Honda Welcome Plaza AOYAMA

Do you know Honda? Honda is a leading automobile and motorcycle manufacturer in Japan. It was made in 1946 by Souichirou Honda. Honda's head office's in Aoyama. The first floor of the head office building is a showroom. There are new cars and motorcycles there. You can also see  a demonstration of ASHIMO made by Honda. There is a cafe space so you can take a break. In the showroom, events are held related to motor sports. I'd like to introduce one of the events.


Every summer there is a race at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture. The event is called Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race. A lot of people watch each year. In that race, they have teams of two people. Honda has had a lot of good results in that race. In the summer, an event related to that race was held. Many motorcycles participating in successive races were exhibited in the showroom. The motorcycles run for a long time. It's a characteristic of Honda racing motorcycles that tires are easy to change and lights are attached. I have never actually seen this race, so I would like to see it if I have the opportunity.


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