Previous Back To Gallery Next Note the small stool in front of the rickshaw, waiting  to assist a passenger in boarding; also, note modern  conveyances nearby: bicycle and auto. Only tourists  now go by these conveyances. My Japanese friend  who shot this photo said that her great-grandmother owned a black-lacquer, Heian period design rickshaw  of the type in the art picture; and that her grandmother owned a Meiji style one for her private transportation.