A cute Japanese girl Yura-chan guided me around Asakusa by rickshaw😊

I took a rickshaw ride in Asakusa driven by a very cute girl driver, Yura-chan!
Yura-chan studied abroad in Thailand last year and returned to Asakusa.😊
In this shooting, Yura-chan told many interesting episodes she experienced in Thailand.
I hope you enjoy her guide for the first time in a while. ^^

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I have done my best to translate the title, description, and subtitles, but I apologize for any errors in the content.
*This video was filmed with the permission of Tokyo Rickshaw.

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Me: Okay, let’s start. She: Yeah. Me: Long time no see you. She: Yeah, good see you again. Let’s go! Me: Today is New Year’s Day, so this street is a pedestrian zone. She: It is full of people. Me: Yeah. She: It’s a nice view.

She: Today we can see a different view than usual. Me: Yeah. Me: What time did you come to work today? She: I came to Asakusa today at 7 a.m. and started working at 8 a.m. Me: Oh, early morning. She: I was so busy as to lose track of time today.

Me: Your hair has grown longer. She: That’s right. Today I have a haircut that shows off the length of my hair. Me: Yeah. She: My hair has grown to shoulder length. Me: Yeah. She: I like this hair length. Me: Last time I rode on your rickshaw, you had short hair.

She: Yeah, I had short hair. She: I miss those days. Me: Yeah. She: Last time we did the seven lucky gods tour together. Me: That was fun. She: During my stay in Thailand, I watched that video many times. Me: Oh, I’m glad you say so.

She: I have a lot to reflect on in my guiding in that video. Me: Did you often watch videos on YouTube while you were in Thailand? She: Yeah, I watched videos many times to make sure I don’t forget my guide to Asakusa. Me: Oh, I see.

She: I’ve learned a lot from the videos on your channel. Me: Thank you. Me: Can we talk about your life in Thailand later? She: Yeah, I have 7 months worth of stories to tell. She: Today, the rickshaw stop is here. Me: Oh, I see.

She: Oh, he says we can depart immediately. Me: Yeah. She: From here on out we need to lower the volume of our voices a bit as this is a residential area. Me: Okay. She: Please wait a moment. Me: Yeah. She: Ready for a ride? Me: Yeah, I’m ready.

She: Then, please ride slowly. Me: Thank you. She: Did you come here today right after you left home? Me: Yeah, I got up a while ago and came here right after I left. She: Oh, really? Wow. She: How long was the waiting time for the rickshaw? Me: Oh, waiting time was very short.

She: Please wait a moment. Me: Okay. Me: What did you do to spend New Year’s Eve? She: I spent New Year’s Eve with no events. She: I attended the New Year’s countdown in Asakusa the year before last. Me: Oh, you spent the New Year’s Eve of 2022 in Asakusa? She: Yeah.

She: I was in Asakusa at the moment of the change from 2022 to 2023. She: But I missed the last train that day and could not go home. She: So I stayed at my colleague’s house that day. Me: Oh, I see.

She: Because of that failure, I went home early at night and went to bed on the New Year’s Eve last year. She: I slept very well last night. Me: You’ve been coming to work every day for the past few days. She: Yeah, so I go home early at night to rest my body.

She: I’m fine. Me: I see. She: Okay, I will introduce myself and check the time. Me: Yeah. She: I’m “Yura”, today’s driver. My name tag is now written in Roman characters. Me: Oh, it’s true.

She: Today you chose the 90-minute course. The time now is 11:25 and we will be back here at around 12:55. Me: Okay. She: We’re off! Tokyo Rickshaw staff: Good luck. Me: Today is New Year’s Day, so we are departing from a different location than usual.

She: Oh, it looks like this road is still passable. Me: Oh, yeah. She: Oh, we may not be able to make a right turn up ahead. Me: Yeah, it looks that way. She: We will turn left. Me: Okay. She: We could not take shortcuts. Me: Yeah.

