji on 18 Oct and Nasu on 1 Nov. Checked 5 Oct 2026.

Masashi Yokoi won both D1 Grand Prix 2026 rounds at Tsukuba Circuit (Ibaraki) on 27–28 June 2026, over Naoki Nakamura and Kojiro Mekuwa; he leads on 79 points.

Three D1 Grand Prix weekends remain in 2026 — Ebisu, Autopolis and a TBA final. Dates, format and how to plan your first D1 trip, verified from official pages.

Riki Nakamura won FDJ2 2026 Rd.3 at Ebisu West Course (Fukushima) on 21 Jun 2026, beating Manato Mogi in the final, and leads the standings by 53 points.

Formula Drift adds Line 40 + Angle 40 + Style 20 to a 100 cap. D1 multiplies Speed × Angle and can pass 100. Both 2026 rulebooks, read side by side.

Tanifuji (谷藤克哉) won D1 NEXT Hokkaido Rd.1 at Shin-Chitose Motorland on 14 June 2026, beating Naka in the final; Hirasawa topped the solo runs on 196.

Koudai Sobagiri won Formula Drift Japan 2026 Rd.3 at Ebisu West Course (Fukushima) on 14 Jun 2026, beating Jake Jones in the final. Xia leads by 22 points.

Dhnaram Casey won D1 Lights 2026 Rd.3 and Rd.4 at Meihan Sportsland (Nara) on 6–7 June 2026, with the series' first 100.00 solo run. Asano led on 75.

Souta Notsu won FDJ3 2026 Rd.2 at Suzuka Twin Circuit (Mie) on 31 May 2026 from 16th in qualifying, beating Muneo Miyachi. He left leading on 164 points.

Kojima (小嶋告明) won D1 NEXT Middle West Rd.2 at YZ Circuit East (Gifu) on 24 May 2026 from the last bracket seed, beating Kawase in the final; 60 entries.

Tsuyoshi Nakagawa won D1 NEXT Central 2026 Rd.2 at Mobara Twin Circuit (Chiba) on 24 May 2026, beating Naoki Miyazaki in the final from 8th in qualifying.

Riki Nakamura won FDJ2 2026 Rd.2 at Suzuka Twin Circuit (Mie) on 24 May 2026, beating Jayce in the final and taking the points lead by 3.

Connor Xia won Formula Drift Japan 2026 Rd.2 at Suzuka Twin Circuit (Mie) on 17 May 2026, beating Yukio Fausto in the final. Xia led on 140 points.

Masashi Yokoi won D1 Grand Prix 2026 Rd.1 and Hideyuki Fujino Rd.2 at Aichi Sky Expo on 9–10 May 2026; Koudai Sobagiri, twice beaten, led on 42 points.

Ricky Peres won FDJ3 2026 Rd.1 at Fuji Speedway Drift Park (Shizuoka) on 29 Apr 2026, topping qualifying on 86 and beating Ryu Funabashi. He led on 106 points.

Naoki Nakamura won Formula Drift Japan 2026 Rd.1 at Fuji International Speedway on 26 April 2026, beating Wataru Masuyama. He opened the year on 104 points.

Jayce won FDJ2 2026 Rd.1 at Fuji International Speedway (Shizuoka) on 25 April 2026, beating Riki Nakamura in the final, and led the standings on 103 points.

Japan's 2026 drag races for visitors: KING OF THE STRIP (11 Oct), JD-STER (1 Nov), SUPER DRAG FESTIVAL (21–22 Nov). Tickets from ¥1,000, checked 5 Oct 2026.

Hokuto Matsuyama won D1 Grand Prix RD.ZERO at Fuji Speedway on 19 April 2026; Koudai Sobagiri took the solo runs on 99.40. No championship points.

Tokyo Auto Salon (15–17 Jan), Osaka Auto Messe (12–14 Feb) and Nagoya Auto Festival (13–14 Mar 2027) compared: drift content and tickets, checked 29 Sep 2026.

Ryoma Shimabukuro won D1 Lights 2026 Rd.1 and Junichi Asano Rd.2 at Nikko Circuit (Tochigi) on 4–5 April 2026. Asano led on 43, one point clear.

Nomura won D1 NEXT Middle West Series 2026 Rd.1 at YZ Circuit East (Gifu) on 22 March 2026, beating Saito in the final; 58 entries, 25 points.

Sena Shirakawa won D1 NEXT Central Series 2026 Rd.1 at Nikko Circuit (Tochigi) on 14 Mar 2026, beating Ren Asami from 16th in qualifying; 58 entries, 25 pts.