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Welcoming 2024, The Daikoku PA Manner


Waking up at the crack of dawn on January 3 and heading down to Daikoku Parking Area in Yokohama has become second nature.

Even though I’ve been attending the Daikoku New Year meeting for as long as I can remember, I always look forward to it. For me, this continues to be the very best unofficial car gathering Japan has to offer.

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I arrived before 8:00am, but even then the entire parking area was already full with an assortment of makes and models that would make any car otaku drool.

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As always, I’ll let the images from the morning do most of the talking.

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There were so many gems, I really did feel like a kid in a candy store.

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Starting off with this Ferrari 365 GT4 BB, which I’m pleased I snapped a few pictures of when I did, as the owner ended up leaving quite early.

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But not to worry, as other rare sightings were everywhere I looked.

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See what I mean?

It’s always hard to say if cars like this Speedster are the real deal, but it’s still amazing to witness such variety.

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JDM-style Euros, anyone?

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I don’t think too many people would have checked out this Z32 Nissan Fairlady Z droptop, but they’re a pretty rare sight in Japan now, especially with a manual transmission like this one has.

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Is there anything better than a white Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI on white RAYS Volk Racing TE37s?

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Here’s that Ultima GTR again.

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I have to give a massive thanks to the owner of this Z20 Soarer, who gifted me some sick ‘Ibaraki Style’ stickers.

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SR311 Datsun on point.

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I’m not sure what I was more surprised to see – the brand new Lotus Emira, of which there are not many in Japan yet, or this Nissan Silvia S13 on Australian license plates.

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I often see a Subaru Alcyone or two at Nostalgic 2Days, but it’s so cool to see one out in the wild.

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When the police began their announcements, asking people not to park in the truck spots, many owners began leaving Daikoku.

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But at the same time, just as many cars continued to roll in.

This S30 Fairlady Z is an absolute beauty.

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I even spotted Alec‘s new project car in the mix.

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Ferrari 328 or Jaguar XJS Cabrio?

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It’s always refreshing to see a 964 with its original narrow body.

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Pretty soon, the cars arriving at Daikoku were slowed to a crawl; there just weren’t any more car park spaces to accommodate them all.

So some ended up creating their own spaces.

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This Skyline Japan shows us how it’s still hip to be square.

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As always, a large crowd ended up forming at the parking area’s exit. Here, some owners will get on it as they head up the ramp back onto the expressway.

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It’s always nice to see a well-used GT3.

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You’d be forgiven for thinking this was some annual Lamborghini meeting.

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I’m always shocked by how many Lambos show up at this gathering, and not a single one of them is stock.

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Where else would you see a stanced 348 next to a Hakosuka?!

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I really don’t think there’s any better way to celebrate the New Year, than at Daikoku PA on January 3, and I hope this post showed you why. Happy 2024!

Dino Dalle Carbonare
Instagram: dino_dalle_carbonare
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