Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Rikasha

Here we are posed with the modern day rikasha that we put the parents in so they could get a personalized tour of Kamakura.  Below is their puller.  I can't say driver as there is no engine but him--or steering wheel!  But actually he can take them faster than a car on the narrow little roads that are so congested.  He would stop and explain the history and facts about the important places on his route.  Here they are at the place where their 8,000 yen tour ends and where we met them.  Jack, Andy and I were on bikes and met them at the parking lot so we missed the tour.  Waka put them on the tour and then parked and walked up to our meeting place.
Below you can see them coming up the hill to our meeting place.  Poor puller was pooped and sweating!

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