Splashes of water appear in red, blue, and yellow flash rays, creating a fantastical atmosphere for you to take photos of your beloved car. Such an event was recently held at a car dealership in Kyoto.

A woman in cosplay posing (April 11th, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City)

An event called ''Photography with your favorite car and water.'' GR Garage Kyoto Fushimi in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City, and Kyoto Shimogamo Charon (Saron), which operates a photo studio and organizes cosplay events in Higashiyama Ward, collaborated two years ago, and this is the sixth time. On April 11, 2024, four people selected by lottery gathered from Kyoto, Osaka, and Nara with their beloved cars.

Sprinkle water every time you take a photo. It's quite a difficult task (April 11th, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City)

Hideki Nagashima (48 years old) of GR Garage Kyoto Fushimi, who organized the event, said, ''Through this event, I want people to feel that cars are cool and that cars are fun, and to increase the number of fans.''

How to instantly photograph water splashes with a flash. It seems to be common at cosplay events, but the combination with cars is rare (April 11th, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City)

Shinobu Hayashi (49 years old) of Kyoto Shimogamo Charon, who was in charge of the photography, said with a laugh, ''Water photography is common in cosplay, but car photography is probably the only place in Japan.'' Previously, at a car race venue in Shiga Prefecture, there happened to be a cosplay event next door, and Nagashima, who learned about water photography there, asked if he could do it with a car, and that's how he started this event. It is said that

On this day, after the work procedure was explained after sunset, garage staff and participants worked together to spray water on the area using buckets and ladles at the right time. Since there is only one photo opportunity at a time, I poured water over and over again. A female cosplayer posed next to the car, and the moment the flash went off in the darkness, the car appeared fantastically against the backdrop of colorful water.

A 43-year-old office worker from Ikaruga Town, Nara Prefecture, who participated in the Toyota Sera he purchased in 2002, said, ''The way you take pictures makes all the difference.It made me realize how cool my car is.''

This event is scheduled to be held three times after May. Application guidelines are posted on GR Garage Kyoto Fushimi's Facebook and Instagram pages. There is a fee to participate, and if there are too many applicants, there will be a lottery.