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Japanese Compete To See Who Can Turn The Back Of Their Truck Into The Best Garden, And The Result Is Awesome
Gardening is increasingly becoming a luxury for the younger generation. As more people move to small apartments in the city, having a plot of land to cultivate and play around with isn't really an option. However, as these Japanese landscapers prove, with a little creativity and imagination anything is possible!
The annual Kei Truck Garden Contest, held by the Japan Federation of Landscape Contractors, brings gardens to the people. Kei Trucks are tiny flatbed trucks that are commonly used in the construction and landscaping industries in Japan. Every year, landscapers from across the country bring their trusty vehicles together and set to work creating amazing and whimsical little gardens in the cargo hold, to see who can take the title of best mobile landscaper.
These little slices of mobile natural beauty incorporate many different forms of design, from the tradiotional Japanese garden to more modern elements, using lighting and even water features to create unbelieveably intricate scenes in a tiny, and totally unexpected space.
So perhaps if you would like a garden but didn't think you had the space, you could take inspiration from these guys and create yourself a pop-up garden. Scroll down to check the landscapers work out for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments!
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Fresh Garden With Bench To Have A Cup Of Coffee
Mika N 7 years ago
People in Japan actually tend to have pretty rigorous and busy schedules! Working an office job there is very demanding and stressful and employees are often expected to show their dedication by working long hours. My guess is that they just use the free time they do have very meaningfully and actually invest it in things they care about instead of wasting it away (which I am far too guilty of so I'm not pointing fingers at all).
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Susann Campbell 7 years ago
Must have helped clear the top of the building that was a personal penthouse.
Mixedupste 7 years ago
So, having looked at all these amazing little gardens, I'm guessing the vans were only available in white?
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Bamboo Water Well
Kateřina Sezamová 6 years ago
Amazing xD Almost like the last one here- https://radybydleni.cz/media/japonska-zahrada-fotogalerie-inspirace
CultOfBambi 7 years ago
Crikey! It's really lovely. They all are. You'd have to be pretty careful going over speed bumps though! ;)
#3
Refreshing Garden With Cascade Waterfall
#4
Green Café
#5
Red Leaf Brocade, Composed With Tradicional Shoji Paper Door
Susann Campbell 7 years ago
I think this is one of the units on its way to my back yard (wishing).
#6
Traditional Japanese Garden With Bonsai Tree
Mixedupste 7 years ago
Tell you what Diane, not related to this but i've been reading some of you comments along with mine and it's brightened my day!! Especially I'm off to look for some Ghee!! WOW!! x
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#7
Autumn Falls
Susann Campbell 7 years ago
Did you see the movie, "Downsizing" ? You must see that one .
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Japanese Mini Truck Garden
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Landscape With Coffee Table
#11
Garden With Running Train
Mixedupste 7 years ago
If it wasn't cool enough we will just have an N Gauge train running round too!!
Susann Campbell 7 years ago
This will go with my new tea house that they should deliver to me.
#12
Secret Green Dao's Place
#13
Little Farmhouse Garden
#14
Kei Tora Garden
Louise Brigance 7 years ago
I saw someone make wall like that one. It was totally amazing and time consuming. But the results are beautiful
#16
Flowing Water Is Reflected On The Stone Wall Inside
#17
Impressive Garden With Goldfish Aquarium, Lighting And Waterfalls
#19
Traditional Japanese Garden
#21
Kei Truck Landscape
Phoebe Bean 7 years ago
After wowing, I´d say that garden looks like a permanent car accesory.
#22
Chess Pattern Pebble Garden
#23
Mobile Fireplace Garden
#25
Rock Cascade Waterfall
#26
Minimal Garden Surrounded By Flowers
#27
Truck Garden
Glynis Lailann 7 years ago
That is Tanuki San. It is a Racoon/Dog meant to bring luck - very popular in Japanese culture.
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#29
Truck Garden With Trees
#30
Japanese Mobile Garden
#31
Garden With Flowing Water And Bamboo Pattern Wall
#33
Bright Flowers Corner
#34
Fun Halloween Garden With The Most Seasonal Feeling
#36
Garden In The Back Of Japanese Mini Pickup
#38
Kei Truck
#39
Minimal Lawn With Frog Statue
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What do you think ?
Mark Fuller 7 years ago
In the nicest possible way... I hate these people. I can't even look after a pot plant and they can make a rusty truck like a natural paradise!!! Wonderful talent!!
Kenny Kulbiski 7 years ago
I feel the same way. I compensate by telling myself that those are some ugly damn trucks.
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diane a 7 years ago
if I had these parked outside my house i would be in heaven - I dont drive but looking at these I am tempted to buy an old truck and a parking permit to make a garden
Mark Smallman 7 years ago
And at the other end of the scale :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyvkR8rqlMw
Mark Smallman 7 years ago
There is a reason. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kei_truck
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Mark Fuller 7 years ago
In the nicest possible way... I hate these people. I can't even look after a pot plant and they can make a rusty truck like a natural paradise!!! Wonderful talent!!
Kenny Kulbiski 7 years ago
I feel the same way. I compensate by telling myself that those are some ugly damn trucks.
Load More Replies... diane a 7 years ago
if I had these parked outside my house i would be in heaven - I dont drive but looking at these I am tempted to buy an old truck and a parking permit to make a garden
Mark Smallman 7 years ago
And at the other end of the scale :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyvkR8rqlMw
Mark Smallman 7 years ago
There is a reason. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kei_truck
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