Entaro Bus - Entaro Bus

Japanese: 円太郎バス - えんたろうばす
Entaro Bus - Entaro Bus

...This was the Model T Ford, a functional gasoline-powered automobile that was durable, unlikely to break down, easy to drive, and free of unnecessary frills. In 1923, 800 Model T Fords were imported to Japan to alleviate the transportation paralysis caused by the Great Kanto Earthquake, and a modified version of these buses, commonly known as "Entaro Buses," was in operation in Tokyo City. After World War II, the automobile industry in developed industrial countries developed to the point that it had an impact on the economies of those countries, and automobiles became popularized remarkably. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Entaro Bus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これがT型フォードで,じょうぶで故障しにくく,運転が容易で,むだな飾りを省いた機能本位のガソリン自動車であった。日本でも23年に関東大震災による輸送麻痺を解決するためにT型フォード800台が輸入され,これを改造した通称〈円太郎バス〉と呼ばれた東京市営バスが走っている。 第2次世界大戦後は先進工業国において自動車工業がその国の経済に影響を与えるほどに発展し,自動車の大衆化も著しく進んだ。…

※「円太郎バス」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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