In his own words:

“These guys are standing by their “dekochari” bikes. Dekochari are the pushbike version of dekotora (decorated trucks) you see every now and then in Japan. The difference is that dekochari riders are too young to get a truck drivers license. I spent a day in deepest darkest Ibaragi taking pictures for a story. This picture was taken just before a huge thunderstorm. There weren’t many photos after that because all those lights (and a car battery over the back wheel) are a bit of an electrical hazard in the rain! “

See all Tony’s images of these unique decochari customized bikes or more of his great images on his website at tonymcnicol.com.

This and other great images of Japan can be found in The Nihon Sun Japan Photo Gallery.