What else can I say? These wheels need no introduction, they are legendary as it is in epic proportions. The Hayashi Yayoi’s popularly known as the Sakura Wheels or Cherry Blossoms would probably be THE MOST ULTIMATE set of Japanese nostalgic wheels of all time.

Hatchiroku w/ Hayashi Yayoi. Perfect.

Here are some small facts about these legendary wheels.

5. Only came in 14’s.

14×8 | et -11 | 4x 114.3
14×9 | et -24 | 4 x 114.3
14×10 | et -36 | 4 x 114.3
14×11 | et -49 | 4 x 114.3
14×12 |et-62(WUTTTT) | 4 x 114.3

like a mime, speechless.

4. Custom Ordered/ Made to Order only.

one of the only known sets found in the Philippines

3.  Hayashi Racing stopped producing Yayoi wheels in 1980.(Hayashi started to reproduce them in 2006. Since then, no news if they are still producing these wheels.)

nickledimeme's set from Club4AG, probably the only set in the US.

2. A set (4) would cost at least $7000 or more depending on the condition, offset and width.

1. They are rumored to be ” Hand Made”

It was sad when I found out that these wheels were being copied by Axis and even used the “Sakura” name for it.

yeah there is a huge debate regarding “knock-offs vs Real” deal going on, but come on Axis, you guys should have left these wheels alone. The Axis knock-offs are hideous and just depreciated the original Yayoi wheel’s value.

thanks to nickledimeme for the awesome original backwheel photo.

-mark @ MaydayGarage