Getting deeper into Japanese car culture - Evo club

Car forums don't seem too popular here so Minkara provides what is lacking in that department.  It's a kind of social network for car guys/girls and has pages for car clubs as well.  I have always seen pictures of car club meetings in Japan and I finally got the chance to join one.  The plan was to meet at convenience store and then head out into the mountains for some nice hotspring action.  Nothing like sitting naked with other car guys right?

The weather wasn't great and the club members were a little odd but I went with the flow and did the drive out to the onsen.  It was a slow drive since we had to keep everyone together but soon we arrived at a ridiculously large hot spring place.  Hot springs here are either really cute and small or gigantic places for families.  This was the latter. 

You can see my car second from the left next to the most badass EVO I have ever seen.  Full  blown race car. 

We all got naked and got into the soothing hot ass water.  After an hour or so we went upstairs for some dinner. Since Japan has a zero tolerance for drinking and driving, there are are a few non alcohol beers that people enjoy-

A few other guys and I opted for the daily dinner set-

Conversation was sparse but the leader, in the gray shirt on the right, was a hoot and brought life to the "meeting"

Some night shots before we all parted ways and I got lost in the countryside-