#TAS2018

[stylebosse]

@five_star_2017 Aurora Rainbow paint, on the @crystaleye78 #Toyota #Vellfire. #ToyotaVellfire #Alphard #van #vanlife #jdm #custom #TokyoAutoSalon #tas2018 #Tokyo #Japan #photography #automotive #travel #automotivephotography #SonyA7ii #Sigma #StyleBosse (at 幕張メッセ (Makuhari Messe)) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqsSfPIAjW1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=a6eky7lk7d8r

[paddymcgrath]

[timetochaing]

𝚉𝙴𝙽𝙺𝙸.

[renownusa]

Don’t sleep on the #R33 #GTR. #Godzilla #DoLuck #TAS2018 #RB26 #Renown (at 幕張メッセ (Makuhari Messe))

[motormavens]

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For sure, one of the COOLEST cars at Tokyo Auto Salon has got to be the legendary KP47 Toyota Starlet with 3KR 137E engine built by Tom's Racing and driven by legendary driver Nobuhide Tachi. This engine was on display at Toyota Megaweb's History Garage in Odaiba! . . . @tomsracing.co.jp #fujispeedway #kp47starlet #3kr #137E #tomsracing #tokyoautosalon #TAS2018 (at 幕張メッセ (Makuhari Messe))

[whatmonstersdo]

What an incredible looking Civic. This was top three one of my favorite cars at Tokyo Auto Salon this year and probably one of the harder times I had shooting a car at this year’s show. Even though I was there on media day, there were plenty of people to get in the way of the pics – but, I can’t blame them when it comes to this clean Pandem Civic EG (I’m sure I was in the way as well 😉 This kind…

[nakamuland]

TOKYO AUTO SALON 2018. FALKENのお姉さん。 . . . #tokyoautosalon2018 #tas2018 #東京オートサロン2018

[thenerdgarage-blog]

@tokyo_autosalon 2019 has just been and I'm still not done posting shots from 2018!😂 #mylifeisamess @t.demand_japan never disappoints! #lexus #lc500 #bagged #loweredlifestyle #baller #oneday #japan #tokyoautosalon #tas2018 #TheNerdGarage (at 幕張メッセ (Makuhari Messe)) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtcflZ7FI46/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18tsievhka8qv

[dtphan824]

“How do you get to Tokyo Auto Salon?  How much is admission?  How do you apply for press passes?  Is one day enough to cover the show? ” This post is pretty much a guide to Tokyo Auto Salon and will be super informative if you’ve never been and plan to go sometime in the near future…

Tokyo Auto Salon – biggest Tokyo convention of modified cars, women, and perverts… I mean photographers… 

Never been to TAS before and plan to go in the future?  Cool, this is pretty much my guide of how to survive Tokyo Auto Salon.

Things to bring to Tokyo Auto Salon: –  Comfortable shoes (Don’t make the same mistake I did and only bring Van’s to Japan) –  Lightweight warm jacket (It will be warm inside the Event Halls but cool/cold outside) –  Backpack or a bag for free swag (You can use your gf or friend as a mule to carry stuff as well) –  Battery pack (At least 3350mAh, but I usually bring 26800mAh to last me half the trip) –  Cash (They have a Family Mart and bunch of restaurants where they don’t price gouge like venues in the states) –  Camera and lens (Wide angle lens at least 24mm for FF or 16mm for crop sensors)

If you’re there for media/press purposes: –  Of course your gear –  Passport (if you’re not from Japan) –  Approved press papers or email with QR code –  Business cards

Alright, these are the essentials I’d recommend for you to bring or have for the show.  I also like to travel light because carrying a bunch of stuff gets irritating when you’ve covered 8 halls in a day.

How do you get to Tokyo Auto Salon? TAS has always been held at Makuhari Messe in the Northwest part of Chiba Prefecture.  You have the choice of traveling by car (if you have a ride) or train, but it will be at least a 40 minute to 1 hour commute from metro Tokyo area, assuming you stay around there.