Me: Today is New Year’s Day, so we are going to visit a shrine. Me: Can we turn left? She: Yeah, I usually make a right turn here. She: Today, I’ll try turn left first. She: Okay. Me: It’s a different route than usual. She: Yeah.

Me: When you returned from Thailand, Tokyo Rickshaw had many drivers you didn’t know, right? She: Yeah, I had never met more than half of the drivers before. She: I still have a hard time remembering their names.

Me: Now, you have many more juniors driver. She: Yeah, more than half of the drivers are juniors driver. She: The number of workers at Tokyo Rickshaw has increased very much. She: When I was a trainee, there were only five or six trainees.

She: There were times when there were only three or four trainees. Me: Yeah. She: After I returned from Thailand, I resumed my work as a driver after training in driving. She: At that time, I was surprised to see that there were 13 trainees. She: It was like a school.

Me: Yeah, the number of Tokyo Rickshaw drivers has increased very much. She: That’s right. She: I’m amazed. Me: There are some drivers I haven’t talked to yet. She: Huh? Is it raining? Me: Yeah, it’s starting to rain a little. She: Shall I close the roof? Me: Thank you.

She: No need for a set of red rain sheets Me: Yeah. She: If it rains harder, I’ll set up a red sheet. Me: Okay. Me: Thank you. She: I’ll stop once and close the rickshaw roof. Me: Yeah, thank you. Me: It began to rain. She: Yeah, I’ll close the roof. Me: Thank you.

She: Please wait a moment. She: See you soon. She: Let’s go. She: I think that vending machine will surprise many foreign tourists. Me: Oh, the beef tongue vending machine. She: It is marked as “Sendai(=City in Miyagi Prefecture.)”. Me: Yeah, Sendai is famous for its beef tongue.

She: I once ate beef tongue in Sendai during a school trip. Me: Did you go to Sendai on a school trip? She: Yeah, I did. Me: How was your life in Thailand? She: I enjoyed it very much. Me: Oh, that’s good.

She: It was such a good study abroad experience that I wish I could live in Thailand forever. Me: Are the temperatures warm all year round in Thailand? She: Yeah, it’s about the temperature of August in Japan. Me: Oh, I see.

Me: I know you originate from a cold region, but were you okay with the heat in Thailand? She: Well… She: Thailand is hotter than Japan, but has excellent heat protection. Me: Oh, I see. She: So I didn’t have much trouble with the heat. Me: Yeah.

She: I work as a rickshaw driver, so in Japan I spend a lot of time outside in the summer and that is more hard. She: Thailand is too cold indoors because of the excessive heater. Me: Oh, heater? You mean air conditioner? She: Oh, I made a mistake.

She: Also, Thailand has a large variety of cold drinks. She: For example, in Thailand, when making cocoa, ice is added to the cocoa and shaken. Me: It’s interesting because we don’t make cocoa that way in Japan. She: In Thailand, most types of drinks are shaken with ice.

Me: Did Thai food suit your taste buds? She: Uh…yeah, the food was good, except for the cilantro. Me: You don’t like cilantro? She: Yeah, very much. Me: Not a few Japanese are big fans of cilantro. She: Yeah, I can’t relate to them.

She: Actually, some Thai people do not like cilantro. It’s the same as some Japanese do not like wasabi. Me: Oh, I understand. She: Oh, the rain is getting stronger…? Me: Yeah. She: Can I set up a red sheet for rain? Me: Yeah, thank you.

Me: Viewers, Tokyo Rickshaw has a rule that on rainy days, a red sheet is set on the rickshaw. She: Yeah. She: It’s a magic sheet. She: I feel safe driving on this street because it’s not crowded.

Me: Yeah, it’s very crowded around Asakusa station today, but if go a little farther, we can enjoy the peaceful atmosphere. She: I’ll take out the red sheet. Me: Okay. She: This is the magic sheet. Me: Wow. Me: Is there anything I can do to help?

