the custom car world of Kansai, Japan – Osaka Auto Messe 2023 – similar to Tokyo’s Auto Salon – Osaka has its own kind with a little twist of style and presentation. the last time this event was held was early 2020 right before the peak of COVID and the world closing. back again after 3 years it was very warming to see how many people were out and about attending the event. i made sure i was there at a decent time on saturday morning with my camera loaded to make effort to go through most of the halls and shoot.

this event is held at the port of Osaka near Nanko – Intex Osaka. This event has been running annually since 1997 so has plenty of returning and renowned car shops and business’ showcasing their cars and art every year. It’s estimated that well over 200,000+ people spectate this car show event over the course of the 3 days. If you’re into cars new and old just like the Tokyo Auto Salon i highly recommend visiting this show at least once in your lifetime.

below is my selection of photos from what i captured over the course of the weekend, enjoyyy x

i miss this car. fujiyama deep 2015 x

街道レーサー走る x

直弘さん！誕生日おめでとうございます！x

C130 parked up of the expressway heading to the Carina x Celica meeting in Fujinomiya x

This Itasha Lexus was spotted one early Sunday morning on the expressway on the outskirts of Tokyo. It’s really interesting how many people take comics from the 1980s and so forth, let alone decking their car out to express their true passion. It’s not often you see a main expressway on the outskirts of Tokyo this empty and calm. It was shot around 5:00am on a Sunday morning after another unforgettable night in Yokohama x

Night fun in Tokyo ~ FREEE’S☆ JZX 100 x