はじめの一歩
He owns a 1980s Toyota Sprinter Trueno with a panda white color scheme, like "Initial D"'s main character Takumi. He also owns a Sonic Blue Mica-colored 1999 WRX Type STi Version 6 with an STi sports bumper (a part from the STi sport catalogue made to look like the 22B STi bumper but fits non-wide body Imprezas) just like Takumi's father, Bunta. One of his notable students is Jyoji Morikawa, creator of "Hajime no Ippo".