Osaka, 19th February 2007

The Ferrari 60 Relay Tour started for its third day in Japan on its way to Osaka under a stunning sky. A group of around 15 cars left Nagoya, which grew bigger and bigger on the way, when the cars stopped to pass on the baton.
Today four hand-overs from one customer to the other of the symbol of the 60 years of Ferrari were planned. Whenever the baton was passed on the cars also made a short stop. The second of these stops was also a cultural surprise. The lunch and the hand-over of the baton to the next customer happened near the Hikone Castle, built in the 17th century in the city with the same name. This was a little glimpse of Japanese history of the Samurais and their Shoguns.

Around 30 cars arrived in Hikone. The staff later went on in the direction of Kyoto, the city, which gives its name to the environment treaty. At the temple of Heian Jingu Otenmon the staff of the Ferrari 60 Relay had the opportunity to meet a "Miko", a type of Geisha but much more refined, who posed with the cars and the drivers. Eventually the cars left in the direction of Osaka, while the road led them to Arashiyama, where the staff visited Togetsuko Bridge and Bamboo Alley.



Around 19:00h the cars finally arrived at the dealer Cornes in Osaka where the reception for the customers in honour of the 60 years of Ferrari had just started. Yoshiko Matsuda, the 75 year old estate agent who has a collection of 32 cars from Maranello and who had been honoured as a Knight of the Star of Italian Solidarity, has been part of the Ferrari 60 Relay for several days and will also be part of the Tour in the upcoming days.