Autopolis
ORGANISER DAYS
Not the drift venue visitors expect: the circuit sells grip laps, and drift happens on shop-hired Lakeside days entered through Japanese paperwork. D1GP Rd.7–8 spectator venue.
What you pay
Sports running (grip, racing course, licence holders only): ¥4,600 weekday / ¥5,600 weekend per 30-min slot. Trial run (体験走行) ¥2,200 per car for 2 laps behind a pace car in your own road-registered car, signed up at reception 30 min before. Drift is not sold by the circuit — it happens on organiser days on the Lakeside course
Getting there
Mountain GP circuit in Hita, Oita. The official FAQ is explicit: shuttle buses run from Kumamoto city and Hita city only when a big event is on, and at all other times you come by car or taxi. Nearest petrol station is 14 km outside the gate
What to know before you go
Kyushu’s famous circuit, and NOT a drift venue in the sense visitors expect: its own four-wheel product is grip laps on the GP course for course-licence holders. Kyushu’s drift scene runs on the separate Lakeside course, on days shops and clubs have hired — the circuit’s own Lakeside booking list (18 Jul 2026) shows drift and drift-shop days on 9 Aug, 22 & 23 Sep, 28 & 29 Nov and 6 Dec 2026. You enter through the organiser, not the circuit, and for the Kyushu DRIFT★League that means a printed PDF entry form, a hanko stamp, a fax and a transfer to a Japanese bank account. Also the D1 Grand Prix Rd.7 & 8 2026 spectator venue.
Coming up here
Confirmed dates from our drift calendar, each checked against the organiser’s own page.
- Sun 20 September 2026 BariBari Enjoy Matsuri — Garage Shift · Drift track day
- Tue 22 September 2026 Lakeside Drift Run Day — MOTOR HOUSE 和POWER · Drift track day
- Wed 23 September 2026 WAKO'S Kyushu DRIFT★League 2026 Rd.3 · Competition
- Wed 30 September 2026 AUTO ALIVE Short Drift Run · Drift track day
- Thu 22 October 2026 Jikkuri Circuit Lesson at Autopolis · Drift school / lesson
- Sat 24 – Sun 25 October 2026 D1 Grand Prix Rd.7 & 8 — Autopolis · Competition
- Sun 8 November 2026 JZ FESTIVAL 2026 — Garage D-Like · Drift track day
- Mon 16 November 2026 Horidora — Autopolis-run Drift Day · Drift track day
Regional guide
Want to drive here rather than read about it?
We arrange drift days by region — the booking, the paperwork in Japanese, the car if you need one, and someone who has driven the track. See what a day here looks like.
Official site · verified 2026-08-12 · back to every drift track in Japan · the event calendar