Next-up on my list of “Photos I should have posted a long time ago” is a good one. Last year, I extended my Spring trip to Japan a few extra days just so I could attend the Chan-Oka Honda Meet in Saitama. I didn’t know much about the event at the time other than it was an all-Honda gathering being hosted at a private compound. To me, it sounded like the early beginnings of the Eibach Honda Meet back at home, just on a much smaller scale. After I attended, I realized that was exactly what it was supposed to be. Like it wasn’t supposed to be a Japanese Eibach Honda Meet but more-so a (smaller) Eibach Honda Meet in Japan, if that makes sense. The latter is important because the Hondas that would be exhibiting at the Chan-Oka Meet were catered to those that enjoy Honda tuning in North America. The cars represented there were an homage to the 2000s-2010s era of Honda builds you’d see here at home. To me, that’s probably the best era when it comes to Honda modification and I’m glad so many in Japan seem to agree with. A lot of their inspiration comes from looking through magazines like Honda Tuning and Super Street, which I also did quite a bit of work for, so it made sense for me to attend. I don’t think that I am the end-all and be-all of information when it comes to this particular genre by any means—but I’d like to believe that I am pretty knowledgeable and have enough experience to help them curate this sub-community of Honda enthusiasts…

This year I actually planned my trip with this event in mind. I decided I might as well make this an annual visit. There’s a good vibe at the event and Yasu just seems to know everyone so there’s automatically a feeling of familiarity that exists. Many of the Hondas were the same as last year but they all seemed to make some changes. Some new builds showed-up too which is exciting and I’m always on the look-out for cars I’ve never seen before. If you saw the Kday coverage I posted last week, you’ll probably recognize some of the Hondas here. The two events were about 6 months apart and even in that time many of these guys made changes…

(As a side note, if you guys want 16×20 prints of any of these photos, I’m making it a possibility for the month of December! Head over to the storefront to purchase a custom 16×20 of any of these photos!…)

This Integra Type R is one of the more interesting Honda builds I encountered this year. I posted about it before on my Instagram shortly after Wekfest Japan earlier in the year but this event was the first time that I got to see it outside in the daylight. While it may look familiar at a glance, with a Spoon Sports front lip, bronze TEs, and all, what’s in the engine bay is what makes it stand-out…

The engine bay has been resprayed in gray, a full-sized Koyo radiator is mounted up-front, the signature Type R wrinkle red valve cover has been recoated in a green wrinkle finish, but what might appear to be individual throttle bodies actually are not…

From this angle, you get a better look at the four individual Keihin FCR carburetors which have been coated a matching wrinkle green…

This B18C can be paired with the FCR carbs using a kit from famed tuned SS Works. At one point, the SS Works CR-X running the same carburetor set-up was one of the fastest FF cars in Japan. Why carburetors? Well, back in the day before larger aftermarket intake manifolds or individual throttle body kits were available, carburetors were the best option for tuning. Obviously it is outdated technology by today’s standards but it’s unique to see and more importantly, sounds amazing…

The interior of this Honda Integra Type R is also impressive, re-dressed with custom Bride door panels, a pair of Bride seats, Bride floormats, and matching rear seats…

Ryo’s Integra Si-VTEC with a rare Mugen front lip, Mugen sides, Mugen Gen. II wing, and black Volk SE37K…

What makes this Integra so good other than the aero selection? Ride height, tire choice, and mud flaps. People that tell you that Hondas shouldn’t run OE mud flaps when they have the option to on OEM bumpers is lying to you…

Also one of the most slept-on pieces from the Mugen catalog is the Mugen lip for the bug-eye front-end Integras. It’s such a good look and so subtle yet aggressive…

Hiroto Takada’s Integra Si-VTEC with ITR front face, OEM ITR sides, rear valance, and polished Mugen M7 wheels. From what I heard, this is actually my friend Takeshi Kobayashi’s old Integra…

Look at that minimal clearance between the spokes of the M7 wheels and the Spoon Sports brakes…

Shoma Saito’s Frost White EK4 Civic SiR that I just showed you guys recently in the Kday coverage. This event actually took place months before that one took place so this was my first time seeing this new set-up on Saito’s EK4. He’s got a Spoon Sports lip up front, 15-inch TEs in black, Spoon Sports brakes, Spoon mirrors, and rare Honda Access headlight covers…

Full Spoon Sports-themed B16A under the hood. Saito’s Civic retains all the creature comforts like air conditioning and power-steering…

Like Takada’s set-up, these Spoon brakes are also just millimeters away from the spokes of these TEs…

Paint-matched Spoon wing, OEM mid-wing, and VTi rear lip which has been painted two-tone to match the black/white motif throughout the build…

