Japanese microcar owner’s tiny automobile collection turns heads in Japan

You can spot a lot of fancy, unusual vehicles on the roads of Japan today, but none are as tiny or as cute as the ones owned by Twitter user kaorububu (@kaorububu501).

The tiny car enthusiast, who’s used to turning heads on the road, recently caused a bit of a commotion during a visit to a convenience store, when customers inside the store started peering out the window and commenting on his unusual vehicle.

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According to this photo, snapped by kaorububu after he came out of the bathroom, it’s easy to see why the car attracted so much attention. The long poles near the car exaggerate its tiny proportions, while the exterior paint job makes it look surreal, as if it’s popped out of an anime and into real life.

It’s the cutest little vehicle we’ve ever seen, but it’s not the only one owned by kaorububu, who has a talent for creating mind-blowing designs.

Take this glorious red-and-yellow specimen, for example, which has the same boxy shape and color scheme as a Keihan 8000 series train. Not only does it turn heads for its miniature proportions, but also for the fact that it makes it look as if a train is speeding down the road. While the Bubu 501 was billed as a “mini sedan“, the boxier Bubu 502 was billed as a “mini van“, and that’s the model kaorububu used for the red-and-yellow Keihan van.

The tiny Yamazaki bread truck is a modified Bubu Shuttle-50, as is the tiny blue car at the convenience store, and all of Kaorububu’s tiny fleet run on 50 cc Honda motorcycle engines, just like the original models. All these minicars are legal to drive on Japanese roads, and Kaorububu has even been stopped by police on occasion, but not for any travel infringements — they just want to photograph his car.