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2 unusual facts about Motegi, Tochigi


1999 Firestone Firehawk 500K

The 1999 Firestone Firehawk 500K was the second round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on April 9, 1999 on the Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Tochigi, Japan.

2002 Bridgestone Potenza 500

The 2002 Bridgestone Potenza 500 was the third round of the 2002 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on April 27, 2002 on the oval at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Japan.


1990s in Japan

A NASCAR exhibition race was held in Motegi, Japan during the late 1990s in the hopes of getting people interested in stock car racing.

2007 Indy Japan 300

JST, as Tomikazu Fukuda, governor of Tochigi Prefecture (location of the Twin Ring Motegi track), waved the opening green flag to signify the start.

2011 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix

Due to concerns with possible radiation an independent survey of Motegi and the surrounding area was commissioned by FIM and Dorna Sports.

Agata

Agata Station, a train station in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Ehime FC

It is also one of two clubs to be named after their home prefecture instead of its capital city, the other being Tochigi S.C. from Utsunomiya, Tochigi.

Fujioka

Fujioka, Tochigi, a former town located in Shimotsuga District, Tochigi, Japan

Honda RA099

Currently the whereabouts of only one of those tubs is known, and it's the third one (RA099 3), last seen at the Honda collection hall at the Motegi circuit.

Hunter Mountain

Hunter Mountain Shiobara, a ski area in Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Kanto Tsukuba Bank

While the bank has a majority of its branches in Ibaraki Prefecture, it operates several branches outside the prefecture, notable in Tokyo, Chiba, Tochigi, and Saitama Prefectures.

Kousuke Akiyoshi

These have included The Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, where he finished 13th on his debut with the Rizla Suzuki team as a wildcard rider, as well as two races in 2007 at Jerez and Japan.

Servant x Service

A 13-episode anime adaptation produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Yasutaka Yamamoto began airing on ABC on July 4, 2013 and were later aired on Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, Hokkaido Broadcasting Company, Chukyo TV, BS11 and AT-X.

Tochigi Prefecture

Other famous parts of Tochigi include a region called Nasu known for onsen and local sake and ski resorts.

Tochigi, Tochigi

Envoys using the Reiheishi Way sent from the Imperial Court going to the shrines and temples of Nikko stayed at the lodging area in the city.

Yoshio Kodaira

He is believed to have raped and murdered 10 women between May 25, 1945 and August 6, 1946 in Tochigi and Tokyo.


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