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Turn back the clock about 30 years and join me for a few photos and reflections on the nation’s largest event dedicated specifically to cars from the Land of the Rising Sun. The Japanese Classic Car Show (JCCS) has been a core event in southern California since 2005.

Howard Koby wrote about last year’s event for The Journal, and I put together a story about the event in 2021 in addition to highlighting the story of the leadership team behind the program. The organization started with humble roots but has gained momentum over the years. The website says, “In recent years, the event has grown right alongside the popularity of classic Japanese cars themselves. It remains America’s first and original Japanese car show, dedicated to old-school Japanese cars.”

This year’s 18^th Annual JCCS was once again held at Marina Green Park along Shoreline Drive in Long Beach. This is the same setting where the annual Grand Prix of Long Beach is held, and it has remained a popular and scenic destination for automotive events over the years. Based on how things looked on Saturday, October 7, the Japanese collector-car community is booming, and the momentum shows no sign of slowing down.

I made the 800-mile round-trip trek the show in my 1994 Acura Legend LS coupe, and the car rolled 590,000 miles on the way to southern California from Phoenix. Eligibility for JCCS extends to vehicles from model year 1995 and older, so my car made the cutoff by a narrow margin. The event attracts a wide array of models from brands like Acura, Honda, Toyota, Lexus, Nissan, Infiniti, Isuzu, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Subaru, and even defunct brands like Daihatsu. Every car becomes a conversation piece, and usually, the more obscure it is, the more attention it gets.