shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileJapan

in the hills of Tochigi, north of Tokyo

Mobility Resort Motegi

— — the long quiet between two engines.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand

— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines

— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall

— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround

— a note from the studio

“A motor circuit Honda built in 1997 in the wooded hills of Tochigi Prefecture, two hours north of Tokyo. An oval inside a road course, both shaded by Japanese cedar. The Honda Collection Hall keeps the company's full racing memory under one roof. When the bikes are off the track, the sound that returns is bird song from the surrounding forest.

from the studio

— bring it home

Mobility Resort Motegi, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Mobility Resort Motegi

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

Mobility Resort Motegi sits in the town of Motegi in Tochigi Prefecture, about 150 kilometres north of Tokyo. Honda opened the complex in August 1997 as Twin Ring Motegi, an oval track of 2.493 kilometres set inside a road course of 4.801 kilometres, both encircled by managed cedar forest. The site was renamed Mobility Resort Motegi in March 2022 to reflect a wider remit that now includes off-road courses, a hotel, the Hello Woods nature programme, and the Honda Collection Hall museum at the centre of the property.

— informed by Wikipedia — Mobility Resort Motegi

— the year

The circuit hosts the Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix each autumn, a round of the MotoGP world championship that brings tens of thousands of riders, factory teams, and spectators to the Tochigi hills. The Honda-built road course favours hard braking and short straights; premier-class lap times sit just under one minute forty-five seconds. Between race weekends the calendar fills with Super Formula, Super GT, club days, and motorcycle schools. The track lives by a cycle as predictable as a festival.

— informed by MotoGP — Motegi

— the silence

Outside event weekends the surrounding forest takes the soundscape back. The complex sits on a ridge above the Naka River valley, threaded with walking paths that connect the museum, the hotel, and the Hello Woods education area. Tochigi cedar grows tall along the verges. School groups visit on weekdays for hands-on programmes in mechanics, ecology, and balance bikes for young children. The contrast, the loudest weekend in the prefecture against the quiet of a working forest, is part of what the place is.

— informed by Mobility Resort Motegi — official

— where

Japan · Motegi, Haga District, Tochigi

— position

36.5330° N · 140.2270° E

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

25 km SW

Mashiko

pottery town

5 km W

Naka River

river

45 km W

Utsunomiya

prefectural capital

90 km NW

Nikkō

shrine town

Mobility Resort Motegi

Mashiko

Naka River

Utsunomiya

Nikkō

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Mobility Resort Motegi — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

In the town of Motegi in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, about 150 kilometres north of Tokyo. The Naka River valley sits below the ridge the complex occupies.

Honda renamed the complex Mobility Resort Motegi in March 2022 to reflect a wider remit beyond its two race tracks — a hotel, off-road courses, the Hello Woods nature programme, and the Honda Collection Hall.

An on-site museum that holds Honda's full racing and production history under one roof — Formula One cars, MotoGP bikes, ASIMO, and decades of street motorcycles and automobiles. Admission is included with most circuit visits.

Yes. The circuit hosts the Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix each autumn, a round of the MotoGP world championship. The 4.801-kilometre road course is the configuration used for the race.

Two configurations: an oval of 2.493 kilometres and a road course of 4.801 kilometres, with the oval set inside the road course. The pairing is unusual and the reason for the original Twin Ring name.

Yes, through track days, motorcycle schools, and Honda-run experience programmes. The Hello Woods area also runs off-road sessions and balance-bike programmes for younger visitors. Schedules are posted on the official site.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The circuit is one of the spiritual homes of Honda racing and a fixture on the MotoGP calendar. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note suits a workshop, study, or garage wall.

The piece sits well in Japandi, Industrial-modern, and warm Mid-century rooms. The stained-glass treatment softens what is, in life, an engineering site, and reads well against wood and brushed metal.

Yes. Functional rooms are increasingly hung with art that matches their purpose rather than fighting it. A circuit tile reads well in a garage, a maker space, or an engineering office.

A single Large suits most sofas and consoles. A 4-tile Mural carries a longer wall. A 9-tile Mural is for the room where the circuit is the anchor of the space.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and handle steam and splash. The Glossy finish belongs in dry rooms and framed installations.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. No solvents, no abrasives. The colour lives in the ceramic surface beneath a thin glossy finish and does not lift with normal cleaning.

Yes. Reid Wender curates the studio's vista line himself. There is no licensing and no third party. Each tile is hand-finished in our Knoxville, Tennessee workshop and shipped from there.

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