10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JINRIKISHA»
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jinrikisha in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Jinrikisha Days in Japan
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 edition.
Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore, 2013
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Heritage Places of Singapore
Standing prominently at the junction of Neil Road and Tanjong Pagar Road is a
two-storey building with a dome-shaped roof, first constructed between 1903 and
1904 to be the main jinrikisha (rickshaw) depot. For five decades between the ...
She moved from this to writing novels, capitalizing on her mixed ancestry to pass herself off as a Japanese American by the name of "Onoto Watanna.
4
Hugh Cortazzi - Collected Writings
As in Tokugawa times the Victorians had to walk or use packhorses through the
mountains until the end of the century, although the road was gradually improved
and much of the way through the mountains could then be done by jinrikisha if ...
134 My jinrikisha was obviously heading somewhere. Though I had no
experience with jinrikisha men, I knew what the answer would have been if I had
asked mine where he was going by running in this <>3 manner. .•S When we
turned the ...
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Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Jinrikisha Days in Japan - Primary Source Edition
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore, 2013
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Victorians in Japan: In and around the Treaty Ports
In and around the Treaty Ports Hugh Cortazzi. The jinrikisha The jinrikisha or
literally the 'man-power-vehicle' was a prominent feature of life in Japan in the
18705, 805 and 905, and it figures frequently in Victorian accounts of Japan.
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Asian American Literature
In her serialized novel, The Old Jinrikisha (), Winnifred makes a jinrikisha
or rickshaw the narrator. This vehicle is given human qualities, not just a female
narrative voice but also an aristocratic birth. With the fall of the samurai class, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JINRIKISHA»
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jinrikisha is used in the context of the following news items.
Divided they fall: The SFJAZZ Collective can't come together at Bing
Another highlight of the evening was the closer, Henderson's up-tempo “Jinrikisha,” arranged by Wolf and featuring Calvaire's fast-paced drum ... «The Stanford Daily, Apr 15»
Asia's love affair with the rickshaw
The word itself comes from the Japanese word jinrikisha, meaning human powered vehicle, although today they can be hand pulled, cycles or ... «Asian Correspondent, Apr 15»
YouTubers introduce five words you didn't know were Japanese, we …
Yep, as Rachel and Grace explain, rickshaw comes from the Japanese word jinrikisha. Check out the video to find out what each component of ... «RocketNews24, Apr 15»
Hand-pulled rickshaws get e-push
But they really became popular from around 1870, when the Tokyo government issued a permission to build and sell rickshaws (jinrikisha, as it ... «Times of India, Dec 14»
Looking at Asia Through the Traveler's Eye
“Chinese Girls in Jinrikisha,” China, Early 20th Century Picture postcard. Publisher: Kingshill, Shanghai. Russell Hamilton Postcard and ... «Hyperallergic, Dec 14»
Wonders of world, 1 death part of 1894 exposition
When he announced plans for 75 rickshaws, called "jinrikishas," San Francisco's outraged Japanese community formed an Anti-Jinrikisha ... «SFGate, Jul 14»
Jazz Communicators: Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson Get Tribute …
The ensemble will perform Crisis, Lament for Booker and Byrdlike by Hubbard, as well as Henderson's Shade of Jade and Jinrikisha. And get ... «Classicalite, Mar 14»
Pulling Tourists Around the Streets of Tokyo
Rickshaws are believed to have been invented in Japan, and the word rickshaw comes from the Japanese jinrikisha, which loosely translates ... «New York Times, Oct 13»
With no rules of the road, Chicago's pedicabs thrive
“I like rickshaw, because of the ethnic connotation,” Darren told me, “Rickshaw is Japanese from jinrikisha which means human power. «WBEZ, Apr 13»
Three-wheeled heritage
The name rickshaw was derived from the Japanese word jinrikisha which literally means “human-powered vehicle”. The first of these rickshaws ... «The Hindu, Nov 12»
