Tokyo Blur

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 3DS Toad Circuit and 3DS Mario 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 in the Lucky Cat Cup. The course combines the first 3 versions of Tokyo Blur together, with a lap dedicated to each variant.

Course layout
In the standard layout, all of the racers start the course on the central span of the. Just after the starting line, the road curves to the right through, then makes a slight left before the store. Not long after, the course makes a right U-turn near the and the, then goes through a tunnel. As the, , and come into view, the road makes a wide right turn back onto Rainbow Bridge. '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.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Tokyo Blur makes its console debut in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe via the Booster Course Pass. It is the first course of the Lucky Cat Cup, which is part of the first wave of the DLC. In this game, each lap of Tokyo Blur is based on one of the different variations of the course in Mario Kart Tour. The first lap is based on Tokyo Blur, the second lap is based on Tokyo Blur 2, and the third lap is based on Tokyo Blur 3, with each lap visiting the respective landmarks of those stages. Unlike Paris Promenade, its hazards - Thwomps - have been retained. The minimap has been rotated 90 degrees compared to the equivalent minimaps for the variants in Tour.

Tokyo Blur is one of three courses to originate from Mario Kart Tour to appear in the first wave of the DLC, alongside Paris Promenade and Ninja Hideaway. This is also one of four tracks in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe where players can hit the banner (causing it to spin), like Mario Circuit, and. Unlike the other courses mentioned, this is only possible during the final lap.

Sponsors

 * Mario Electrical Equipment (posters)
 * Bowser Technology (posters)
 * Shell Books (posters)
 * Kingdom Café (posters)
 * Galaxy Air (signs)
 * Mario Work Gear (signs)
 * Bullet Bill Speed Trial (signs)
 * Mushroom Piston (signs)
 * Princess Orange (signs, vending machines)
 * Boomerang Bros. International Airlines (signs)

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!
 * 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!

Trivia

 * The presence of Noshis in the R/T variant of this course references the.
 * Before 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 relied on the spotlight bonus to raise the Kabuki Dasher and the Quickshaw, respectively, to the top tier. This was one of the only courses in the game to completely lack either drivers, karts, or gliders in the top tier by default (with the other being SNES Mario Circuit 1R).