Japanology Plus · SEASON 9
Keitora: Tiny Trucks
Episode 13 · 2022-06-16
- Documentary
- Talk
Episode overview
40% of the motor vehicles in Japan are ultra-compact "kei" cars. These light vehicles are maneuverable, practical and cost-efficient. Tiny "kei" pickup trucks, known as "keitora," are especially common in rural Japan. They're perfect for narrow unpaved countryside roads. Our guest, motoring journalist Maruyama Makoto, shows us how "keitora" usage is diversifying in modern Japan. And in Plus One, Vinay Murthy makes a dry landscape garden on the back of a tiny truck.
28 minutes
Season 9 episodes
1. Japanophiles: Tom Hovasse2022-01-06
2. Kotatsu: Heated Tables2022-01-13
3. VTubers2022-01-20
4. Traditional Homes2022-02-17
5. Jomon Period: The Sannai Maruyama Site2022-03-10
6. Jomon Period: Dogu2022-03-17
7. Japanophiles: Steve Tallon2022-03-24
8. Face Masks2022-04-14
9. Washi: Japanese Paper2022-04-28
10. Name Stamps and Seals2022-05-12
11. Showa Nostalgia2022-05-19
12. Japanophiles: Claudio Feliciani2022-06-02
13. Keitora: Tiny Trucks2022-06-16
14. Vinyl Records2022-06-30
15. Okinawa: The Ryukyu Kingdom2022-07-14
16. Okinawa: The Reconstruction of Shuri Castle2022-07-21
17. Frozen Food2022-07-28
18. Japanophiles: Gregory Khezrnejat2022-08-11
19. Goldfish2022-08-25
20. Welfare Goods2022-09-08
21. Water-related Disasters2022-09-29
22. Japanophiles: Andrew Dewar2022-10-13
23. The Moon2022-10-20
24. Cardboard2022-11-24
25. The Samurai of the Sea: Pirates or Protectors?2022-12-08
26. The Samurai of the Sea: The Murakami Legacy2022-12-15
27. Japanophiles: Colleen Schmuckal2022-12-22
