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Motegi city overview
Motegi is a city in Japan shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Known forMotegi, Key city in Japan, Motegi planning base 3, Motegi planning base 4
RegionJapanJapan
Time zoneAsia/Tokyolocal time
Founded120historical origin
City history
Motegi is more than 120 km (75 mi) from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
Seating outside the grandstand is limited to areas of the infield and along the 750 m (820 yd) backstraight of the road course.
Mike Skinner won the only NASCAR Winston Cup Series exhibition race held at the track in 1998, the Coca-Cola 500.
The track also hosted the NASCAR Winston West Series finale in 1999, with Kevin Richards getting the win. Demolition On May 13, 2026, news broke that Twin Ring Motegi's oval would be demolished and.
It has hosted the Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix from 2000 to 2003 and the Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix since 2004. Other facilities In addition to the main racing complex, Mobility Resort Motegi features a.
In Honda's 2005 Clio Awards winning commercial "Impossible Dream", the sequence in which the BAR Formula One car is driven into the bridge was filmed at the circuit.
In 2011, Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo proposed to boycott the MotoGP race out of fears for their health from radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant even though all the independent scientific.
As of May 2026, the fastest official race lap records at the Mobility Resort Motegi are listed as: In popular media As a large recently constructed Japanese circuit, Mobility Resort Motegi has and continues.
During the first tankery battle in Girls und Panzer Das Finale Part 1, Ooarai Girls Academy against BC Freedom High School, members of Leopon Team, the VK 4501 (P) reference the track, saying they.
The race was most noted for being the first oval track NASCAR race in Japan as well as being the first in which Dale Earnhardt and his son, Dale Earnhardt Jr., competed with one.
Although they are separate tracks, it is impossible for races to occur simultaneously on the two courses; to access the oval track, teams must cross the road course pit and front straight.
The road course also runs in the opposite direction from the oval; clockwise, rather than counter-clockwise.
The course itself is built in a stop-start straight-hairpin style, which flows differently than many similarly-sized tracks.
Train links to the area are extremely limited (the major regional lines, JR East and Tobu Railway do not service the area), nor has a planned superhighway been completed.
Worth seeing
Motegi
Motegi is a practical Motegi planning anchor: compare its location, transfer time, nearby hotel bases and event timing before you lock the day plan.
Key city in Japan
Key city in Japan is a practical Motegi planning anchor: compare its location, transfer time, nearby hotel bases and event timing before you lock the day plan.
Motegi planning base 3
Motegi planning base 3 is a practical Motegi planning anchor: compare its location, transfer time, nearby hotel bases and event timing before you lock the day plan.
Motegi planning base 4
Motegi planning base 4 is a practical Motegi planning anchor: compare its location, transfer time, nearby hotel bases and event timing before you lock the day plan.
Motegi planning base 5
Motegi planning base 5 is a practical Motegi planning anchor: compare its location, transfer time, nearby hotel bases and event timing before you lock the day plan.
Motegi planning base 6
Motegi planning base 6 is a practical Motegi planning anchor: compare its location, transfer time, nearby hotel bases and event timing before you lock the day plan.
Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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Compare stays in Motegi, JapanFlights & airports
Main airport TBC arrival plan
- Motegi airport accessMain gateway TBC.
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Rental cars
Motegi day-trip car use
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Best time to visit
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Transport notes
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Crowds
Prices can jump around festivals, conventions, school holidays, cruise days, ski weeks, race weekends and large sports events.
Booking detail
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