Rickshaw

A man pulling two people in a rickshaw in Japan

A man pulling a rickshaw in Kolkata, India

The rickshaw at the former residence of Malaysia's ex-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad

A riksha or rickshaw is a kind of vehicle that has two wheels. They are usually pulled by a human but there are types that have been changed to be pulled by a bicycle or have their own motor, Rickshaws are popular vehicles in Bangal Pradesh (Bangladesh) and Japan.

Rickshaw Media

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  Pulled rickshaw, Japan, c. 1897

• (video) Various rickshaws for tourists in Asakusa, Japan (2015).

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  early 20th century rickshaw in Hanoi.

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  Edward, Prince of Wales, and his staff disguised as rickshaw men during his visit to Japan in 1922. He bought the clothes himself in Kyoto.

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  Traditional Chinese touring cycle rickshaw in Beijing.

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  An auto rickshaw (tuk-tuk) in Nairobi.

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  A row of rickshaws parked near a pier in Hong Kong, c. 1930s.

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  Cycle rickshaw Bangladeshi Rickshaw in Sweden.

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  Velotaxis in Nagoya, Japan, 2005.

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  Rickshaw drivers in Haridwar

Other websites

• Rickshaw! A blog collecting the inscriptions on the back of rickshaws, cycle rickshaws and auto rickshaws
• Rickshaw : dekh magar pyar se Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine A blog entry glancing past, present and future of rickshaw