In 2008, Japan registered Yazu’s Hayabusa Train Station as a cultural site. Erected in 1929 on the Wakasa Line, the terminal has maintained its classic Japanese railway station styling for nearly a century. That nostalgic charm draws people from all over the country to the Yazu district, especially if those visitors happen to own a Suzuki Hayabusa.
Playing off the station’s namesake, Busa boys (and girls) have flocked to the region every August since 2009. The annual Hayabusa Station Festival welcomes over 2,000 Suzuki riders with local goods, entertainment, merchandise, and a running of a Hayabusa-branded train car on the Wakasa Railway. During its 13-year history, the gathering has become one of the largest single-model rallies in the world.
