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Jinrikisha,a man-pulled cart,decorated with chicken scuplture

Carried on page 235 of the February 8, 1873 edition of The Far East. The article states that four years earlier there were no cars such as these but only palanquins for the nobility and commoners. Foreigners brought these types of vehicles into Japan, and entrepreneurs manufactured these boat-shaped baby car-type rickshaws.==Date:First year of Meiji, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number17‐41‐0]

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Banboo grove at uji and a jinrikisha,a man-pulled cart

Uji was an important crossroad for maritime transport between Kyoto and Nara, and it flourished with the many cottages built by the nobility during the Heian Period. To the right and left are bamboo groves with weeds growing at the root, relatively untouched, with a rickshaw and a male passenger passing along the road.==Date:unknown, Place:Uji, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number6‐29‐0]

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Jinrikisha,a man-pulled cart,at negishi

The caption reads Rickshaw of Negishi in Yokohama . A rickshaw man pulls his cart with two young women and a baby as passengers at the middle of the Fudosaka leading down to Negishi Village in Yokohama. The chief means of transport to Negishi from Yokohama was rickshaw.==Date:unknown, Place:Yokohama, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number6‐32‐0]

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Honmoku Point and a jinrikisha

Stereograph produced by Underwood & Underwood Co. depicting the Negishi Bay side of Honmoku Peninsula. There are three valleys on the peninsula, and the tip was called Treaty Point by Perry. The inscription on the back says that the peninsula was called Mikado Cliff by foreigners. Copyright 1904.==Date:1904, Place:Yokohama, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐87‐0]

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A woman on the jinrikisha,Kasuga Shrine

This photo captures a scene with a woman on a rickshaw feeding deer. It is hard to pinpoint the exact location, but it is probably the shrine approach of Kasuga Taisha, as stone lanterns are in the background. The woman is wearing kimono, Japanes-style chignon, and is holding a parasol. The rickshaw man is wearing zori sandals and a hat. This is a stereograph.==Date:1904, Place:Nara, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐21‐0]

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Women on jinrikishas

Three kimono-clad women are riding three jinrikisha (rickshaws). The women in front and rear are holding an umbrella. The first rickshaw man wears a sacerdotal robe, long underwear and straw sandals, while the one in the middle wears a straw hat and long underwear, and the third man wears a head towel, sacerdotal robe and long underwear. House roofs are visible under the cherry trees in the background.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐56‐0]

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Women on jinrikishas

Kimono-clad women hold umbrellas on jinrikisha (rickshaws). The rickshaw man in front wears a straw hat, hanten coat, a stomach warmer, long underwear, and heavy cloth socks. The short-haired rickshaw man in the rear is similarly dressed. This was taken near the wooden fence of a large residence.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number95‐20‐0]

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A teahouse and a jinrikisha,Tokaido Road

A teahouse and a jinrikisha,Tokaido Road==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Usui Shuzaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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A jinrikisha on a pass

A jinrikisha on a pass==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Women on jinrikishas

Two kimono-clad women are riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw). One of them is holding an umbrella. The rickshaw man wears a straw hat, a hanten coat, long underwear and straw sandals. The rickshaw man pulling on the left is wearing a loincloth. Many pine trees are visible in the background. This seems to have been taken on a beach.==Date:unknown, Place:Kanagawa, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number92‐42‐0]

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Women on jinrikishas

Two kimono-clad women are riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw). One of them is holding an umbrella while the other one is holding a bundle of flowers. The long haired rickshaw man in front is wearing a head towel, a hanten coat, long underwear and straw sandals. The rickshaw man in the rear is dressed in the same fashion and is pushing the cart. He is barefoot. Somethink like trees are visible in the back, but this was probably taken in a studio.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number89‐18‐0]

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A jinrikisha station and booths

A jinrikisha station and booths==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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A woman on a jinrikisha

One woman holding an umbrella is on a jinrikisha (rickshaw), while another woman is about to get on. The rickshaw driver is kneeling with his left leg up, assisting the woman. He is wearing a head towel, a sacerdotal robe, long underwear, and heavy cloth socks. Trees are seen behind. The photograph must have been taken outside on a road.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number86‐30‐0]

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A girl on a jinrikisha

A kimono-clad woman is riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw). The rickshaw man poses with his right leg in the air. His hair is close-cropped and he is wearing a twisted head towel, long sleeve coat, stomach warmer, long underwear and straw sandals. The other man in front wears similar attire. The man in the rear pushing the hood is not wearing a stomach warmer. This was taken on a road lined with pine trees.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number86‐24‐0]

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A woman on a jinrikisha

A kimono-clad woman is riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw). The rickshaw man wears a twisted head towel, sacerdotal robe, long underwear and straw sandals. The background scene shows trees and a fence on the right and houses and trees on the left.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number86‐23‐0]

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Women on jinrikishas

Two kimono-clad women hold European umbrellas on two jinrikisha (rickshaws). The short-haired rickshaw man in front wears a sacerdotal robe, stomach warmer, long underwear and heavy cloth socks, while the man in the rear wears a twisted head towel, sacerdotal robe, stomach warmer, long underwear and heavy cloth socks. Trees and thatch-roof houses are visible in the background.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number86‐22‐0]