A close-up of the rare headlight covers on Saito’s EK4…

Shunichi Sato’s imported USDM EP3 which you also saw recently in the Kday coverage. The hood is not open here because I don’t believe he had his TODA Racing ITBs installed yet…

Sato’s left-hand drive interior with the completed floor-mounted Hybrid Racing shifter conversion…

Yoshiyuki Kubo’s Zenki EK Civic hatchback with a B18C swap, Spoon Sports front lip, Spoon mirrors, 8-spoke Volk CEs and, if you look closely, you might be able to see his full roll cage…

Refinished Spoon brakes, Volk CE28N, and Yokohama ADVAN A052…

Favorite front lip for AP1 S2000?… Easy choice…

…Back Yard Special of course. What makes them even cooler? The fact that they come in two different sizes. The Type-1, on this particular AP1, is 30mm. The Type-2 is smaller in size and comes in 15mm…

An FG2 Civic SI coupe might seem commonplace for us to see back at home, but these were never available in Japan. They had the FD-series sedans but never the 2-door coupe. There are a few that do exist however, but are all imported. This one is a very clean example with a complete HFP (Honda Factory Performance) lip kit featuring some custom bumper ducts, Bride seats, a color-matched roll bar, Mag Blue Volk RE30. and a Voltex GT wing…

This Civic coupe also features a Kraftwerks supercharger kit, something else that you don’t see often in Japan…

Another rare sight in Japan is Aki’s Mugen-complete FK2 Civic Type R. I for one, have never seen one before until I came across his. I honestly didn’t even know Mugen made so much stuff for this platform. Not only do they offer a full kit, it actually makes these somewhat awkward-looking FK2Rs look pretty cool. These are actually considered quite rare in Japan in general, as only 750 units were imported from the UK for the Japanese market…

These Regamaster EVO II wheels also suit this Civic well…

I wonder if the Mugen wing for the FK2 has ever been retrofitted to anything else…

Kenzy Kenji’s Honda Jade Green Metallic (G523M) EK hatchback running a First Molding front lip and custom blue Enkei NT-03 wheels…

Yoshiki Sato’s DC5 Integra with a complete Mugen aero kit and black Desmond Regamaster EVO II wheels…

Full shaved engine bay inside Sato’s DC5 with a Skunk2 intake manifold, tucked radiator with -AN plumbing, custom breather set-up and bright red Downstar hardware…

My favorite build of this year’s Chan-Oka Honda Meet? It’d be this CR-X PRO.2 right here. Very classically-styled with the full Mugen aero kit, modern TEs, AP Racing brakes, and lots of good details throughout…

B16B Type R swap inside the EF8 utilizing a coil-on-plug ignition set-up, some Skunk2 stuff like the radiator and intake manifold, paired with the ever-popular Maxim Works header…

If I remember correctly I believe this CR-X is also running a Link engine management system…

Classic Vision Technica front strut tower bar, coilovers are from SPIRIT which is a popular brand over in Japan used often by the guys from ASLAN…

205/50 Bridgestone Potenza RE71RS wrapped around 15×8 Volk TE37SL and front AP Racing big brake upgrades…

Inside is a leather Mugen steering wheel to match the Mugen S1R bucket seats and pedal set. The floor carpet has been removed with a full cage bolted-in and the factory shifter has been upgraded with a Hybrid Racing unit…

The rear features the Mugen PRO.2 rear wing and rear bumper…

…and underneath is a brand new exhaust set-up made by Saclam, the original creator of the Mugen exhausts for most of the Hondas from this era. These are actually new exhausts made by request since there was so much demand for them here in North America. They’re not cheap though and I can’t even say I’ve seen one in the U.S. since these have been released but the MSRP on them is ¥346,500 ($2433 USD with the current exchange rate)...

Chihiro Miyawaki’s ’99 EK9 Civic Type R wearing a C-West front, C-West sides, OEM Type R rear lip, Volk CEs, J’s Type-T vented FRP hood, and Magical Racing mirrors…

Chan-Oka’s USDM Integra GSR with JDM ITR face-swap. This was actually the event where he first debuted this custom one-off FEEL’S-inspired front lip. He had a basic concept for the lip and then his friend helped him make it a reality…

The engine bay set-up is very “West Coast” I guess you can say, with the K-series swap taking some cues from some U.S. builds like Ferd’s DC2 from ATS Garage with the splatter-paint valve cover. A Mugen air intake has been retrofitted to the car to give it a more OEM+ look and at the very top is a Carbing 3-point strut brace…

