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Tokyu Kogyo KuroganeType 95
Production1936–1944
Recorded originJapan
ClassAutomobile
Also known asDaruma car · Kurogane Type 95 · Type 95 car · Type 95 reconnaissance car
Background
The Type 95 was a Japanese scout car built by Tokyu Kurogane Industries , and was used during the war with China and World War II in the East. Between 1936 and 1944 approximately 4,700 were built. It was the only completely Japanese designed reconnaissance car ever used by the Imperial Japanese Army, which tended to use civilian cars. Its nickname is the "Yonki" (よんき) which in Japanese means "all-wheel drive". In the field, soldiers often called it the "daruma" after the Buddhist symbol for good luck.
Text adapted from “Kurogane Type 95” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Production chronology1936–1944
Wikipedia infobox ↗9 years