Rickshaw
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
Pulled rickshaw, Japan, c. 1897
(video) Various rickshaws for tourists in Asakusa, Japan (2015).
19th century rickshaw in Hanoi.
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.
Traditional Chinese touring cycle rickshaw in Beijing.
An auto rickshaw (tuk-tuk) in Nairobi.
A row of rickshaws parked near a pier in Hong Kong, c. 1930s.
Cycle rickshaw Bangladeshi Rickshaw in Sweden.
Velotaxis in Nagoya, Japan, 2005.
Cycle rickshaw decoration in Bangladesh
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
