Detour #242: The Snow Tunnels of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Highway, Japan
One of Japan’s most amazing roads is cut through 15 metres of solid snow as it scales Mount Tateyama.
Detour #191: Shooting the Shuto, Tokyo, Japan
You might have raced around it playing video games, but Tokyo’s Shuto Expressway is even more exhilarating in real life.
Detour Pit Stop #78: Nissan Zama Heritage Collection, Kanagawa, Japan
Take a walk through Nissan’s history at the company’s hidden collection just outside Tokyo with Sudhir “Banzai” Matai.
Detour #144: Japan in Bloom from Tokyo to Hiroshima
As sakura season brings a pure joy to Spring in Japan, Sachin Rao crosses the country chasing its fabled cherry blossom.
Driving in a winter wonderland: 10 seriously snowy road trips
Put on your warmest coat and your studded tyres and join us as we reveal ten of the world’s best winter road trips.
Five of the Best Driving Adventures in Japan
From midnight club meetups to mountain touge runs, the frozen beauty of Hokkaido and the musical thrum of “melody roads” driving in Japan has so much to offer. Here are five of our favourite automotive adventures.
Detour Pit Stop #37: Daikoku, Tokyo, Japan
The best car park in the world sits below an expressway intersection on a man-made island in Tokyo bay.
Detour #89: Sapporo to Niseko, Japan
A drive through Japan’s frozen north is a journey that’s alternately zen-like in its tranquil beauty and treacherously terrifying.
Rattle & Hum: Five musical roads that play as you go
Every road trips needs a playlist – unless you happen to be driving on one of the world’s musical roads.
Five incredible private race track residences and country clubs
If you like to live fast then perhaps your ideal home could be one of the new racetrack residences at the growing number of car country clubs across the globe?
Detour #61: Hakone Turnpike, Japan
No trip to Tokyo is complete without a detour to the Hakone Turnpike.
Detour #49: Irohazaka Winding Road, Japan
For centuries people would come to Irohazaka for a religious experience, but these days it’s believers in the art of drifting who make the pilgrimage.
Supercar Capsules
The Supercar Capsule offers a bespoke tailoring service to Middle Eastern oil barons fans who want to put their collections on display.
Dream Garages
Whether it’s a converted barn, a tower with a sky garage or an entire building designed by Porsche or Aston Martin, the garage has moved from being a purely functional add-on to become the centrepiece of stylish homes around the world.