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koh_kun t1_j5o3bu4 wrote

Nowadays, the word kanmuri is used for crowns so I'm not sure if the Camry was named specifically after the Emperor's hat since they have other cars related to the word "crown," like Corona, Corolla, and of course, Crown.

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Walkerthon OP t1_j5o70zr wrote

Huh, interesting! More interesting that this TIL haha! Thanks for sharing

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robophile-ta t1_j5sj9zi wrote

According to a trivia podcast from which I heard about this naming trend, this is the reason

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