This very popular motorcycle illustrates for me the essence of one very popular trend in modern Japanese design, or better, one of the many characteristics that give Japan it's cultural identity.
The Motorcycle looks at first sight very clumsy! But if you take a nearer look it is very symmetric.
This feeling of #big# and debording like a Sumo wrestler is very characteristic of Japanese design.
Many things are made to look big and debording..
Then the colours! As you can see some white with a very strong and shiny green!
Here in Osaka we are at the same level as south Italy or north Africa, so strong shiny colours are very very popular and are part of the culture.
Las but not least the motorcycle itself which looks like American motorcycles, long and heavy. Which shows clearly the strong American influence on modern Japanese culture.
I like this design it's for me genuine Japanese.
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