This article is about the original Tokyo Blur course in Mario Kart Tour. For subsequent versions of Tokyo Blur, see Tokyo Blur 2, Tokyo Blur 3, and Tokyo Blur 4.

Template:Racecourse Tokyo Blur (referred to as Tokyo Blur 1 from version 1.2.0 to 1.4.0) is a race course in Mario Kart Tour. It is named after and inspired by Tokyo, Japan and makes its debut in the tour in the city’s namesake tour, the Tokyo Tour. The course also appears as Tokyo Blur R (reverse), Tokyo Blur T (with ramps), and Tokyo Blur R/T (reverse and with ramps). The course's music is based on the theme of Toad Circuit. The course is a favorite of Toad (Pit Crew), Mario (Hakama), Toad (Party Time), Daisy (Yukata), Peach (Happi), and Bowser Jr. (Pirate).

This course has three additional versions, the most out of any city course alongside New York Minute: Tokyo Blur 2, Tokyo Blur 3, and Tokyo Blur 4, introduced in the New Year's Tour, Summer Festival Tour, and Mario Tour, respectively.

Tokyo Blur reappears in the Booster Course Pass DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as the first course of the Lucky Cat Cup.[1]

Course layout

In the standard layout, all of the racers start the course on the central span of the Rainbow Bridge. Just after the starting line, the road curves to the right through Ginza, then makes a slight left before the Wako store. Not long after, the course makes a right U-turn near the National Diet Building and the Miraikan, then goes through a tunnel. As the Tokyo Skytree and Asahi Beer Hall come into view, the road makes a wide right turn back onto Rainbow Bridge. Fuji TV's headquarters can be seen on the left.

Appearances

This is the only course based on a real world city to have appeared in five different tours: the Tokyo Tour, the Summer Festival Tour, the 1st Anniversary Tour, the Mario vs. Peach Tour, and the 2nd Anniversary Tour. It also made a minor appearance on the Mario Tour as the third and final race on the 2-Player Challenge mode.

For this course's tour appearances, see List of Tokyo Blur tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Sponsors

Profiles

Mario Kart Tour

  • Mario Kart Tour Twitter:
    • "Take a tour of a Japanese city in the Tokyo Blur course! Enjoy the sights as you take in iconic landmarks, including Mt. Fuji off in the distance!"[2]
    • "A giant dinosaur stomping around in the middle of a city? The Tokyo Blur course is like something straight out of a movie! The tricked-out Tokyo Blur R/T is waiting for you in the Peachette Cup!"[3]

Gallery

Course icons

Screenshots

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese トーキョースクランブル[?]
Tōkyō sukuranburu
Tokyo Scramble
Chinese (simplified) 东京赛道[?]
Dōngjīng Sàidào
Tokyo Speedway
Chinese (traditional) 東京賽道[?]
Dōngjīng Sàidào
Tokyo Speedway
French Traversée de Tokyo[?] Crossing Tokyo
German Tokyo-Tempotour (to Pirate Tour)
Tokio-Tempotour
[?]
Tokyo Speed Tour
Italian Neon di Tokyo[?] Tokyo Neon
Korean 도쿄 블러[?]
Dokyo Beulleo
Tokyo Blur
Portuguese Velocidade em Tóquio[?] Speed in Tokyo
Spanish Circuito Tokio[?] Tokyo Circuit

Trivia

  • The presence of Noshis in the R/T variant of this course references the kaiju.[3]
  • Before the start of the Summer Festival Tour, no kart had Tokyo Blur R listed as a favorite course; instead, its appearances in the Mario Cup and Toadette Cup rely on the spotlight bonus to raise the Kabuki Dasher and the Quickshaw, respectively, to the top tier. This was the only course in the game to completely lack either drivers, karts, or gliders in the top tier by default.

References

  1. ^ Nintendo (February 9, 2022). Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC – Nintendo Switch. YouTube. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. ^ mariokarttourEN (October 15, 2019). Twitter. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  3. ^ a b mariokarttourEN (October 19, 2019). Twitter. Retrieved December 7, 2019.

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