joninnihon
space wa wagon
Commercial and heavy goods vehicles can often be seen in Japan embellished with polished chrome, blacked out side windows, and crazy lighting. I’ve seen Shinto gods and lighting bolts fastened to the gleaming metal panels of some of them. The idea seems to be to make these ten ton hell raisers as garish and scary as possible, but ultimately it just makes them look silly. However, this vehicle struck me as a one off. It’s a Wa-fi van, taking the concept of Japanese spirit into outer space. I believe the official name for this phenomenon is Dekko Toraku or Deco Truck in English. The fact that there is a name for it implies that there may be a deeper (though probably not much deeper) meaning to this nerdy hobby than just showing off. Notice the warp drive jet engines on the roof, and Tenyo mythical goddess skillfully airbrushed to the side. Truck drivers of the universe unite!
space wa wagon
Commercial and heavy goods vehicles can often be seen in Japan embellished with polished chrome, blacked out side windows, and crazy lighting. I’ve seen Shinto gods and lighting bolts fastened to the gleaming metal panels of some of them. The idea seems to be to make these ten ton hell raisers as garish and scary as possible, but ultimately it just makes them look silly. However, this vehicle struck me as a one off. It’s a Wa-fi van, taking the concept of Japanese spirit into outer space. I believe the official name for this phenomenon is Dekko Toraku or Deco Truck in English. The fact that there is a name for it implies that there may be a deeper (though probably not much deeper) meaning to this nerdy hobby than just showing off. Notice the warp drive jet engines on the roof, and Tenyo mythical goddess skillfully airbrushed to the side. Truck drivers of the universe unite!