She: Oh, you don’t have to think about that. Please sit down and wait. Me: Thank you. Me: This is the first time I have had this red sheet set up while on the road in a rickshaw. She: Oh, really? Me: Yeah. It’s a rare shot.

She: Wow, rare scene. I’ll bend this part of the sheet. She: Actually, the videos on your channel are frequently watched by trainees for study. Me: Oh, I have often heard about that from them. She: The videos on your channel are their educational material. Me: I’m glad to be of some help to them.

She: Have you ever ridden on a bus called “Megurin”? Me: I have not yet. She: That bus fare is 100 yen. Me: That’s the bus that a rounds Asakusa’s tourist spots, right? She: Yeah, that bus makes a round Asakusa’s various tourist spots. Me: Yeah. She: My customer told me about that bus.

Me: Viewers, the name of that bus is “Megurin”. She: Yeah, I heard that bus is very popular among tourists. I did not know that until now. Me: Viewers, if you’re interested, look into that bus. She: Yeah, the name of the bus is “Megurin”.

Me: This bus can often be seen in Asakusa. She: It’s a small bus. Me: Yeah, it’s a cute looking bus. Me: What were we talking about earlier? She: We were talking about food in Thailand. Me: Oh, yeah. I remember now. Me: What was the best food you had in Thailand?

She: Tom Yam Kung was the best. Me: Oh, Tom Yam Kung. Me: Tom Yam Kung is a popular Thailand food in Japan. Cup ramen noodles flavored with Tom Yam Kung are also sold. She: Yeah, I have a dozen Tom Yam Kung Noodles in my house. Me: Wow.

Me: Thailand food is very popular in Japan, so there are Thailand restaurants in every town in Japan. She: Yeah, there are also several in Asakusa. She: There is my favorite Thailand restaurant near Skytree. She: The food at that restaurant was extremely hot.

She: I once had Tom Yam Kung Noodle at that restaurant and it was very hot. She: It took me an hour to finish that tom yum kung noodle. The waiter at the restaurant teased me that you ate it up too slowly.

Me: You are not a fan of spicy food? She: Yeah, but I like Thailand food. She: So I eat it while saying it is hot and spicy a lot. Me: Are most people in Thailand good at spicy food? She: Ah…, yeah.

She: They seem to be good at spicy food, although there are some Thais who, like me, eat spicy food with sweaty, red faces. Me: Oh, I see. She: It seems to be natural for them to eat while sweating. Me: Thai food is often too spicy for Japanese people.

She: Thai people eat spicy food since childhood. Me: Oh, I see. Me: What foods are popular in Thailand now? She: Oh, um… She: Oh, when I was in Thailand, takoyaki was popular. Me: Oh, really? I’m surprised that Japanese food is so popular in Thailand. She: Yeah. Takoyaki is popular.

She: Sushi is also popular. There are many Japanese restaurants in Thailand. Me: Oh, I see. She: In Thailand, people can eat Japanese food whenever they want. Me: That’s nice. She: There’s also Don Quijote in Thailand. Me: Oh, yeah.

She: The price of things sold at Don Quijote in Thailand is about twice the price of those sold at Don Quijote in Japan. Me: I see. Me: Did you do any sightseeing in Thailand? She: Yeah, I did a lot. Me: Where did you go? She: Most impressive was the pink Ganesha.

Me: That’s where the elephant statue is. She: That’s right. That elephant is also in Asakusa. She: The same god that is in the Matsuchiyama Shoden in Asakusa is also found in Thailand. Me: Wow. She: I went to see that God in Thailand.

Me: Are there a lot of tourists in that place? She: Yeah, there were a lot of Chinese tourists. She: Originally, that place was a temple for local people to worship. She: But that place became a popular tourist attraction because it became famous for being a photogenic temple.

Me: Is that temple your recommendation? She: Yeah. Me: Viewers, if you ever get a chance to visit Thailand, you should visit that place. She: You should decide on only one wish and go to that place. Me: Is that the place where wishes come true? She: Yeah.

