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Junichi Tajima's barter looks like a kitsch auberge on wheels. An aged chandelier hangs from above, while the autogenous is lined with atramentous clover and abstract with aureate flowers.
But his barter is not aloof addition souped-up hot rod -- it's a best archetype of dekotora (meaning "decorated trucks"), a subculture with added than 40 years of history in Japan.
Inspired by the 1970s blur alternation "Torakku Yaro" (Truck Guys), these absurd yet absolutely anatomic trucks generally booty decades to decorate. The drivers agreement with a array of architecture flourishes, from acceptable harbinger mats to LED lights.
"The drivers said (that), ideally, they would go to the grave with their trucks," Antony recalled. "I anticipate over time it about becomes allotment of their family."
Junichi Tajima, arch of a civic affiliation for dekotora enthusiasts, admires his truck. Credit: Todd Antony
CNN batten to the London-based columnist about his assignment documenting busy dekotora trucks and their drivers.
CNN: What aggressive you to booty photographs of these barter drivers? Has Japan consistently been on your radar?
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Todd Antony: Japan is array of a axis of subcultures, with so abundant assortment and cultural history. I've been accomplishing a broader awning activity on subcultures about the world, and dekotora trucks popped up during my research. Again it was an direct "hell yes."
CNN: What is the agent of dekotora?
"One of the trucks had a Japan-centric architecture with rice cardboard screens, tatami mats and acceptable paintings," says Antony. Credit: Todd Antony
CNN: Tell us about your aboriginal appointment with dekotora. How did you admit your aboriginal meeting?
TA: I begin a bounded adjudicator who helped me get authority of Junichi Tajima, the arch of Utamaro Kai, a dekotora association. We got the alternation to area he's based in Honjo -- about two hours northwest of Tokyo -- a few canicule afore the shoot.
There's a assertive action of accomplishing things in Japan. We sat bottomward and talked about what we capital to do. Again he showed us the trucks and organized added truckers for me. I think, in Japan, they run things through a trust- and honor-based system. Once they've met you and they're blessed that you are activity to do things correctly, they'll accomplish abiding that you get what you need. After about a year of research, it acquainted absolute appropriate to assuredly get there and see the trucks.
CNN: Why did dekotora angle out amid Japan's abounding added auto subcultures?
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TA: Its agent in movies is a rather arbitrary starting point, and the actuality that these are absolute alive vehicles. Aback in their heyday, you'd see them active through Tokyo, accustomed angle to bounded shops or accustomed waste. Dekotora is additionally absolutely altered from added auto subcultures, in which bodies are aloof aggravating to accomplish (their vehicles) as visually loud as possible. There's a lot added claimed assignment that goes into dekotora.
CNN: Can you allocution us through your photography process?
TA: I capital to accompany out the trucks' alone characters in the nighttime. Although they still attending air-conditioned during the day, you don't get the aforementioned atmosphere and feeling. At night, they are all covered in lights, and it looks like the Transformers accept appear to life. Tajima has these ample warehouses so we acclimated them for the autogenous shots, to accomplish it feel like nighttime. We attempt the added exoteric shots during twilight, so things aren't too (dark) and you don't lose the details.
Antony photographed the trucks' interiors in a barn to abduction how they attending at night. "They are all covered in lights, and it looks like the Transformers accept appear to life." Credit: Todd Antony
CNN: What were some of the best absorbing belief you heard from the owners?
TA: The Utamaro Kai affiliation does a lot of alms work, accouterment advance adversity (relief) all about Japan. Aback the tsunami happened six years ago, they went to arctic Japan about 50 times, accustomed aid and aliment -- and alike affable for (victims). Bodies accept already started apathy about the tsunami so (Tajima) wants to use dekotora trucks to deathwatch bodies up and affect them to abet and advice anniversary added in about-face efforts. They are added than aloof big, agleam trucks.
CNN: How abundant time and money is bare to adapt anniversary truck?
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TA: According to the drivers, the architecture action basically doesn't finish. It aloof keeps evolving over time, as they consistently try new things. You can absorb as abundant as $100,000 on a truck. For the bulk of money they absorb developing (their vehicles) over time, you could buy a baby house. The better amount is the busy paintings on the ancillary of the trucks -- things like dragons or people. Tajima said that one of his paintings amount one actor yen (almost $9,000).
A photo from the Sun Burghal Poms alternation the columnist attempt in Arizona. Credit: Todd Antony
CNN: Which added subcultures accept you photographed?
TA: A few years ago, I photographed Sun Burghal Poms, a cheerleading accumulation in Sun City, a retirement burghal of about 35,000 bodies aloof alfresco Phoenix, Arizona. The youngest cheerleader was 55 and the oldest was 83. They get dressed up in abounding apparel and accomplish about 50 shows a year. They are absolutely incredible, blame aback the barriers of age and how we apperceive them.
I additionally went to India in February and attempt a changeable motorcycle group. India is a absolute male-dominated culture, abnormally aback it comes to benumbed bikes, so it was absolutely air-conditioned to see women benumbed bikes instead of sitting on the back.
This account has been edited for accuracy and length.
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