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A Japanese rickshaw driver pulls a woman in his cart.
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The word "rickshaw" actually has a Japanese origin, from "jin riki sha," or "human-powered vehicle." Though also familiar to Europe, they are traditionally associated with Asia, especially China and Southeast Asia. Rickshaws are said to have first appeared in Japan in the 1860s. They soon became a popular mode of transportation because they were quick and cheap to operate. In a decade, tens of thousands were plying the streets of Tokyo.
They soon appeared in India, where they were used by Chinese traders and then in big cities across Southeast Asia. They were banned by the Chinese Communists, but are now popular again with tourists in the Hutong areas of Beijing. In most place they have been replaced by motorized three-wheel vehicles, especially in the Indian subcontinent, but the name rickshaw has stuck.
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