JDM Drift School 翔 SHO

Enjoy the ultimate JDM drift school experience at Ebisu Circuit—Japan’s drift racing Mecca.

Drift School Information and Fees

3-Day Lesson

LocationEbisu Circuit
1 Sawamatsukura, Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture 964-0088
Period3 days except Dec. 1-Feb. 28
Number of
people recruited
2
Participation fee650,000 yen (tax included) / personOverview
Recommended levelDrifting beginner or higher
ClothingLong sleeves / Long pants / Gloves (Fingerless gloves, cotton work gloves, etc. aren’t acceptable.) / Sneakers (Heels, sandals, etc. aren’t acceptable.) / Helmet (Motorcycle helmets are acceptable, but not half helmets, etc.)
*Gloves and helmets can be rented free of charge
OverviewIntroduction to Course Drifting — Training for Drifting Competitions

Day 1 to 3, Kurukuru Land
Basic practice
Steady-state circle, figure 8, side-brake drift

Day 3, school course
One-corner practice — Until you can do it for a whole lap
Time schedule– 8:50 a.m.: Meet at Ebisu Circuit (Tohoku Safari Park) Entrance
– 9:00 a.m.: Gates open (Reception is on a first ready, first served basis)
– 9:30 a.m.: Driver’s meeting
– 12:00 p.m.: Lunch break 1hr (free time. There is a cafe at the Safari Park)
– 4:00 p.m.: Course closes

If you plan to return to Nihonmatsu Station after the end of the day, you can arrange for a taxi to pick you up at the entrance to Ebisu Circuit.

1-Day Lesson

LocationEbisu Circuit
1 Sawamatsukura, Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture 964-0088
Period1 day excluding December 1 to February 28
Number of
people recruited
2
Participation fee270,000 yen (tax included) / person
Included: School car, 4 x new tires, full tank of fuel (extra to be paid by the customer).
Recommended levelDrifting beginner or higher
ClothingLong sleeves / Long pants / Gloves (Fingerless gloves, cotton work gloves, etc. aren’t acceptable.) / Sneakers (Heels, sandals, etc. aren’t acceptable.) / Helmet (Motorcycle helmets are acceptable, but not half helmets, etc.)
*Gloves and helmets can be rented free of charge
OverviewHands-on drifting experience with an instructor in the car
Basic practice
Steady-state circle, figure 8, side-brake drift
Time schedule– 8:50 a.m.: Meet at Ebisu Circuit (Tohoku Safari Park) Entrance
– 9:00 a.m.: Gates open (Reception is on a first ready, first served basis)
– 9:30 a.m.: Driver’s meeting
– 12:00 p.m.: Lunch break 1hr (free time. There is a cafe at the Safari Park)
– 4:00 p.m.: Course closes

If you plan to return to Nihonmatsu Station after the end of the day, you can arrange for a taxi to pick you up at the entrance to Ebisu Circuit.

Attendance Fee

An attendance fee is required to attend each school.
Please check the drift school page for detailed information on each school’s attendance fees.
The attendance fees include the vehicle rental fees, tire and gasoline fees, fees for using the circuit, engine oil fees, and rental fees for the other equipment used.

Payment Methods

You can pay the attendance fees, etc. either by credit card or by bank transfer (overseas remittance) to the account specified by the school. We’ll tell you the specified account by email when we receive your attendance application.

Note: If additional costs arise for any reason, we’ll ask you to settle them in cash on your last day at the school.

Cancellation Policy

If we still haven’t been able to confirm your payment by one week from the day after we sent you your “official attendance acceptance” email, your attendance application will become invalid, and will be automatically canceled. (If there’s less than a week to go before the school starts, we’ll tell you what the deadline is.)
(We won’t contact you to check up on things or remind you.)

In addition, for cancellations made less than one week before the day the school starts (including the automatic cancellations described above), we charge a cancellation fee of 100% of the attendance fee. If you’ve already paid the attendance fee, we’ll regard that as the cancellation fee.

Note: If there are only a few days to go before the day the school starts, we’ll tell you the details separately.

Note: If you’re having difficulty transferring your payment within the deadline period, please contact our secretariat before the deadline has passed. We’ll extend the deadline if we deem that the circumstances are unavoidable. (If you don’t contact us until after the deadline, the cancellation can’t be revoked.)

Note: We’re also unable to check whether our emails have gotten automatically sorted into your device’s spam folder, or if it’s one of those extremely rare cases of failed delivery with no error message at all. Consequently, these situations will also be dealt with in the same way as above. Please contact our secretariat if you don’t receive an “official attendance acceptance” email from them within three days after sending the “attendance application email form.”

Refund

If you become unable to attend a school that you’ve already paid the attendance fees, etc. for, you can cancel your application and get a refund if you tell us at least one week before the day the school starts.
(Please understand that we can’t refund, etc. your attendance and other fees if you cancel less than one week before it starts.)

Please note that when paying refunds, we deduct 1,000 yen as an administration, bank transfer, and foreign-exchange fee.

In the event of winter snowfall or circuit closure due to disasters such as typhoons or earthquakes, school will not be able to open, and we will contact you at your email address immediately upon the decision to close the school and process a refund. The full amount of the refund, minus a refund fee of 1,000 yen, will be refunded.

Warnings

Note: We ourselves, our staff, and the operating company won’t be liable for any of the following in the unlikely event that they arise while the people involved are attending the school: death or injury due to crashes, etc.; damage to or losing belongings; trouble between attendees; etc.

Note: If you’re deemed unfit to attend the school because you’ve been drinking alcohol, are drunk, or for any other reason, you may be denied permission to attend at the discretion of the staff.

Note: Upon completing your application, you’ll be deemed to have agreed to all the cancellation policy details, warnings, etc.

Introducing Our Staff

1

Shota Konno

Shota Konno got hooked on drifting with radio-controlled cars (commonly known as “RC drift”) when he was a fifth-grader at elementary school, and has also won top prizes in the Pro RC competition (a series of races held all across Japan).

FAQs

Q
I’m a beginner and not confident about my driving skills, but will that still be okay?
A

Everyone’s a beginner at first, so please don’t worry, and feel free to attend.
Even people who don’t have a driver’s license or couldn’t drive a manual transmission before come along and successfully learn how to drift.

Q
I only have an automatic transmission license, and I’d like to have a go at it in a manual transmission rental car. Can I do that?
A

Yes, of course. We’ll guide you through everything starting from the basics of how to drive a manual transmission car.

Q
How do I get to the circuit if I come by train?
A

If you contact us in advance when you apply, we’ll pick you up at the Fukushima station.

Q
I don’t have a driver’s license, but can I still attend the school? I’m a junior high school student, by the way.
A

A: Since you’ll only be driving on a closed course, it’ll still be fine even if you don’t have a driver’s license (and even if you aren’t old enough to get one.) As long as your feet can reach the pedals, no problem.
Junior high school students have actually attended the school before, too. Please note however that people who aren’t old enough to get a driver’s license must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

News

Regular updates featuring photos of participants, comments from them, and more

Access

Note: Free shuttle service by car is available between Fukushima Station and Ebisu Circuit

(reservation required).

Information about the Operating Company

Company nameRe.Axia Co., Ltd.
Location12-10 Nakae, Minamiyanome, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture
Phone number024-572-3342
Email addressdrift.sho@gmail.com