Start your journey as a tourist and explore a world full of hit music and Japanese culture. Build a Valley Estate, acquire awe-inspiring homes, and display your prized car collection in fully Customizable Garages. Cruise the roads with your friends and join Car Meets around Japan, unleash your imagination with EventLab and build together in Horizon CoLab.
Your journey to a Horizon Legend starts now – Japan Awaits!
As one of the most requested locations destinations for the open-world driving series, players will get to discover a scenic, breathtaking, and culturally authentic Japan as they aim to become a Legend at the Horizon Festival.
Welcome to Japan, a place where the stunning contrasts of rural and urban come together as you uncover the secrets hidden within Horizon's most dense map yet, full of verticality, diverse biomes and spectacular driving experiences. Cruise the suburbs and iconic downtown streets or challenge yourself in the docks and industrial districts of Tokyo City, the largest ever urban area in a Forza Horizon game, and the home for car enthusiasts.
This is Horizon Japan!
From the iconic downtown streets of Tokyo City all the way to the Snowy Japanese Alps, Forza Horizon 6 introduces our most dense and vertical map yet. Here’s a look at our map reveal so you can begin pinpointing the roads that you’re most excited to cruise and drift alongside your friends:
Forza Horizon 6’s Japan includes world-famous routes inspired by the C1 loop and Gingko Avenue, as well as mountain passes, such as Mt. Haruna and Bandai Azuma. We can’t wait for you to drive on them!
In addition, Japan is full of beautiful landscapes and stunning contrasts of rural and urban, modern and traditional, with diverse biomes, seasonality and breathtaking driving experiences.
Click here to learn more about the biomes in Forza Horizon 6, or if you’re curious to learn more about how seasons feature both map and cultural aspects, we’ve got that covered for you here.
Are you ready to Discover Japan?
Achievements List
Forza Horizon 6 launches with 57 achievements, worth a total of 1,000 Gamerscore. These achievements are obtainable on the Xbox and Steam versions of the game and encourage you to earn new Wristbands at the Horizon Festival and Stamps for your Collection Journal. You’ll also be rewarded for obtaining cars, completing unique events, and participating in Multiplayer game modes.
Here’s the full list:
Title
Description
Gamerscore
Working 9 to 5
Complete your first Job
10
Just Getting Started
Complete your first Touge Battle
10
Welcome To Japan
Complete The Opening Act
10
First of Many
Complete your first Qualifier
10
Welcome To Horizon
Earn the Yellow Wristband and join the Horizon Festival
10
Festival Fan
Earn the Green Horizon Festival Wristband
10
Making Waves
Earn the Blue Horizon Festival Wristband
10
What, Like It’s Hard?
Earn the Pink Horizon Festival Wristband
20
Orange You Glad You Made It?
Earn the Orange Horizon Festival Wristband
20
In The Spotlight
Earn the Purple Horizon Festival Wristband
30
Horizon Legend
Earn the Gold Horizon Festival Wristband and become a Horizon Legend
50
Stamping Ground
Earn the Yellow Stamp in your Collection Journal
10
Seeing the Sights
Earn the Green Stamp in your Collection Journal
10
Travelling All Around
Earn the Blue Stamp in your Collection Journal
10
Making Your Own Path
Earn the Pink Stamp in your Collection Journal
20
Hey! Listen!
Earn the Orange Stamp in your Collection Journal
20
What An Adventure!
Earn the Purple Stamp in your Collection Journal
30
Master Explorer
Earn the Gold Stamp and become a Master Explorer
50
The Boss
Earn the maximum Promotion in a Job
20
A Fine Addition To My Collection
Discover and claim a Treasure Car
10
Treasure Hunter
Discover and claim 9 Treasure Cars
30
Bargain Hunt
Purchase an Aftermarket Car
10
The Horizon Cartographer
Reveal the entire Map
50
Another Lap Won’t Hurt
Set a lap time at a Time Attack Circuit
10
Fresh Tire Smoke
Complete a Drag Meet
10
Four Swords
Complete a LINK Skill
10
Racking Up The Miles
Discover all 10 regions
20
Tokyo Resident
Complete 33 activities in the Tokyo City Region
20
Crowd Pleaser
Earn 36 Stars from PR Stunts in the Ohtani Region
20
White Ghost
Complete 5 Touge Battles
20
Carkour!
