Dino had visited the shop plenty of times in the past for various photoshoots, this was my first time. So while Dino and Sean got to work at shooting the 20B-powered Lotus, I decided I’d have a little peek around the shop to see what I could find. The primary reason for our visit was to shoot RE-Amemiya’s rotary-powered Lotus Europa that had just debuted at TAS, but being Speedhunters we knew there would always be other cool stuff to uncover. The latter would be our destination on this particular day. RE-Amemiya actually has two facilities in the Tokyo region: a large shop in Chiba, near Narita Airport and a smaller garage located in Tokyo’s east side on the banks of the Arakawa River. One cold afternoon we hopped into our borrowed BMW press car and set off across a city that was still recovering from an unexpected large snow storm, bound for the Amemiya workshop. If you are a fan of the rotary engine, the name Amemiya is legendary – and even if you’re not, it’s impossible not to respect what Amemiya-san and his company have done for the tuning and motorsport world.ĭuring the Speedhunters Japan Expedition earlier this year, I had the chance to visit RE-Amemiya’s Tokyo shop with Dino and Sean in the days following Tokyo Auto Salon. Of these shops, few are more well known than RE-Amemiya. If you live and breath automobiles, your ideal Tokyo trip will probably include visits to places like Super Autobacs, Up Garage or some of the famous tuning shops that are spread across the city. Don’t forget the giant Gundam in Odaiba and the nerd paradise known as Akihabara.Ĭar enthusiasts though, might have a slightly different itinerary for visiting Japan’s largest city.

You’d want to see the world famous Tokyo Tower, and its newer counterpart the Tokyo Skytree. You’d definitley want to go to Asakusa to see the historic Sensouji Temple. If you were to head to Tokyo as a normal tourist, there are several things you’d want to to see.

Japanese tuner shops near me