Arguably the most hyped-up racing game of 2026, Forza Horizon 6 is just over a month away from landing with gamers on Xbox and PC. That means we can expect a serious promotional push from developer Playground Games over the next few weeks, and that’s just kicked off with a reveal of the open-world racer’s full map.
Fulfilling the long-held wishes of a huge part of the fanbase with its Japan setting, the map is promised to be the largest yet seen in a Horizon title. As usual for the series, it takes a ‘greatest hits’ approach to the country, condensing lots of landmarks and varied terrains into one map rather than trying to accurately recreate one specific area.
Forza Horizon 6 map
The map released by Playground depicts Horizon 6’s Japan during the summer season, with the changing seasons featured in the last two titles making a return. Nothing’s labelled, but we can make out a few distinct things.
Firstly, clearly sitting to the south of the map is Tokyo, promised to be the largest and most diverse urban area seen in Horizon so far. It certainly looks denser than any city we’ve seen in the franchise so far, and it’s encircled by the urban Shuto Expressway we’ve seen heavily featured in pre-release materials. Out in Tokyo Bay, meanwhile, is a heavily industrialised artificial island, likely to feature an in-game equivalent to the famous Daikoku Parking Area.
Forza Horizon 6
Elsewhere, it’s the expected mix of densely forested mountains, open farmland and sandy coastline, with the map bordered by taller mountains to the north. They include the snow-capped Japanese Alps, which look to feature a decent network of off-road trails.
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We can spot a few more Horizon staples, too. We’re fairly sure that’s the main Horizon Festival site situated just north of Tokyo, while elsewhere, there's an airfield, what appears to be a large stadium to the west and a motorway encircling most of the map.
Forza Horizon 6
New for Horizon 6 are a couple of purpose-built time attack circuits, which can be made out on this map. Happily, it also appears Playground has doubled down on including twisty mountain roads, something the series has previously faced criticism for shying away from. Excitingly, some of these seem to replicate real roads, with a section in the northeast of the map featuring the same layout (albeit in a different orientation) of the famous Route 33 up Mount Haruna – a stretch of road made famous by Initial D.
A final note goes to the large island situated to the east of the map. It’s very likely this is Legend Island, an unlockable area that’ll only be accessible once players earn an in-game gold wristband, and will feature a purpose-built race circuit and several unique events.
Forza Horizon 6
Expect to hear a lot more on Horizon 6 over the next few weeks, ahead of the title releasing on Xbox Series S/X and PC on 19 May, ahead of a PlayStation 5 launch later in 2026.
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Forza Horizon 6 unveils Japan's largest-ever map featuring Tokyo, mountain roads, and seasonal changes.
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This marks the first Horizon game set in Japan, fulfilling years of fan requests for the iconic location.
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The game includes recreated real roads like Mount Haruna's Route 33, famous from Initial D anime series.