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Women on jinrikishas

Women are riding on three jinrikisha (rickshaws). The women are all in kimono. The rickshaw men in the front and middle wear inhanten coats, long underwear and straw sandals, while the rickshaw man in the rear wears a sacerdotal robe, long underwear and straw sandals. He is holding an umbrella. This seems to have been taken on a bridge.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number84‐20‐0]

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Women on jinrikishas

Two kimono-clad women are holding an umbrella on a jinrikisha (rickshaw). The rickshaw man in front has a shaved head and wears a head towel, sacerdotal robe and long underwear. The rickshaw man pushing from behind is wearing a bamboo hat, sacerdotal robe, stomach warmer, long underwear and straw sandals. This seems to have been taken in the mountains.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number82‐58‐0]

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Women on jinrikishas

Two kimono-clad women are holding open umbrellas on a jinrikisha (rickshaw). The rickshaw man has a topknot and wears a head towel, a sacerdotal robe, long underwear, and straw sandals. This was taken in front of a large house with stone pavement in front.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐90‐0]

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Women on jinrikishas

A kimono-clad woman is riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw), with two other women at each side. The rickshaw man has a topknot and wears a head towel, a stomach warmer, loincloth and straw sandals. A bamboo fence is visible on the stone embankment in the back.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐83‐0]

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Ferryboats

A ferry boat carrying nine men is about to leave the river shore. A jinrikisha is on the ferry as well. Lumber, two loaded horses, and many people are visible on the shore. Four straw thatched houses are visible in the background.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number77‐44‐0]

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Girls on jinrikishas

Two kimono-clad women are riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw). One rickshaw man holds the bar while the other pulls. They have topknots and wear head towels, inhanten coats and long underwear. The man in front wears straw sandals, while the man in the rear is barefoot. The background setting is a cluster of trees.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number69‐80‐2]

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Girls on jinrikishas

Two kimono-clad women are riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw). One is holding an umbrella. The rickshaw man wears a bamboo hat, inhanten coat, stomach warmer, long underwear and tabi socks. This was taken in front of a large residence.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number69‐57‐0]

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A woman on a jinrikisha

A kimono-clad woman and hair in Western style is holding a Western-style umbrella and riding alone on a jinrikisha (rickshaw). The rickshaw man wears a bamboo hat, sacerdotal robe, long underwear and straw sandals. A scene of mountains and rivers is painted on the wall in the back. This photograph must have been taken in a studio.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number69‐55‐0]

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Jinrikishas and girls

A young kimono-clad woman is riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw). Girls are standing on each side, with and without an umbrella. The rickshaw man is wearing a bamboo hat, an inhanten coat, long underwear and straw sandals. The photograph was probably taken outdoors.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number69‐36‐0]

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A jinrikisha carrying a foreign sailor

For foreigners, the rickshaw symbolized Japan. The sailor probably had this photograph taken to commemorate his visit to Japan. The background suggests a park, but the exact location is unknown.==Date:1899, Place:Yokohama, Photo:Suzuki Shin-ichi, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number69‐22‐0]

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A woman on a jinrikisha

A kimono-clad woman is holding an umbrella and riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw). The rickshaw man is barefoot, has a shaved head, and wears a sacerdotal robe and long underwear. Trees are visible in the back, but this was probably taken in a studio.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number69‐6‐0]

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Women on jinrikishas

Two kimono-clad women ride a jinrikisha (rickshaw). One of them is holding a small decorative umbrella. A flag-like object is visible behind the rickshaw. The rickshaw man is wearing a head towel, sacerdotal robe, long underwear, and straw sandals. This was taken on the stone pavement in front of a house.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number69‐8‐0]

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Women on jinrikishas

Two kimono-clad women hold umbrellas, one opened and one folded, on a jinrikisha (rickshaw). The rickshaw man holding the bar wears a bamboo hat, a sacerdotal robe, long underwear and straw sandals. Another rickshaw man with a topknot, long underwear and a head towel is pushing the cart in the rear. The background scene shows a European-style wooden fence on a stone embankment.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number64‐39‐0]

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A jinrikisha

A kimono-clad woman is riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw). A short-haired man in a sacerdotal robe, long underwear and a pair of tabi socks is holding the bar. A house and bamboo fence are seen in the back. The photograph was taken outdoors.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number64‐38‐0]

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Women on jinrikishas

Two kimono-clad women with luxurious hair decorations are riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw). The rickshaw man has a topknot and wears a head towel, inhanten coat, long underwear and straw sandals. The background setting and objects around the subjects' feet indicates that this was taken in a studio.==Date:Middle Meiji (1883-1897), Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number64‐6‐0]

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A jinrikisha

Two kimono-clad women are riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw). One of them is holding an umbrella. The woman on the left is holding the bar and a little girl is pushing the folded hood area in the rear. Two supporting sticks are used to stabilize the cart. The photograph was taken indoors.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number64‐13‐0]