Full USDM GS-R interior is intact with the addition of a MOMO steering wheel, and blue DC5 Recaro seats…

This custom Porsche Shark Blue-painted AP2 S2000 on Fikse forged wheels with a Mugen front lip is also equipped with an HKS GT Supercharger that bumps power up to a dyno-tuned 318-horsepower…

Junpei Shibasaki went with the full late ’90s-era Socal Honda-look slamming his EG6 on some narrow Mugen MR5 wheels which tuck tightly under the chassis…

Mori Hirai’s Exceed-built EK9 Civic Type R which you’ve likely seen plenty of since I’m always somewhere around this thing…

Not much has changed on it the last couple of years as it still retains the turbocharged B16B set-up from when the car first debuted…

Takuya Horiuchi Civic coupe slammed on Regamaster EVO wheels with USDM headlights and even the massive USDM side mirrors…

This Honda Insight on Enkei Sport RC-T5 wheels was definitely the most interesting build of the day…

Long-gone is the factory ECA1 1-liter electric motor which has been replaced by a gas-powered K20A swap that utilizes a custom drive-by-wire throttle. With the hood closed you wouldn’t think anything of it but this Insight is probably pretty quick considering it’s just a little over 1,800lbs stock to begin with…

The interior of the Insight is just as quirky as the outside with a really flat-faced dashboard. Even with the aftermarket hub and MOMO wheel the steering club still looks very short. Two Bride seats fill-up the front cockpit area and you can see the modified shifter set-up through the console…

This 96-spec Integra Type R was once one of the first Integra builds to come out of Exceed when the shop first opened years ago. Back then the shop was barely even set-up to do anything but Yasu was still able to get this build together for a customer. I think the car has changed owners since then but it still looks close to the original finished product…

The K20 remains with a polished RBC intake manifold, polished valve cover and tucked radiator…

Masafumi Eto’s ’97-spec Integra Type R on iForce wheels and basically a complete OEM Type R exterior…

As previously mentioned Eto’s ITR is a very USDM-inspired build with even a USDM B18C5 Type R engine swap in place…

But even his engine is different than the rest as the whole engine has been torn down and refreshed by Spoon Sports Type ONE…

Eto even has the OEM Acura steering wheel inside his Type R…

Not only that, he also managed to acquire the incredibly-rare Canadian Type R interior…

Every time I see this Integra I still think its an Accord since it has this unique combination of a JDM ITR upper-half with USDM 98-01 Integra lower-half and Exceed front lip…

Takahiro Furuta’s Midnight Pearl NA1 NSX Type-T on Regamaster EVO wheels…

Rare to see an NSX like this with a two-toned tan/black interior. It’s paired nicely with the addition of this Honda Access MOMO Zagato Design steering wheel…

Tatsu’s EP3 Civic Type R with Mugen aero kit INGS N-Spec vented hood, Desmond wheels and an added Top1 Motors front splitter…

Kenta’s is the more traditionally Mugen-themed EP3 CTR featuring a Mugen front lip, grille, radiator duct, and bronze MF10 wheels…

I saw this NSX the year before at the Chan-Oka event. It’s an imported LHD NSX which featured mostly Marga Hills aero but it seems the front end has changed this year. Not sure which front spoiler that is but it looks like the lower half of an NA2…

If I had to choose another favorite from this year’s Chan-Oka event, it would be this ’98 Civic Type R. I enjoy it because it’s very thoroughly built. Everything has been addressed. The exterior is simple, with just a Tactical Art front lip, J’s Racing fenders, and Volk CE28SL wheels…

The B16B has an upgraded ignition set-up with coil-on-plug but retains the factory air conditioning and power steering…

A heat-wrapped Mugen air box attached to a Samco Sport silicone hose…

TODA Racing 4-2-1 header for the B16B…

T.M. Works Hyper Direct ignition coils mounted to a Speedfactory Racing coil plate…

Rarely seen Autobacs Limited Bride Zeta III seats with yellow stitching and yellow Bride logos…

Nardi steering wheel with NSX-R horn button…

Yellow spoke decals to match the yellow stitching in the interior, very nice touch…

Black EF8 CR-X with Mugen aero kit and custom front fenders that allow for a much more aggressive front wheel set-up…

B-series swap inside the EF8…

Yellow EG6 Civic running a Mugen front lip, Mugen sides, custom black Mugen MF10 wheels, and a Mugen twin-loop exhaust…

Black EG2 CR-X del Sol on Sprint Hart CP-R with ARC winglets under the front bumper, and Vision Type-DC mirrors…

Mori’s Civic SiR-II on silver SE37K wheels with the Back Yard Special front lip and OEM side skirts paint-matched to the silver of the SiR-II silver side moldings…

