Todd Antony Explores Japan’s Unknown “Dekotora” Culture in Painterly Images

Japanese culture is full of many fascinating and colorful subcultures, but perhaps there's nothing as intriguing as the Dekotora tradition. As its name -- a portmanteau of the Japanese pronunciations of "decor" and "truck" -- suggests, it involves decorating a truck's interior but following a certain theme, or an aesthetic even.

Dekotora is a mostly unknown culture among the older generations, and UK-based commercial advertising photographer Todd Antony helps shed light on this through his personal project of the same name. .

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