Turn 10 has revealed that it will be bringing back the Fujimi Kaido course to Forza Motorsport, to mark the upcoming 20th anniversary of the Forza franchise.
May 2005 was the first appearance of Forza, as the first Forza Motorsport title, as it launched early in the month for North America and mid-month in other territories. It included 17 course locations, of which Fujimi Kaido was one.
A fictional course inspired by the setting of Fujimi, in Japan’s central, mountainous, and land-locked Nagano Prefecture, it was originally a point-to-point location with three different layouts that could be used in either direction. After skipping out the sequel, it returned in Forza Motorsport 3 with some upgrades that included a looping full circuit of just over ten miles, ending up with some 14 different courses, comprising seven bi-directional layouts.
Much-loved by the community for its touge vibe, its sharp corners and wild elevation changes were popular for head-to-head racing and drift battles. However it was surprisingly cut from the track roster and made its last appearance in 2011’s Forza Motorsport 4.
It’s probably equally surprising that, after 14 years, it’s coming back as part of the 20th anniversary celebrations for the Forza franchise. Describing it as the “biggest track project ever”, the team at Turn 10 has been rebuilding the circuit “to modern standards” for release this May.
The official post implies that it’s just the circuit version (and its reverse variant) coming in the May content update, stating that you can race and drift on the Full Circuit and Full Circuit Reverse, which come in at 10.24 miles in length. It also highlights the fact that there’s 144 turns, and elevation changes which take you up to half a mile above sea level.
While we wouldn’t rule out any other layouts coming in the future, the title currently doesn’t have any other point-to-point courses so it would be intriguing to see how this would be incorporated.
Fujimi Kaido isn’t going to be the only addition in May’s Update 20 — a nice synergy for the 20th anniversary — as there’s set to be more new cars, and what we assume to be celebratory new driver suits coming too. That’s all T10 has shared for now, but watch this space for more as we get it.
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