Japan wants to relive the old days where people
would actually send handwritten letters to each other and launched what it
calls the &Post project. To help promote this project, a classic Toyota
Hilux has been transformed into a mobile post office.
Simply named ‘Post Car’, the vehicle looks to be a
sixth-generation Hilux and is certainly unlike any other we’ve ever seen. It is
painted bright red and features white accents, including script on both doors
which reads ‘Have you received my letter?’
Sitting on top of the bed is the small post office
itself, constructed from wood which includes a small desk where a worker can
sit. The post office is equipped to sell postcards and stationery and should
they choose, visitors will be able to take a photo off their phone and have it
printed into a postcard.
The unique Toyota Hilux Post Car is currently on
display at the Kitte shopping center in Tokyo’s Marunouchi area and will hit
other locations across the country this year. It’s a novel idea and does serve
as a reminder of how impersonal it can be to communicate with people via text
or online chats.
