Hi,

Some of you already know about this event, it was held in November 2025. 16 cars displayed in the Keihanna hotel event hall on Sunday 2nd, then town driving from Kyoto to Nara, and Mie on Monday 3rd. All the owners are my very best friends, I have kept in touch since I have got my first car.

So I asked each owner to get together to show our cars for S30.world team members.

I thank you Chris the founder of S30.world. If without him, It would never have happened. And I thank all the Japanese owners. They drove several hours just to show them for this event. Takeuchi san drove 7 hours in his Z432R from Chiba, Ise san took a ferry boat 600miles from Hokkaido with his LY280 engined ZG. I was so happy that I was able to collect 16 cars, the best of the best in Japan. And every time I see everyone’s smile in this video, it rewards me a lot.

Maybe some people have no idea what cars they are, please ask me here, also Alan and other S30.world members would love to answer for your questions.

Kats

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FWV-wu_A40Q&pp=ygUIUzMwd29ybGQ%3D

Kats,

I'd like to thank you once again for being the man who actually made all this a reality and a success. Without your months - if not years - of work in planning and preparation, your excellent Japan-wide connections and trustworthiness it simply would have not been possible.

From choosing the venue (the Keihanna was a PERFECT choice) to bringing some of Japan's very best S30-series Zs and their owners from far and wide, so much went into it that many of the participants were unaware of. Your family were also working hard behind the scenes and made great sacrifices for us, which we all benefitted from.

One thing that possibly doesn't come across in the video is the esprit de corps felt by all involved. We all - visitors and participants - converged on the Keihanna Plaza hotel in dribs and drabs over the course of a day or so. 'Our' team members from Australia, USA, Germany, Switzerland, UK and Holland while the Japanese participants arrived in their cars from all corners of the country. The atmosphere was laid back, friendly and fun. Getting the cars into the hotel's event hall and in pre-planned position - mostly on Go-Jack skates to preserve the floor surface - quickly developed into a military operation with everybody playing their part in good humour. A great atmosphere. And oh the lunchtime and evening socialising! I'm not sure the local hostelries and eateries knew what hit them...

The drive-out was another dimension. It's one thing seeing the cars static inside, but convoying together in such beautiful countryside the cars - and owners - came alive. I'm something of a veteran in visiting Japan but for some of our group it was their first time, and how lucky they were! I kept telling them that it took me many years to see some of these cars and to drive/ride in them in rural Japan, but here they were getting the full VIP treatment from the get-go. Like winning the lottery jackpot with their first ticket!

Moving on to a new hotel base in Yokohama for visits to Nissan HQ, NISMO and the Nissan Heritage Collection at Zama were the icing on the cake.

So, again, thank you Kats. You made A Dream Come True for many people...

All I can say is WOW!!! That truly would be a dream come true to take part in a trip like that. It appears that the planning was done to perfection. Getting all of those amazing cars in one place, and actually getting to ride in them too!! And the people seem as amazing as the cars.

The video was also very well done. It was very enjoyable to watch.

Great job done by all those involved!!

15 hours ago, HS30-H said:

Kats,

I'd like to thank you once again for being the man who actually made all this a reality and a success. Without your months - if not years - of work in planning and preparation, your excellent Japan-wide connections and trustworthiness it simply would have not been possible.

From choosing the venue (the Keihanna was a PERFECT choice) to bringing some of Japan's very best S30-series Zs and their owners from far and wide, so much went into it that many of the participants were unaware of. Your family were also working hard behind the scenes and made great sacrifices for us, which we all benefitted from.

One thing that possibly doesn't come across in the video is the esprit de corps felt by all involved. We all - visitors and participants - converged on the Keihanna Plaza hotel in dribs and drabs over the course of a day or so. 'Our' team members from Australia, USA, Germany, Switzerland, UK and Holland while the Japanese participants arrived in their cars from all corners of the country. The atmosphere was laid back, friendly and fun. Getting the cars into the hotel's event hall and in pre-planned position - mostly on Go-Jack skates to preserve the floor surface - quickly developed into a military operation with everybody playing their part in good humour. A great atmosphere. And oh the lunchtime and evening socialising! I'm not sure the local hostelries and eateries knew what hit them...

The drive-out was another dimension. It's one thing seeing the cars static inside, but convoying together in such beautiful countryside the cars - and owners - came alive. I'm something of a veteran in visiting Japan but for some of our group it was their first time, and how lucky they were! I kept telling them that it took me many years to see some of these cars and to drive/ride in them in rural Japan, but here they were getting the full VIP treatment from the get-go. Like winning the lottery jackpot with their first ticket!

Moving on to a new hotel base in Yokohama for visits to Nissan HQ, NISMO and the Nissan Heritage Collection at Zama were the icing on the cake.

So, again, thank you Kats. You made A Dream Come True for many people...

Thank you Alan, you helped a lot for our Japan Expedition. Your experience in Japan and knowledge of history, culture, etc are very wealthy, also speak Japanese just like me. It was a big decision to me to organize this event but I said yes because I have you Alan. You managed things between team members and Japanese people.

Also I thank you our all of team members, a lot of tasks we shared and accomplished. Japanese owners were so delighted with original design sweat shirts, special stickers and sun visors. And a BIG banner hanging on the wall!

Florian, Germany

Nils, Switzerland

Gavin, Australia

Jeff, United States

Glenn, United States

Tom, Hungary

Jon, UK

Jos, Netherlands

And Alex, Switzerland photographer made awesome job for entire trip with us.

Thank you!

Kats

I feel I need to show people how we started in October 2024. The opening of the museum.

16 hours ago, Marty Rogan said:

All I can say is WOW!!! That truly would be a dream come true to take part in a trip like that. It appears that the planning was done to perfection. Getting all of those amazing cars in one place, and actually getting to ride in them too!! And the people seem as amazing as the cars.

The video was also very well done. It was very enjoyable to watch.

Great job done by all those involved!!

Hi Marty, thanks for watching. I am happy you like it. Those cars are all Japanese S30, but if something might have looked interesting to your eye, that’s what we have been trying to do.

Kats

1 hour ago, kats said:

Hi Marty, thanks for watching. I am happy you like it. Those cars are all Japanese S30, but if something might have looked interesting to your eye, that’s what we have been trying to do.

Kats

Yes, I enjoyed watching it very much. All of the cars are very interesting to me, as we did not get them in the USA; the Z432R, G-Nose, etc. I liked seeing your beautifully prepared Blue/Blue Z in the mix as well, since I have one of those myself. Seeing the NISMO site and the Museum were also a treat, since I probably will never get a chance to see them in person.

Absolutely a "job well done" by all of those involved.

Marty

This is an article about the trip, very well written and nice pictures included.

It’s only a half of the Expedition, more will be coming later.

Kats

S30.world

S30.world - Japan Expedition 2025 - Part I

Japan Expedition 2025 - Part I

Nostalgic Hero, a Japanese very popular classic car magazine featuring this event.

I will introduce you each owner one by one.

Kats