In the city of Tokio there is estimated to be 38,000 of these little carriages in use.

They are drawn by coolies, of whose endurance remarkable stories are told.

These men wear light cotton breeches and a blue cotton jacket bearing the license number, and the indispensable umbrella hat.

In the course of a journey in hot weather the jinrickisha man will gradually remove most of his raiment and stuff it into the carriage.

In the rural sections he is covered with only two strips of cloth, one wrapped about his head and the other about his loins.