Complete a Horizon Rush
10
Feel The Rush
Complete 3 Horizon Rush Events
20
Blank Slate
Purchase the Yashiki Player House
10
What Are You Doing In My Estate?
Visit another player's Estate
10
Show Me What You’ve Got!
Display 3 different cars in your Garage at the same time
10
Dedicated Tourist
Earn 3 Stars on any Day Trip Story Chapter
10
Collector
Collect 100 different cars
20
First Love
Purchase a car from the Autoshow
10
Meching My Way Downtown
Complete the Mech My Day Showcase Event
20
Ascending New Heights
Complete the Flight Club Showcase Event
20
Parking All Over The World
Park at 3 different Car Meets
10
A Whole New World
Drive any R Class car
10
Ready to Rumble
Earn 10 levels in Horizon Play
10
Maxed Out
Earn 100 levels in Horizon Play
30
Even Playing Field
Complete a Race Event within a Spec Racing Championship
10
To The Moon
Earn at least 1 Star at the Irokawa Launch Danger Sign
10
All Eyes On You
Park the 2025 GR GT Prototype at a Car Meet
10
Track Day
Set a lap time at a Time Attack Circuit while driving any Track Toy
10
Historic Effort
Earn a Series History reward
30
Played-List
Earn all Festival Playlist points for a season
30
Smashscot
Smash your first Regional Mascot
10
Gotta Smash 'em All
Smash 200 Regional Mascots.
30
A Few Splinters Is Nothing!
Smash 200 Bonus Boards
30
Racing Aficionado
Win 57 Horizon Festival Race Events
30
On The Board
Win your first Horizon Festival Race Event
10
Pin It!
Discover 10 Landmarks
10
Storyteller
Earn 81 Stars from Stories
10
Drive over 550 real-world cars, including some much loved and fan favorite JDM classics, featuring cutting-edge engine audio and updated steering animations with up to 540 degrees of wheel rotation. As you explore Japan, collect special Forza Edition cars fitted with extreme modifications and find rare Aftermarket Cars to test drive and buy. Your path to making a name for yourself will see you meet the Legends of the Horizon Festival, participate in Touge Battles, and experience authentic stories rooted in Japan’s legendary car culture.
In Forza Horizon 6, you will explore a vast campaign of discovery and Festival racing, playable solo and in co-op with your friends.* You’ll start as a tourist and must prove you’ve got what it takes to join the Horizon Festival as a rookie driver, all while you Discover Japan and complete your Collection Journal. Qualify for the Festival in the Horizon Invitational, then rise through the ranks in progressively faster cars and earn new Wristbands to become a Horizon Legend. Your newfound status will grant you access to Legend Island, an exclusive space reserved for the greatest drivers.
Your journey will see you purchase gorgeous homes in Japan, each with customizable garages – allowing you to create the ideal spaces to showcase your car collection, or you can download layouts shared online by the community. Unlock the Estate, a mountain valley where you can build freely in the open world, creating nearly anything you can imagine. And for your favorite cars, those can be upgraded with body kits and new Forza Aero options, as well as the ability to paint custom liveries on windows.
This Festival is always better with your friends.* Seamlessly participate in Time Attack Circuits and Drag Meets or show off your customized cars at Car Meets. Earn new co-op LINK skills with other players, compete in Spec Racing Championships, or jump into the Horizon Multiplayer modes you know and love including The Eliminator and nail biting Hide & Seek.
Create with unprecedented freedom anywhere in Japan as you build custom events with your friends in CoLab, the upgraded EventLab toolset – now featuring multiplayer support and the ability to build literally anywhere in the world. Share your masterpieces for everyone to play and discover an always evolving catalog of exciting new content created by the community.
Hit the open road in our most approachable Horizon game yet. Our customization options include Granular High Contrast Mode, Car Proximity Radar, American and British Sign Language, and AutoDrive, allowing players to experience the beautiful cars, hit music and spectacular locations of the Horizon Festival.
Forza Horizon 6 will launch first on Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam) on May 19, 2026 and be included with Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass at launch. Additionally, Playground Games and Turn 10 Studios are working together to bring Forza Horizon 6 to PS5 post-launch.
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