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Honda holds first fan event at Kumamoto plant since earthquake
Honda held a motorcycle fan event on Oct.
11 at its plant in Ozu, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
It was the first event there since an earthquake struck in July.
The quake shook Ozu at a level of 6 lower on Japan’s seismic intensity scale, and water from a malfunctioning sprinkler flooded part of the plant.
Production stopped temporarily, then finished-motorcycle production restarted in late August.
A plant manager thanked government agencies, local communities and business partners for helping restore operations.
The event included talks with motorcycle developers and a factory tour.
The plant is Honda’s only motorcycle production site in Japan and can produce up to 320,000 motorcycles a year.
Honda held its first fan event at its Kumamoto plant since an earthquake affected the site in July.
The event took place on October 11 at the plant in Ozu, Kumamoto Prefecture.
A Honda executive thanked government, local communities and business partners for helping restore the facility.
The event included talks by motorcycle developers and a plant tour.
Motorcycle production resumed at the plant in late August after a temporary shutdown.
- Who
- Honda and fans attended the event; a plant executive addressed the opening ceremony.
- What
- Honda held a fan event at its Kumamoto plant, the first there since the earthquake.
- When
- October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Honda’s Kumamoto plant in Ozu, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
- Why
- The event was held for fans; the plant executive thanked those whose efforts helped restore the facility after the earthquake.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
We were able to recover through the efforts of the government, local community and business partners.
An earthquake affected the Kumamoto plant, and production was temporarily halted after a sprinkler malfunction caused water leakage and flooding.
Honda resumed motorcycle finished-vehicle production at the plant.
Honda held its first fan event at the plant since the earthquake.
- Event
- Motorcycle Homecoming, held for the seventh time
- Attendance site
- Honda Kumamoto plant in Ozu, Kumamoto Prefecture
- Event date
- October 11, 2026
- Production restart
- Late August 2026
- Earthquake shaking
- Ozu experienced an intensity of just under 6 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale
- Motorcycle production capacity
- 320,000 units annually
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