{"rewrite":{"id":"r_31ddee432a6180c952a66c4f","clusterId":"c_3e244c7c79474942c3ad4f84","slug":"fast-furious-car-tour-brings-brian-s-gt-r-to-japan-for-25th-anniversary","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Fast \u0026 Furious Car Tour Brings Brian's GT-R to Japan for 25th Anniversary","summary":"The Fast \u0026 Furious Car Tour 2026 starts November 7 in Hyogo Prefecture, with the film-used Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) driven by Brian O'Conner in 2 Fast 2 Furious set for its first appearance in Japan. The tour runs through 11 locations nationwide, including Tokyo Comic Con 2026 and D1 Grand Prix rounds in Tokyo, ending December 19 and 20 at VARIEGATOR in Aichi. Venues will hand out exclusive 25th Anniversary stickers to the first 500 visitors each day.","whyItMatters":"A film-production GT-R touring 11 Japanese venues puts the franchise's car culture in reach of domestic fans a decade after Paul Walker's death, with the tour leaning on places tied to the films.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe 25th anniversary announcement landed on October 20, the same date the first film opened in US theaters. The tour covers 11 venues from Hyogo to Aichi, with a 25th-anniversary-spec truck hauling the GT-R between stops. Each venue gives the first 500 visitors a 25th Anniversary Sticker. An SNS hashtag campaign with lottery prizes runs alongside.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHyogo Prefecture, MEGA Don Quijote Himeji Hirohata\u003c/strong\u003e: November 7 (Sat), opening day\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShizuoka Prefecture, Kojima x Bic Camera Shizuoka\u003c/strong\u003e: November 8 (Sun)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTokyo, 2026 TOKYO DRIFT (JAF All Japan Drift Championship D1 GRAND PRIX SERIES RD.9\u0026amp;10)\u003c/strong\u003e: November 14 (Sat) \u0026amp; 15 (Sun)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFukushima Prefecture, MEGA Don Quijote LaPark Iwaki\u003c/strong\u003e: November 20 (Fri)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTochigi Prefecture, Apita Utsunomiya\u003c/strong\u003e: November 21 (Sat)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAichi Prefecture, Apita Nagoya Airport\u003c/strong\u003e: November 23 (Mon)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaitama Prefecture, MEGA Don Quijote Hasuda\u003c/strong\u003e: November 28 (Sat)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGunma Prefecture, Yamada Denki Tecc LIFE SELECT Maebashi Yoshioka\u003c/strong\u003e: November 29 (Sun)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTochigi Prefecture, Kojima x Bic Camera Utsunomiya Main Store\u003c/strong\u003e: December 5 (Sat)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChiba Prefecture, Tokyo Comic Con 2026 (Makuhari Messe)\u003c/strong\u003e: December 11 (Fri) to 13 (Sun)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAichi Prefecture, VARIEGATOR Main Store\u003c/strong\u003e: December 19 (Sat) \u0026amp; 20 (Sun), closing dates\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Fast \u0026 Furious Car Tour 2026 starts Nov 7 in Hyogo, with the film-used Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) from 2 Fast 2 Furious making its first Japan appearance. 11 locations through December 20, ending at VARIEGATOR in Aichi.","twitterPost":"The Fast \u0026 Furious Car Tour 2026 starts Nov 7 in Hyogo. The film-used Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) from 2 Fast 2 Furious makes its first Japan appearance. 11 locations through Dec 20, ending at VARIEGATOR in Aichi.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Fast \u0026 Furious Car Tour 2026 begins November 7 in Hyogo and hits 11 locations nationwide. The Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) used in filming 2 Fast 2 Furious makes its first appearance in Japan, carried on a 25th-anniversary-spec truck. Venues give the first 500 visitors each day an exclusive 25th Anniversary Sticker.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Cinema Today\",\"url\":\"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0157517\",\"title\":\"'Fast \\u0026 Furious' 25th Anniversary: Brian's GT-R Makes First Japan Appearance - 'Fast \\u0026 Furious Car Tour' Confirmed at 11 Locations Nationwide\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4553,"outputTokens":1001,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792486328,"createdAt":"2026-10-20T08:46:47.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T08:51:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-20T08:51:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_3e244c7c79474942c3ad4f84","canonicalTitle":"『ワイスピ』25周年、ブライアンのGT-Rが日本初上陸　「ワイスピ カーツアー」全国11か所で開催決定","representativeArticleId":"a_6937e8e95e5796eb13cedd3a","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"The Fast and the Furious\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-20T07:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-20T07:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-20T08:51:09.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Cinema Today","url":"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0157517","title":"『ワイスピ』25周年、ブライアンのGT-Rが日本初上陸　「ワイスピ カーツアー」全国11か所で開催決定"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["The Fast and the Furious"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}