JIDAIYA Profile

Japanese mind, which has been lost recently.
JIDAIYA’s mission is to offer traditional Japanese cultures to the current society in visible form.
We offer not only rickshaw but also traditional Japanese cultures & entertainment programs.

浅草人力車の老舗
時代屋ロゴ
専科
下町の絆
浪漫

Rickshaw runs. Struggling with slopes, slithering through narrow alleys, threading through residential areas.
Kicking through cold snow, passing under bloomed flowers, stepping onto fallen leaves, going against fierce gusts.
Rickshaw is slow. Much, much slower than an airplane, a car, even slower than a bicycle.
In this era, we can have a day trip from Hokkaido to Okinawa while rickshaw could take an hour to go to the next town in some cases.
Modern technology enables thousands of people to be transported while rickshaw carries only one or two passengers at most.
We, however, love this vehicle which runs on human speed.
We love this vehicle which has an ability of human beings’ limitation.
Travel became nothing but a way of transportation, as its time was drastically cut.
Accommodation is just a place to stay, as time-consuming booking process was dramatically saved.
Towns turned into cities. Roads lost its soil, landscape lost its alleys.
Our grasses, grounds, trees, forests are all gone.
Instead, we have wealthy life around us, but…
Look. We wonder if we are missing something on our way.
JIDAIYA runs rickshaw.
The driver skilfully avoids street pebbles, balances his vehicle on ramps to mitigate uncomfortable wobbling.
Passengers appreciate his consideration by giving eyes to his sweaty back silently.
Driver and passengers are blended into one unit.
Rickshaw runs. With a man on it. A man runs. Runs into the era. JIDAIYA runs.
With a heart of once-in-a-life-time encounter.

■ History ■

1987
JIDAIYA is established in Yokohama
1989
Operate Rickshaw shop during the Yokohama exposition
1995
Start rickshaw for wedding in Asakusa
1996
Relocate to Asakusa and ran sightseeing rickshaw business with business partners
1997
Start sightseeing rickshaw business on a full scale in front of the Kaminarimon gate, Asakusa
1999
JIDAIYA Ltd. is established and the office is opened in the back of Sensoji Temple Start ‘Costume play’ in the shop
2000
Reorganize to JIDAIYA Co.
Open the Asakusa information website ‘asakusa-e.com’ and it is certified as Community Support Projects of 21st century in Taito ward
2001
‘Asakusa-e.com’ is certified as the Official Site of Internet exhibition and awarded the chief editor prize
2003
Start temporary booth for ‘street picture-story show’
2006
Relocate the office in front of the Kaminarimon gate
2007
Start temporary booth for ‘Mom and pop candy shop’
2012
Start Asakusa sightseeing guide by electric talking pen
 Start ‘Barrier-Free Rickshaw Station’
2014
Relocate the office and establish Meijikan office and Edokura studio
 Start ‘Traditional Japanese culture experiences program’
 Start ‘Kimono and Yukata rental’
2015
Start ‘Palanquin experience’
2016
Start ‘Shamisen experience’
2017
Start ‘Samurai sword experience (Iaido)’
2018
Establish Komagata studio
 Start ‘Samurai armor experience (with studio photoshoot)’
 Start ‘Tsumami-zaiku; Japanese pinching craft experience’
2019
Start ‘Japanese Flower Arrangement Experience’

■ Corporate Profile ■

Jidaiya Corporation
 
Founded in
1987
Established in
1999
Representative
Hidenori Fujiwara
Capital stock
10 million yen
Description
Asakusa sightseeing rickshaw, Wedding rickshaw, Event rickshaw, Produce for Japanese-style wedding, Japanese traditional performing arts & entertainments, Street picture-story show, Costume play with photoshoot, Produce for Japanese-style events, Traditional Japanese culture experience programs, Operate Asakusa information website
Enrolled group
The Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Asakusa Shops Associations, Asakusa Sightseeing Rickshaw Associations
Address
111-0034 2-3-5 Kaminarimon, Taito Ward, Tokyo
Telephone
03-3843-0890
FAX
03-3843-8490
e-mail
info@jidaiya.biz
URL
https://www.jidaiya.biz 「JIDAIYA」
https://www.asakusa-e.com 「asakusa-e.com」

Contact Jidaiya for reservations and inquiries.mail
TEL 03-3843-0890