Wataru is a skilled driver who honed his skills on the treacherous Shomaru Pass. He came to Gunma in hopes of facing new racers to challenge, as well as to watch over his sister Kazumi, who just got a job at a hotel with her aunt. He was first seen appearing at Akagi to spectate the battle between Ryosuke Takahashi and Kyoichi Sudo.
Occasionally known as the Eight-Six Turbo, or the Levin Turbo. Is the second Toyota AE86 introduced in Initial D. It is owned by Wataru Akiyama, a lone racer who later joins his cousin Nobuhiko as part of the Northern Saitama Alliance.
