Test Tracks

Nayoro City, Hokkaido, Japan

„NICE“ is the name of the latest indoor testing facility at its winter tyre development base, Nayoro Tyre Proving Ground in Hokkaido, Japan.

At approximately 3,000m2, the new Nayoro Indoor ICE Field (NICE) is one of the largest indoor on-ice tyre testing facilities in Japan. It features a 100m braking test track as well as a 30x30m handling test track. This indoor facility allows for high-precision on-ice testing regardless of weather conditions, enabling SRI brands such as Falken to improve the performance of winter tyres and accelerate the product development process