#jinrikisha

[love1kimono]

Girls on jinrikisha

Possibly by Shinichi Suzuki II, whose studio went out of business in 1896.

[xxxtylersworld]

Ooba Minori

𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 : Komusou ( Jinrikisha )

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[oldtimejapan]

Street in Japan by Wolfgang Wiggers Via Flickr: From a set of glass positives taken on a tour through China, Vietnam (?) and Japan. Early 20th century, unidentified photographer.

[jinrikisha]

MAGURAのレースライン入荷しました‼︎ 日本国内　MT7 140セット、MT8 40セットの限定品です。 https://magurajp.com/news/10758/ @magura_bicycle #magura #magurabrakes #maguraraceline #maguramt7raceline #maguramt8raceline #maguramt7 #maguramt8 #velo #vélo #vtt #velotoutterrain #mtb #mauntainbike #マウンテンバイク #atb #jinrikisha #jinrikisha_bicycle #人力車 #瀬戸市 #フサオマキザル (人力車) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch4DQLguler/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[fuad-ramses-73]

A WINTER 'RICKSHA RIDE THROUGH THE SNOW -- Special Effects in OLD JAPAN da Okinawa Soba (Rob) Tramite Flickr: Actually, a very nice version of a common studio scene produced by most commercial photographers of the Meiji era (1868-1912). The snow effects were generally made using large wads of COTTON, and plenty of POWDERED RICE. In this photo, the Geisha heads off to the left in perfect repose. However, the unknown photographer followed up this shot with another showing a not-unknown "accident" that really did happen on occasion in old Japan. His own "comic" take on the standard jinrikisha mishap is seen HERE : www.flickr.com/photos/24443965@N08/4623082690/ RANDOM SOBA : www.flickriver.com/photos/24443965@N08/random/

[riderv328]

A rickshaw ride. / 行きまひょ。

[pix4japan]

Tokyo Rickshaw Tourists riding one of the ubiquitous rickshaws in the Asakusa area of Tokyo. Navigating among the many shiny glass and steel skyscrapers that fill the Asakusa skyline, rickshaws are just one of the many charms of Edo (former name of Tokyo) that have continued to thrive since the latter half of the 19th century. Once a menial form of labor, rickshaw drivers nowadays have to pass a technical exam and a knowledge test after undergoing training for a month. The drivers are naturally into fitness, have a love of history, and often can even speak several languages. Pentax K-S2 50mm ƒ/8 1/400 sec. ISO 1600. No filter. #rickshaw #pulledrickshaw #jinrikisha #handpulled #manpoweredcart #rickshawdriver #kimono #tourist #Asakusa #Tokyo #Japan #人力車 #着物 #浅草 #東京

[mostly-history]

A white man pulls a jinrikisha at the California Midwinter International Exposition (1894).

The jinrikishas were brought over from Japan by George Marsh, who had commissioned the Japanese Tea Garden.  Marsh and others hoped that they would be pulled by Asian men to provide a form of transportation in keeping with the Sunset City's Orientalist theme. However, according to one guidebook, it was “very unpopular with the natives of Japan” because it was “regarded as a dreadful degradation to be impelled to haul one.”  The Japanese community of San Francisco sent a petition to the fair's executive committee:

There can be no valid objection urged to the mere exhibition of the jinrikisha at the Midwinter fair, but there are other circumstances in this connection of which in all probability you are not advised...The custom of requiring the jinrikisha to be drawn by men instead of animals is degrading and should not be encouraged in a civilized Christian country like America.  We, consequently, respectfully and earnestly protest against its use in this manner in the Park or upon public streets during the Fair.

The jinrikishas were still used for transportation, however. White men were hired to pull them, wearing face paint and Japanese clothing.  According to one newspaper article, “At a distance of a half a mile a jinrikisha runner might be taken, possibly, for a Japanese, but at nearer view disenchantment must follow.  The broad Hibernian face and the characteristic roll of the large figure are rendered grotesque by the tiny cap and skin-tight suit.”  On Japanese Day, many Japanese women rode in jinrikishas, as did Chinese men and women.  The San Francisco Chronicle stated that it “increased the standing of a swell Mongol to be seen scudding along through the rain in the vehicle, smoking an Early Grave five-cent cigar.”