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Jinrikisha may refer to: * A rickshaw, a two or three-wheeled passenger cart **See also: pulled rickshaw, rickshaw (other) A rickshaw is a pedestrian-powered vehicle for carrying one or two passengers. Rickshaw may also refer to: Vehicles Human powered * Cycle rickshaw (pedal-powered) * Pulled rickshaw (pedestrian-powered) Motorized * Auto rickshaw * Electric ric ... * Production Jinrikisha, Japanese talent agency {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rickshaw
A rickshaw originally denoted a two- or three-wheeled passenger cart, now known as a pulled rickshaw, which is generally pulled by one person carrying one passenger. The first known use of the term was in 1879. Over time, cycle rickshaws (also known as pedicabs or trishaws), auto rickshaws, and electric rickshaws were invented, and have replaced the original pulled rickshaws, with a few exceptions for their use in tourism. Pulled rickshaws created a popular form of transportation, and a source of employment for male labourers, within Asian cities in the 19th century. Their appearance was related to newly acquired knowledge of ball-bearing systems. Their popularity declined as cars, trains and other forms of transportation became widely available. Auto rickshaws are becoming more popular in some cities in the 21st century as an alternative to taxis because of their low cost of hire. Etymology ''Rickshaw'' originates from the Japanese word ''jinrikisha'' (, ''jin'' = human, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulled Rickshaw
A pulled rickshaw (from Japanese language, Japanese ) is a mode of human-powered transport by which a runner draws a two-wheeled cart which seats one or two people. In recent times the use of human-powered rickshaws has been discouraged or outlawed in many countries due to concern for the welfare of rickshaw workers. Pulled rickshaws have been replaced mainly by cycle rickshaw and auto rickshaws. Overview Rickshaws are commonly believed to have been invented in Japan in the 1860s, at the beginning of a rapid period of technical advancement. In the 19th century, rickshaw pulling became an inexpensive, popular mode of transportation across Asia. Peasants who migrated to large Asian cities often worked first as a rickshaw runner. It was "the deadliest occupation in the East, [and] the most degrading for human beings to pursue." The rickshaw's popularity in Japan declined by the 1930s with the advent of automated forms of transportation, like automobiles and trains. In China, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rickshaw (other)
A rickshaw is a pedestrian-powered vehicle for carrying one or two passengers. Rickshaw may also refer to: Vehicles Human powered * Cycle rickshaw (pedal-powered) * Pulled rickshaw (pedestrian-powered) Motorized * Auto rickshaw * Electric rickshaw Related * Rickshaw Run, an biannual charity rally in India and Nepal * Rickshaw Sightseeing Bus, a Hong Kong tourism service * Rickshaws in the United States Artwork * Rickshaw art * Rickshaw art in Bangladesh Films and novels * ''Rickshaw Boy'', a novel by the Chinese author Lao She * ''Rickshaw Boy'', a 1982 Chinese movie based on the eponymous novel * '' Rickshaw Driver'', a 1971 Tamil movie * ''Rickshaw Mama'', a 1992 Tamil movie * ''Rickshaw Man'', a 1958 Japanese movie, remake of the eponymous 1943 original Music * Crash Rickshaw, an American rock band * ''Crash Rickshaw'' (album), by the eponymous band Other uses * Rickshaw Inn, a hotel in New Jersey, US See also * Rick Shaw (other) * Boda-boda Boda bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
