Kalle Rovanperä battles drift icon Initial D on Japan’s most challenging road.

Two-time World Rally Champion Kalle Rovanperä celebrates his passion for Japanese culture by battling local car culture icons through a series of challenges to face his idol – Initial D – on a winding mountain road in Japan.

The Finnish rally protégé took on Mount Iwaki in Aomori Prefecture, navigating the challenging corners between the base to the summit.

During his climb in the home of drifting, Rovanperä met & challenged Japan’s top racers, leading drift race drivers, supercar teams and his cultural idol – Fujiwara Takumi from manga Initial D at the top of the mountain.

Continuing his pursuit of diverse motorsports experience, Kalle Rovanperä took 2024 off in his consistent appearance in WRC to combine a series of drifting competitions, Porsche Carrera Cup as well as recent F1 test before going to Japan for the Initial D project.

Rovanperä battles through a series of challenges to face his idol Initial D

on Japan’s most challenging road