Red Bull Air Race Chiba 2015

The loud, fast and frankly terrifying Red Bull Air Race makes its Japan debut over the 'sprawling metropolis of Chiba City' (according to the PR material) in May, with 14 daredevil pilots (including Japan's own Yoshi Muroya) aiming to negotiate the racecourse at just a few metres about the ground, barrel-rolling and looping their way through obstacles at speeds up to 370km/h. There'll be plenty of thrills, but not – we hope – any spills. Most two-day tickets have been sold out, but there are still one-day tickets available – see this page (unfortunately in Japanese only) for full details.