Tag Archives: Car

Japanese Rickshaw-Like Electric Car “Meguru”

Four small and medium-sized enterprises from Kansai area made a rickshaw-like electric car, “Meguru” as a part of “Appare EV Project.” The name meguru is written “環” which is from…

Auto-Campers Increasing at Service Areas in Japan

The number of auto-campers has been increasing since the late 2000’s. Auto-camping is called “shachu-haku” in Japanese and it means staying overnight in a car parked at a roadside station…

A Vehicle in a Vineyard as if Coming From an Action Movie

Let me introduce a blog posted by a Japanese blogger. The blogger visited a vineyard with his friend for picking the grapes.     He saw an amazing thing in…

Amazing Stunts with TOYOTA’s Microcar “iQ”

      Toyota iQ is fuel-efficient and low-carbon-dioxide-emission microcar. It can accommodate three adults, plus luggage space or seating for a fourth, child passenger. According Toyota is “Compact, not…

Car in a Vending Machine

  There was once a car vending machine in Japan!    

Wait! You Don’t Have to Open the Taxi Door in Japan

  You might have heard of Japanese taxis’ automatic doors, but have you actually ever seen them? Maybe not, because the automatic taxi doors are very unusual and unique to…

Something Strange to Foreigners – Automatic Vertical Car Parks –

  Japan appears to have a lot of strange things in the eyes of people from other countries. Today, I introduce one of them: the automatic car park. I think…

What’s this? Segway like unique vehicle in Japan

  When I was looking for a video of Segway on YouTube, I found a unique video of another vehicle.    

One-Person Eco Car ULV ”More than a bike, less than a car”

  In this economical depression, many Japanese people try to save gas, for example, by switching their commuting transportation from car to bicycle or train. Now, they are presented one…

The Japanese Car that is Popular in overseas countries is…

    I have heard from news and such that Japanese cars are popular in overseas countries but I recently found an amazing fact that “That can’t be!” kind of…

POKEMON Airplanes, Trains, Cars in Japan

    These are “Pikachu Jumbo Jet” and “Ohana Jumbo Jet”. Pikachu one is painted with the character’s theme color, yellow, and the ohana one is designed the flower related…

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