The article tells the story of female rickshaw pullers who are challenging gender stereotypes in Tokyo's Asakusa district. It highlights their strength, skill, and dedication to entertaining tourists.
Female rickshaw pullers are drawing attention in Tokyo ’s Asakusa area, a site to which tourists flock from all over the world. Because it requires so much physical power and endurance, the job of rickshaw puller used to be thought of as only for men. But in recent years, more young women have gone through the difficult training it requires and taken up this job.
In and around the Asakusa area, which is home to tourist spots such as Tokyo SkyTree and the historic Sensoji Temple, pullers transport passengers to the sites they want to visit, take pictures for them, show them around these spots and provide them with information on subjects like local history and where to get a good meal nearby. The female pullers say they are proud to play an important role in entertaining tourists, and some of them attract and surprise tourists by uploading photos and videos of themselves pulling heavy rickshaws to social media. According to Misato Otoshi, a 31-year-old female rickshaw puller, pullers can tow up to 250 kilograms, including the rickshaw itself, which weighs 90 kilograms. They operate the vehicle using the principle of leverage: pulling the long handle makes it possible to move the heavy body of the vehicle. “Since women are usually not as physically strong as men, we have to use special techniques, grabbing the handle in particular places and tilting our bodies in particular ways,” Otoshi said. Before she became a puller, she worked as a TV personality, actress and nursery teacher in Japan and a waitress in Australia while on the Working Holiday visa. In 2020, after she returned to Japan from Australia because of the Coronavirus pandemic, two rickshaw pullers whom she happened to meet told her how interesting the job is. The same year, she joined Rise Up, a company that operates the rickshaw service Tokyo Rikisha in Asakusa. “I like to do things other people don’t,” she said. But gaining the skills to become a puller was toug
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