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A jinrikisha driver

A kimono-clad woman holds an umbrella on a jinrikisha (rickshaw). Two barefoot men are pulling. They both wear head towels and inhanten coats. This was apparently taken in a garden outdoors.==Date:Middle Meiji (1883-1897), Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number64‐7‐0]

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A jinrikisha on a rainy day

A jinrikisha on a rainy day==Date:Middle Meiji (1883-1897), Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Women on jinrikishas

Two young kimono-clad women ride a jinrikisha (rickshaw). One is holding an umbrella. The rickshaw man wears a straw hat, sacerdotal robe, stomach warmer, long underwear and straw sandals. The rickshaw man pushing from behind wears similar attire. This was taken on a road lined with cherry trees.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number61‐16‐0]

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A jinrikisha driver

A kimono-clad woman holds an umbrella on a jinrikisha (rickshaw). The short-haired rickshaw man holding the bar wears a head towel, sleeveless coat, long underwear and heavy cloth socks. The rickshaw man pulling in front wears an inhanten coat and long underwear. A large residence is visible on the bank in the background.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number61‐12‐0]

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Women on jinrikishas

Two kimono-clad women are riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw). One is holding an umbrella. The rickshaw man has a topknot and wears a head towel, inhanten coat, long underwear and straw sandals. The rickshaw man in the rear wearing a sacerdotal robe is pretending to push. The background setting and objects around the subjects' feet indicates that this was taken in a studio.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number58‐29‐3]

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Women on jinrikishas

Two kimono-clad women are riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw). The rickshaw man is wearing a bamboo hat, a sacerdotal robe, a stomach warmer, long underwear and straw sandals. Trees and plants are visible in the back. The photograph seems to have been taken outside on a road.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number56‐16‐2]

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A maiko on jinrikisha and women relaxing at a teahouse

A kimono-clad woman is riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw). The short-haired rickshaw man holding the bar is wearing a head towel, sacerdotal robe, long underwear and heavy cloth socks. Three women are relaxing on a bench nearby, while another is standing. The latter is wearing an anesan kaburi head cloth. A large residence is visible behind a cluster of trees.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐168‐0]

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A jinrikisha on a rainy day

A jinrikisha on a rainy day==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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A jinrikisha on a pass

Two kimono-clad women are riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw) while two women holding umbrellas stand on the road behind. The rickshaw man wears a bamboo hat, inhanten coat, long underwear and heavy cloth socks. This was taken on a road where a slope and a cluster of trees are visible on the left and right.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐124‐0]

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A girl on a jinrikisha

A kimono-clad woman is riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw) and holding an umbrella. The rickshaw man wears a long upper garment, hakama trousers and Western shoes. Paper lanterns are hanging from the eaves, and a Japanese national flag is displayed on each pillar of the house in the background.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐126‐0]

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A woman on a jinrikisha

A kimono-clad woman is holding an umbrella and riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw). The rickshaw man is barefoot, has a chonmage topknot, and wears a inhanten coat. The other rickshaw man pushing the cart from behind is wearing a head towel and similar attire. Something like grass is visible on the floor, but his was probably taken in a studio.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐62‐2]

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A jinrikisha on a rainy day

A jinrikisha on a rainy day==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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A girl on a jinrikisha

A young kimono-clad woman is riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw) and holding an umbrella. The rickshaw man wears a head towel, inhanten coat, long underwear and straw sandals. This was taken in front of a cluster of trees.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐13‐0]

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A jinrikisha fallen backward

The jinrikisha (person-powered vehicle) is a two-wheel cart with a puller and a customer on the seat. Said to have been invented by Izumi Yosuke, it gained popularity during the Meiji Period. American naturalist and Japanologist Edward Morse, who lived in Japan in the Meiji Period, recorded in his diary his enjoyment of a jinrikisha ride. This photograph seems to be a comic photograph taken in a studio.==Date:Middle Meiji (1883-1897), Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number50‐5‐0]

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A woman on a jinrikisha

A kimono-clad woman is riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw). A short-haired man in a sacerdotal robe, long underwear and a pair of tabi socks is holding the bar. A house and bamboo fence are seen in the back. The photograph was taken outdoors.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number49‐24‐0]

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Women on jinrikishas

Two kimono-clad women are riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw). One is holding an umbrella. The rickshaw man is wearing a head towel, a inhanten coat, long underwear and heavy cloth socks. The cloth spread on the floor indicates that this is a studio.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number49‐12‐0]

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A jinrikisha going up the Fudozaka slope

Negishi Bay was known to foreigners as Mississippi Bay after the nickname given to it by Commodore Perry. Part of the new road built for foreigners, Fudo Slope was praised by them as one of the most beautiful scenes in the world. This area was later reclaimed from the ocean and is presently an industrial zone.==Date:unknown, Place:Yokohama, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐86‐0]

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A woman on a jinrikisha

A kimono-clad woman is riding a jinrikisha (rickshaw). The rickshaw man is wearing a bamboo hat, a sacerdotal robe, long underwear and a pair of heavy cloth socks. Something like grass is visible on the floor, but the scene of mountains and trees is painted on a curtain in the back. This was probably taken in a studio.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐33‐0]