Dekochari
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The Dekochari or decoration charinko (デコチャリ or デコレーション・チャリンコ, dekochari or dekorēshon charinko) is a form of art bike indigenous to Japan dating back to the mid-1970s. "Deko" in Japanese is short for "decoration" and "chari" is slang for "bike". The dekochari was a response by children to the Dekotora ("tora" is short for "truck") craze which swept Japan after a series of movies called Truck Yaro was released. These movies featured giant trucks decked out in chrome and flashy lights.
Unable to drive the chrome-plated flashing trucks, children instead built plywood boxes around their bikes and attached chrome plating and lights. Almost all current Dekocharis have elaborate light displays and many include hi-fi audio systems and cup-holders.
There are currently several dekochari bike gangs in Japan, including the All Japan Hishyomaru fleet, the All Japan DC Club Ryumaki and the All Japan Kyokugenmaru Gang.
See also
[edit]- Outline of cycling
- Art bike
- Decotora trucks
- Itasha cars
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Art Bicycle Factory
- Hishyomaru Dekochari Gang
- All Japan DC Club Ryuumaki
- Hokkaido Sukikan Archived 2019-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
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