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The rickshaw's popularity in Japan had declined by the 1930s with the advent of motorized forms of transportation like automobiles and trains. After World War II, when gasoline and automobiles were scarce, they made a temporary comeback. The rickshaw tradition has stayed alive in Kyoto and Tokyo's geisha districts.
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Peasants who migrated to large Asian cities often worked first as a rickshaw runner. [4] [5] It was "the deadliest occupation in the East, [and] the most degrading for human beings to pursue." [5] [nb 1] The rickshaw's popularity in Japan declined by the 1930s with the advent of automated forms of transportation, like automobiles and trains.
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The two Japanese rickshaw drivers who saved Nicholas from death during the Otsu incident The rickshaw drivers who captured Tsuda, Mukaihata Jizaburo (1854–1928) and Kitagaichi Ichitaro (1859–1914) were later called to the Russian fleet by the Tsarevich, where they were feted by the Russian marines, given medals, and a reward of 2,500 yen ...
Rickshaw puller Yuka Akimoto breathlessly dashes down the streets of Tokyo under a scorching summer sun, two French tourists enjoying the sights from the back of her black, two-wheeled cart.
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