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  "description": "Where to find the hairpin-heavy touge in Nangan and what unlocks it on the Japan map.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-28T05:55:01.000Z",
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  "textContent": "The Hakone Nanamagari touge race sits in the Nangan region in the southwestern corner of Forza Horizon 6's Japan map, north of the Irokawa Space Center. It's a tight, hairpin-packed climb modeled on the real Japanese mountain road, and it's the venue you'll need for the Gazoo Racer weekly challenge during the summer of the \"Welcome to Japan\" Series 1 Festival Playlist.\n\n📍\n\nQuick answer: Head to the Nangan region in the southwest of the map, just north of the Irokawa Space Center. Drive onto the cluster of zig-zag mountain roads to discover Hakone Nanamagari and the touge race icon appears.\n\nImage credit: __Xbox Game Studios (via YouTube/@STEVIO2175)__\n\n* * *\n\n### Hakone Nanamagari touge location on the Japan map\n\nOpen the world map and look toward the bottom-left. The Nangan region sits southwest of Tokyo City, and the easiest anchor is the Irokawa Space Center near the southern coast, which is hard to miss thanks to the visible rocket on its pad. From there, scan slightly north, and you'll spot a dense knot of twisting, snake-like roads carved into the mountainside. That zig-zag is Hakone Nanamagari.\n\nThe road shows the cherry blossom canopy during spring, which makes it even easier to identify visually. The race itself is a point-to-point touge battle with a heavy concentration of hairpins, so expect tight corner exits rather than long straights.\n\nImage credit: __Xbox Game Studios (via YouTube/@STEVIO2175)__\n\n* * *\n\n### How to unlock the race event\n\nIf the icon isn't showing yet, two things are typically gating it: your Discover Japan progression and whether you've physically driven onto the road. Hakone Nanamagari requires the Blue (Traveller) Stamp tier in the Discover Japan stamp track, which is earned by collecting Wristbands from main story races.\n\n**Step 1:** Progress the main campaign until you hit the Blue / Traveller stamp threshold in Discover Japan. Keep finishing main story races to bank Wristbands until the southwestern region is freely accessible.\n\n**Step 2:** Drive south toward Nangan and aim for the Irokawa Space Center. You don't need to set a waypoint to the race itself, since the road is greyed out on the map until you discover it on foot.\n\n**Step 3:** Roll onto the snake-like asphalt just north of the space center. As soon as your car touches the road, the map updates, the road clears from dark green, and the Hakone Nanamagari touge race icon appears for you to start.\n\nImage credit: __Xbox Game Studios (via YouTube/@STEVIO2175)__\n\n* * *\n\n### Gazoo Racer weekly challenge requirement\n\nThe final step of the Gazoo Racer weekly challenge in the Series 1 Summer Festival Playlist asks you to win a touge battle at Hakone Nanamagari using the 2022 Toyota GR86. The car is class-restricted for the event, so the tune you bring matters.\n\n⚠️\n\nIf the GR86 doesn't appear in the car selection screen at the start of the touge, check your tune. A PI rating even one point above the class cap will hide the car from the eligible list. Re-apply a compliant B-Class tune and the GR86 will become selectable.\n\n* * *\n\n### Region and landmark reference\n\nDetail| Value\n---|---\nRegion| Nangan (southwest of Tokyo City)\nNearest landmark| Irokawa Space Center (just south of the road)\nMap appearance| Cluster of tight zig-zag roads\nDiscovery requirement| Blue / Traveller stamp tier in Discover Japan\nRace type| Touge battle, hairpin-heavy\nGazoo Racer challenge car| 2022 Toyota GR86 (B-Class)\nSeason tie-in| Summer, \"Welcome to Japan\" Series 1 playlist\nImage credit: __Xbox Game Studios (via YouTube/@STEVIO2175)__\n\n* * *\n\n### How to confirm it's unlocked\n\nYou'll know the discovery worked when the surrounding mountainside changes from dark green to fully explored on the map, and a touge race icon labeled Hakone Nanamagari appears on the zig-zag road. Driving up to that icon and pressing the prompt opens the standard touge event setup screen, where you pick your car and start the battle.\n\nIf the icon still doesn't appear after driving the road, it usually means the Discover Japan stamp tier hasn't reached Blue yet. Returning to main story races to earn more Wristbands resolves it, after which the icon will be available the next time you visit the area.",
  "title": "Forza Horizon 6 Hakone Nanamagari Touge Race Location and Unlock",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-28T05:55:03.181Z"
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