Car Show Mecca

All car enthusiasts know that when it comes to the ultimate import car show, nothing beats the one and only Tokyo Auto Salon. It's a three day event held every January in the town of Chiba at the Makuhari Messe Convention Center, which is about 40 minutes east of Tokyo. Ted and I had were thrilled to check out the show for the first time two weeks ago.

We decided to spend two days at the event to make sure we didn't miss anything which turned out to be a smart idea because there was just so many things to see. Here's a photo recap of this awesome car show:

Just to give you an idea of what the Tokyo Auto Salon show floor looked like...this was just one of four huge exhibit halls:

A number of vendors and car manufacturers where present showing off all their new products for 2015:

 

Now for the cars... there were just so many vehicles on display so instead of just bombarding you with the hundreds of photos I took over the weekend, I decided to break it down into certain categories. Of course no Japanese car show is complete without the infamous Nissan Skyline GTR, and man did the T.A.S. have a lot of these beauties:

Also a great mixture of old school & new school cars like the Toyota Corolla (hatchi-roku) & the new 86:

 

 

Full out race and drift cars:

 

 

Concept cars like this BMW:

 

 

Exotic and high-end cars like the Lexus LFA, Audi R8, Lamborghini & Ferrari's :

 

 

Everyday cars like the Toyota Prius, SUV's like the Lexus Harrier (Lexus RX), mini-vans and wagons:

 

 

And perhaps my favorite style of Japanese cars are the VIP style; it's when a luxury vehicle is equipped with air ride suspension allowing the height of the car to be adjusted...which is usually lowered to the ground. The new Lexus RC, Lexus LS, and the Toyota Crown (Avalon) are great examples of this popular Japanese VIP  style:

 

 

So if you are a big fan of the import scene, highly encourage you to come out here in January and we'll go to the Mecca of car shows, The Tokyo Auto Salon!