Naoto from Upstart’s USDM EJ1 Civic coupe with color-matched Spoon Sports front lip…

Polished Mugen RnR wheels paired with Spoon Sports brakes…

I decided to eventually walk out to the parking lot to see what I could find and there were definitely some gems there, even though the lot wasn’t very big…

Shunya Ikarashi’s slammed FD2 Civic Type R on Regamaster EVOs…

Spoon-themed EK9 Civic Type R…

Koichi’s Zenki EK9 Type R slammed on Regamaster EVO wheels…

Kohei Miyata from Level One Japan’s AP2 S2000 with Spoon aero,  Mugen hood, and Voltex wing was spotted in the parking lot…

Yamada’s FD2 Civic Type R with an aggressive front-staggered set of TE37 Saga wheels and complete Mugen aero…

Yuta Saito once had a really nice yellow EP3, which I think he still might own, but in the last couple of years he’s upgraded to this yellow NA1 NSX on bronze Advan Model 5 wheels…

This Zenki EK9 was a little rugged, slammed on Spoon SW388 wheels, and had an interesting custom intake duct on the front bumper…

Takahiro Tachibana’s 500-horsepower turbocharged F22B Honda Odyssey with a USDM Isuzu Oasis exterior conversion and Volk CE28Ns…

Norifumi Kobayashi took center-stage at the Chan-Oka Honda Meet perched-high on Race Ramps so spectators could see the immaculate underside of his Porsche Sapphire Blue Mettalic USDM Integra GS-R build…

It’s not every day you see an Integra on HRE Classic Series 301 forged 3-piece wheels…

A K20Z3 engine from an ’08 Civic SI no resides in the engine bay of Kobayashi’s GS-R…

The K20 hosts a CT Engineering supercharger, RCrew header, QuikVent Scavenger oil breather set-up, Hasport mounts, a 6-speed manual from an CL7 Euro-R, and Rywire Mil-spec engine harness…

Kiyotaka Nakajima’s PP1 Honda Beat rocking a Gulf-inspired livery and full Mugen aero kit…

The 660cc E07A engine remains in the trunk but with some upgrades inside and out. The head has been ported and polished before being fitted with titanium valve retainers from RS Machine. A Power Service Imazu high compression 11:1 piston kit is being used to beef-up the tiny engine paired with their 272° camshaft. It’s not visible from this angle but there’s also a Back Yard Special 3-1 header mated to a Mugen exhaust…

The interior of Nakajima’s Beat has been stripped bare, with just a single bucket seat remaining. The roll cage that’s mounted to the chassis is actually an original Mugen cage, as is the shift knob and steering wheel. At the very center of the steering column is a retrofitted Pivot tachometer…

There’s a set of Pivot gauges mounted to the top of the dashboard and in the radio DIN pocket is a custom switch panel that includes controls for the air suspension system…

Why does a Honda Kei car need air suspension you ask? Well, to look cooler when its parked of course and also to protect the full Mugen aero kit…

The 13-inch Volk TE37 wheels really set it off wrapped with tiny 165/60 Bridgestone Potenza RE71RS…

The young lady that owns this FK8 Civic Type R was kind enough to present me with a gift when I first arrived at the Chan-Oka Meet. I didn’t deserve a gift by any means, and I felt even worse about it when I later found out that she still uses an iPhone 7 because she’d rather build her FK8 than get a phone with working apps and emojis…

Some more of Chihiro Miyawaki’s VSM EK9 CTR with the J’s Racing Type-T hood propped-open…

The original B16B engine remains inside the cleaned-up engine bay. You can’t see the radiator anymore because it’s been tucked under the core support but it provides more room to see the 5Zigen header and the relocated air conditioning hoses…

Custom painted blue valve cover, Spoon plug wires, oil cap, and an old school AEM fuel rail…

Another angle of the custom front lip on Chan-Oka’s Integra…

Plus a glimpse at his AP Racing front brakes…

I guess I wasn’t the only one that was interested in the details of this EF8 CR-X…

I thoroughly enjoyed how this DC2 sat nice and low with full Mugen aero…

I climbed on top of a metal container turned storage unit to get a nice photo of this FK8 Type R with EVS Tuning aero package and silver Regamaster EVO wheels…

The Function7 rear subframe brace and lower control arms on Miyawaki’s EK9…

I thought this shot of Yasu smoking on the roof was a cool parting shot, lol.

Also, here’s the Vlog episode of this event if you guys missed it 6 months ago…

And on that note, that’s it for the Chan-Oka Honda Meet coverage. Sorry it took so long but I hope you enjoyed it!!…