From May 29, 2023 (Monday) to June 2, 2023 (Friday), you can easily experience a rickshaw for free with the Uber app!
Uber Rickshaw Experience
Koyata Asou, deputy editor-in-chief of Asakusa’s town magazine “Asakusa Monthly,” and Tamon Fujiwara, editor-in-chief of Asakusa Web Monthly, went on an Uber rickshaw ride!
Unfortunately, it was raining from the morning, but because of the rain, we were able to experience that even on a bad day, a rickshaw ride can provide the best sightseeing experience in Asakusa.
I think many tourists, especially those from overseas, are worried about whether they can enjoy sightseeing without getting lost. Although it is not so common in Japan, I have heard of people getting ripped off by cabs in other countries. Uber apps offer language support and payment in peace of mind. We recommend that you take a rickshaw ride around Asakusa first to deepen your understanding of the area and get a feel for it, and then enjoy Asakusa on your own feet.
We, who often walk around Asakusa on a regular basis, discovered a new Asakusa that we could see only with a rickshaw, which moves at a leisurely pace and from a different perspective. We found new things that we could see because we were on a jinrikisha, which moves at a leisurely pace and from different perspectives. I waved to people on the street, and they waved back! There were many such fun discoveries.
And, to top it off, the chauffeurs are fun to guide you. Their ability to talk to customers is very appealing. You should ask them more and more about the places you are interested in. The girl who was in charge of us was “Nacchan,” a girl in her early 20s. She has a very cute smile and does her best to explain and entertain us, making the whole experience enjoyable from start to finish, and before we knew it, we were at the end of the line. Oh, it’s already that time! Oh, I want to ride again.
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Experience period: Monday, May 29 – Friday, June 2
Hours: 11:00 a.m. to noon.
Fee: Free of charge for dispatch and ride.
A total of two rickshaws will be dispatched in Asakusa for approximately 30 minutes at a time.
Rides are first-come, first-served, so early reservations are recommended.
After downloading the Uber app, “Uber Rickshaw” will appear on the app, and you can easily call a rickshaw by tapping “Uber Rickshaw” in the car type selection.
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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Asoko Yatagata
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Asoko Yatagata
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Born in 1985. She grew up watching her father, Koyata Aso, perform live on stage. In 2003, she received the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Cup, the top prize at the 48th National Youth Speech Contest. In 2015, she became a director of the Japan Speech Contest Association. D. program at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo in March 2020. He is the author of “Eiga Live It’s Life” (Takagi Shobo, 2009), co-authored by Yata Aso and Yata Ko-Yata. He has been involved in a variety of stage activities, including theatrical katsuben, dialect katsuben, stage direction and scriptwriting, and emceeing. He has performed in the U.S., Canada, Korea, and other countries.
