The Japan Timesさんのインスタグラム写真 - (The Japan TimesInstagram)「“Kei,” short for “kei-jidōsha” (light automobile), refers to the smallest class of highway-legal cars in Japan. Recognizable for their compact dimensions and yellow plates, kei cars, trucks and vans can be seen zipping between tight streets and paddies in every corner of the archipelago. Compared to most Western-made vehicles, kei trucks are almost comically small. Yet, these tight dimensions hide undeniable utility. Kei truck trailers are almost the same size as those of a standard American pickup truck, and their durability is practically equal over long distances. “As long as you are not pushing them too hard, these little trucks will run forever,” says Jacob Sooy, who runs Vans From Japan, a Sacramento-based Japanese vehicle import company. Contributing writer Talisker Scott Hunter and his college roommate decided to explore Japan not by bullet trains or airplanes, but via a kei car. Five prefectures, seven days, four tanks of gas and one ferry later, they pushed the little engine that could into the far north. Barely exceeding 80 km per hour for the entire journey, they chose to drive a kei truck for many reasons, but among them was a chief desire to see what Japan’s ubiquitous well-loved fleet of light vehicles can do. As it happens, they can do quite a lot. Read more with the link in our bio. 📸: @taliskersh #japan #traveljapan #travel #travelphotography #travelblog #japantimes #日本 #旅行 #撮影 #軽カー #自動車 #ジャパンタイムズ #🛻」11月8日 17時10分