Don’t mind the starred locations and just click the photo for Makuhari Messe‘s location.  

How much is admission? Friday – General Special Public (Pretty much advanced tickets) Advance or Pre-purchased online is 2,600Y or $23-25 USD (depending on rate exchange) Day of show is 3,200Y or $28-29 (depending on rate exchange)

Saturday, Sunday – General Admission Advance or Pre-purchased online is 1,800Y or $16-18 USD (depending on rate exchange) Day of show Adult is 2,200Y and Teens/kids 1,700Y

Just check Tokyo Auto Salon site for ticket information there.

How do you apply for press passes? You can apply online for press pass usually around mid December.   Depending who you’re doing coverage for, they will either approve your application within 10-15 business days or ask for more information.   You will then need your passport and business card when picking up your media passes.

Is one day enough to cover the show? For the normal general public doing coverage or visiting, no you won’t be able to hit up all the Halls in the venue.  If you look at the map below, there are 11 Halls to go through, as well as a driving exhibition/demo area.  There are also special concerts that go on as well.

Very useful map from TAS 2017… if you can read in Japanese.

MuthafuckinPineappleApplePen Piko Taro was one of the opening acts at TAS 2017. 

If you’re special media or press pass holder and can sneak in Thursday night/day, that would be the best time to do coverage.  Booths will still be setting up but most cars should be ready.   If not, I would recommend arriving at 8AM to avoid the general public crowds.  If you have on comfortable shoes and took 2 of those 1o hr energy jelly packs, you might be able to cover the whole show.   If you do plan to cover the show in 2 days, I’d recommend walking around the parking lot as there will be a few hidden gems out there as well.

That’s pretty much it for my guide to Tokyo Auto Salon… now onto my favorite photos from TAS…

Also, if you haven’t seen my photo coverage for Front Street Media by Kyle Crawford yet, you can check out Part 1 HERE and Part 2 HERE.  I sent the photos overnight to Kyle and had the article up within less than 24 hrs later.  Glad the photos didn’t sit around for too long either.  He did a great job and it almost felt like he was there at the show with me O_O.

Check out the coverage on Front Street Media by Kyle Crawford.

TAS wouldn’t be TAS without the models.  I can’t lie about that because who would go just to look at modified cars and parts….

There were a bunch of celebs at TAS.  Drift King or Tsuchiya was doing interviews all day… I actually got to see him in the media room chilling earlier, but didn’t want to bother him =/… 

SARD racing aero always being SARD…. The only thing I like is the CF wing… 

Liberty Walk had more than a dozen cars around TAS… 

These guys are always on the go.  2017 should be a good year for  Kenneth Li of Wekfest and Joey Lee of Stickydiljoe.com… 

The Subaru booth usually has their concept cars and what looks like GT BRZ Racecar…. 

Model from Vellano booth and some more models from Rohana Wheels…

ROBERUTA Lamborghini Huracan with a Super Trofeo aero look.  Not sure if it’s the real deal but check out the ROBERUTA lift kit in action HERE. 

Silk Blaze had a simple look for the Honda S660 and Miata ND MX-5. 

Every year D.A.D. always goes all out and blings out a Benz…

I believe this Mercedes SL600 is covered in real diamonds… 

I’m not even sure what this car is… but the grill is covered with screens and trunk lid full of speakers while the headlights rotated… o_O

The new AIMGAIN GT kit for the Toyota 86 Kouki… you can see Elvis of StanceNation napping in the back…

Didn’t even notice each side had different colored wheels…

Next to it is the new AIMGAIN GT kit for the new R35 GTR.

I’m not sure why the Event halls were packed with spectators… 

Because it made it super difficult for the working press… 

Luckily some of the booth cars were on a stage display… 

Like the new Honda Civic Type R seen here… 

Which would rotate every 30 seconds or so…

Caught Tein Dampachi and female pachi at their photobooth…

Caught Joey and crew again around TAS again…

326Power represented with aggressive stance and fitment as usual on this RC and S15…

This crazy model stood outside in the Hallway upstairs while it was freezing cold… god bless her soul…

International hall had some pretty awesome stuff in there….

