Bihoku Highland Circuit
FREE-RUN
Bihoku Highland Circuit (Okayama) sells drift running to individuals: A course ¥5,000 / B course ¥6,500 + gate ¥500, no licence needed; verified 26 Aug 2026, schedule re-read daily (next open drift day Mon 2 Nov 2026). No licence of any kind needed and open every day but New Year’s Day; two English-speaking operators rent drift cars here. The circuit itself takes bookings by phone or FAX only.
Drift cars you can rent or ride in here: k-dori · every operator in Japan compared →
What you pay
| Fee | Price | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Drift free-run: A course | ¥5,000 | / B course ¥6,500 (winter ¥4,000/¥5,500), 2nd driver ¥2,000 |
| Gate | ¥500 | |
| Open every day except New Year’s Day | ||
Getting there
Hokubo IC +7 km
What to know before you go
The most accessible circuit in Japan for a visitor, and almost nobody outside Japan knows it. The official FAQ states no licence of any kind is required to run — just be 18+ for a car (16+ for bikes). Two English-speaking operators (k-dori in Kobe, an Australian tour company) rent prepared drift cars here. Trade-off: the circuit itself takes bookings by phone and FAX only — no web, no email — and the site is Japanese-only, so the practical route is through one of those operators. 100 dB limit measured 2 m behind the exhaust at 5,000 rpm, enforced with no second warning. West Japan’s competition staple (JDC, D1 NEXT West).
Coming up here
Confirmed dates from our drift calendar, each checked against the organiser’s own page.
- Tue 3 November 2026 HHM Owners Drift Day · Drift track day
- Wed 4 November 2026 Tweed Autogarage Drift Day · Drift track day
- Sat 7 November 2026 P.R.Project Enjoy Track Day — Drift & Grip · Drift track day
- Wed 11 November 2026 SEED Shokai Practice Day — Drift & Grip · Drift track day
- Fri 13 November 2026 3rd Tsuchiyama Autumn Sports Day — Grip & Drift · Drift track day
- Sun 15 November 2026 Kei Challenge Rd.2 — Drift & Grip · Drift track day
- Sun 15 November 2026 Taiya Koukan.com Track Day — Drift & Grip · Drift track day
- Wed 18 November 2026 Kuruma Kobo Practice Day (Drift) · Drift track day
Drive it in the sim first
Our full 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.
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