▁base ▁of ▁the ▁vehicle , ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁st icks ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁sides , ▁over ▁the ▁rear ▁body ▁pan els . ▁Popular ▁bases ▁for ▁these ▁he ars es ▁are ▁large ▁sed ans , ▁min iv ans ▁and ▁pick up ▁tr uck s . ▁ ▁The ▁orn aments ▁on ▁a ▁Japanese - style ▁he arse ▁vary ▁by ▁region . ▁N ago ya ▁style ▁decor ates ▁both ▁the ▁upper ▁and ▁lower ▁hal ves ▁of ▁the ▁car ▁body . ▁K ans ai ▁style ▁has ▁a ▁relatively ▁mod est ▁decor ations ▁un p aint ed . ▁Kan az awa ▁style ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁having ▁a ▁red ▁body ▁( other ▁styles ▁mostly ▁have ▁black ▁bodies ) ▁with ▁g ild ed ▁orn aments . ▁Tokyo ▁style , ▁found ▁anywhere ▁else ▁in ▁Japan , ▁features ▁painted / g ild ed ▁orn aments ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁body . ▁ ▁" Foreign " ▁style ▁he ars es ▁are ▁mostly ▁similar ▁in ▁appearance ▁to ▁their ▁US ▁counter parts , ▁although ▁their ▁exterior ▁dimensions ▁and ▁inter iors ▁reflect ▁the ▁Japanese ▁preference ▁for ▁smaller , ▁less ▁orn ate ▁c ask ets ▁( this ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁preference ▁for ▁cre m ation ). ▁This ▁means ▁that , ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁American ▁he ars es , ▁the ▁rear ▁quarter ▁pan els ▁require ▁less , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁no , ▁alter ation . ▁These ▁are ▁generally ▁built ▁from ▁station ▁w ag ons ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁N iss an ▁Stage a , ▁or ▁from ▁executive ▁sed ans ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Toy ota ▁Cel si