Star Road S30, Nismo S30, Restored R30 RS, and a BNR32. 

Also a couple of FD’s… 

I believe this is the same Kamikaze 370Z from the Varis booth last year at TAS 2016…

Being a Toyota 86 guy, I had to check out the TRD kit for the new Kouki model… still not sure if I like it…

CWest also had a new lip for the kouki 86… not sure if I’m even feeling the new front bumper…

The Impulse kit for the AE86… in CF…

I walked into Pandem / Rocket Bunny territory at TAS 2017…

Daigo Saito was in attendance too… glad he didn’t mind me taking a photo… 

But he was staring pretty hard at this Pandem R32 for awhile…

Another Star Road S30…

Pandem all the things…

More drifters… 

More models…

Kuhl Racing always engraving and designing cool shit…

Photoshoot going on… with ladders and off camera flash.. 

I’m not even sure what time period that’s from… I guess 2017 from a different dimension…

  RE Amemiya FC3S RX7 with new aero

RE Amemiya RX8…

  Time attack FD RX7…  I believe CSG had some hand in building this… 

One of my favorite shots of Under Suzuki taking a look at how ridiculously huge that wing is… jk.

BN Sport revealed new kits for the FD RX7 and R35 GTR.  Both aggressive looking as usual…

Earlier next to the BN sports booth cars, this was going on… 

One of the BN Sports guys liked watching the spectacle…

Top Fuel S2000 (top left),  Mad Mike Redbull TCP Magic FD RX7 (top right), and VARIS Kamikaze booth cars…

Last but not least, this was my press desk area.  Check out the photo on the right… some guys would bring 2-3 monitors, a cpu, and edit.  I need to step up my game next year.

This post wasn’t supposed to be long, but I couldn’t help it with all the photos I took.  Even Kyle had a tough time choosing photos to post.  As always, thanks for actually reading or skimming through to the end.

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Gear: Nikon D750 Sigma 35mm f1.4 Nikon 85mm f1.8

  Journey to Tokyo: Part 4 – Tokyo Auto Salon Life "How do you get to Tokyo Auto Salon?  How much is admission?  How do you apply for press passes?  

[funftesrad]

The unveiling of the GR Super Sport Concept at Tokyo Auto Salon 2018! #Toyota #grsupersportconcept #TAS2018  

[stylebosse]

Heart of beast. #R32 #Skyline #rb26 #turbo #carbonfiber #jdm #Nissan #GarageActive #TokyoAutoSalon #TAS2018 #Tokyo #Japan (at 幕張メッセ (Makuhari Messe)) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn1PVZpgStK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=40llpaws72yp

[paddymcgrath]

[stemcelldr]

Happy to be speaking at the Aesthetic Show with the help of my dream team helping to spread the word about the power of #regenerativemedicine. #regeneris #tas2018 #wynnvegas

[renownusa]

Miura-san aka @trakyoto drove his personal just finished #EG6 all the way from Kyoto to Tokyo 6+ hours just in time to load-in tonight at Tokyo Auto Salon. Nothing like a good drive, hope he still had heat in this stripped street terror. #VTEC #Pandem #Honda #Renown #TAS2018 (at Countdown JAPAN カウントダウン・ジャパン)

[motormavens]

SO DAMN COOL. Durk Edwards, the driver of this AE86, is the first person I ever met with a Cusco rollcage. This was a longgggg time ago before his car had TRD flares! Respect to the OG AE86 heads like Durk who have had their cars for something like 20 years! . . . #AE86 #4AGE #4AG #TokyoAutoSalon #TAS2018 (at 幕張メッセ (Makuhari Messe))

[nakamuland]

TOKYO AUTO SALON 2018. ヨコハマタイヤのお姉さん。 . . . #tokyoautosalon2018 #tas2018 #東京オートサロン2018