Drifting's rise in culture comes down to Nature versus Nature. Japan's windy, slick mountain roads gave birth to the sideways style of driving because of the environments very shape, while Japanese car nerds perfected the sport by turning into a form of racing that required and insane amount of precision, control, and planning to execute well. That's why the best you'll see of the sport comes from the Land of the Rising Sun, and when you watch the amazing downhill ballet these drifters pull off, everything else will look pale by comparison.
