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Japan's Dekotora light-up truck culture

It was just yesterday that I posted about the Horn Please documentary which I noted made me think of Japan's own decorated truck culture known as Dekotora. These trucks, unlike their Indian counterparts, are more electricity-based. AND THEY LOOK INSANE. These Dekotora/Decotora trucks aren't just covered in lights, they are often modified to look like Transformers.

The video above is an awesome look at one of these Decotora meetups, but if you want to see more, VICE did an episode on this subculture a few years back which you can watch below.

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