Subcultures wouldn’t be subcultures if they weren’t a bit…inaccessible. Here’s the first post in a series to give you a taste of some of the undercurrents (past & present) in Japanese society.

Subculture #1 - Dekotora

This group of folks loves to dress up their cars, in the spirit of Pimp My Ride, but with a tad more Vegas-esque/Transformers vibe. This movement to make one’s semi-truck look like a slot-machine-on-wheels began in the 70’s and apparently it’s still rolling today (no pun intended).

he looks comfy…

I guess it’s popular enough these days to get a Wii video game made about it.

70’s clip that makes you anxious to see if the Road Warrior, Johnny Cash, or afro’s & bellbottoms will appear throughout it.