Me: It seems like Matsuchiyama Shoden. She: That’s right. She: At that temple, people make wishes on the ears of mouse. Me: Oh, I see. She: A mouse has two ears. Me: Yeah. She: It is believed that by blocking one ear of the mouse, the wish will not escape.

Me: That’s so interesting. She: Yeah. Me: It’s nice to experience life abroad so you can tell interesting stories to your customers. She: You’re right. She: Next time I want to go to snow country. Me: Good. Me: You want to go to a country where it snows a lot?

She: I have looked into it, but there don’t seem to be many such countries. Iceland seems to get a lot of snow. Me: Yeah, I have that impression of Iceland too. She: I would like to visit Finland most of all. Me: Oh, nice.

She: I would like to go to Santa Claus Village and meet Santa Claus. Me: I have heard that Santa Claus is real. She: Yeah, he is real. She: I have sent letters to Santa Claus. Me: Oh, really? She: I also received a reply from Santa Claus. Me: Wow.

She: If you want a reply from Santa Claus, you must also send a return postage stamp. Me: Oh, I see. Me: Did you write that letter in Japanese? She: No, I did my best to write in English. The day I wrote that letter was the first day I wrote English.

She: The reply from Santa Claus was also written in English. Me: Oh, I see. She: But it was in cursive. Me: You could read it? She: I couldn’t read it. She: So I asked my father to read that letter to me.

Me: What was the first food you ate when you returned to Japan? She: I ate udon. Me: Ah, udon. She: I ate udon with Satomin. Me: Oh, I see. Me: You ate that udon in Asakusa? She: Um, I forgot where I ate.

She: Oh, I remember. I ate at Marugame Seimen. Me: Oh, Marugame Seimen. She: A few days before returning to Japan I had eaten some very spicy food that had upset my stomach. She: So I could not eat for few days.

She: That udon was the first food I had eaten in a few days. Me: I see. Me: Is there Udon in Thailand? She: Yeah, Thailand has it. But it was different from the taste of Japanese udon. It must have been frozen food.

Me: Was it different from the taste of udon that Japanese people like? She: Yeah. She: It did not taste like the udon that Japanese people know. Me: Oh, I see. Me: This torii is so big. She: So big. Me: This torii is cool in color and design. She: Yeah.

She: The shape of that torii is standard. She: But some torii gate shapes are patented and cannot be used. She: For example, the torii of Ishihama Shrine has a unique shape, and other shrines are not allowed to build torii of the same shape without a permit.

Me: I learned about it for the first time. She: Cool. Me: Yeah, I like that black and red design. Me: The Tokyo Rickshaw uniforms and that torii are the same color. She: It would be cool to take a picture in front of that torii wearing this uniform. Me: Yeah.

She: This year is my coming-of-age ceremony. So I would like to wear a “furisode” and ride on a rickshaw. She: I’m wondering where to go by rickshaw. Me: You should ask the rickshaw driver to take lots of cool pictures. She: Yeah.

She: Maybe I can get some cool pictures if I come to this shrine. Me: Yeah. Me: Oh, there is a line at the shrine. She: Crowded. Me: It looks like it would be difficult to worship at today’s shoot. She: We’ll just go into the shrine grounds? Me: Yeah. Let’s do that.

She: I’ll park my rickshaw here. Me: Yeah, thank you. She: Please wait a moment. She: Okay, let’s go. She: I bought this in Thailand and it broke yesterday. Me: Oh, it broke? She: Here. Me: This bag you bought in Thailand? She: Yeah, made in Thailand.

She: I bought it because the design was so cute. Me: Viewers, it’s difficult to worship at the shrine today, so we’ll just take a short walk around the grounds. She: Shitaya shrine. She: This is… Here is Shitaya shrine. Me: Oh, it’s English. She: Finish. She: Then let’s take a bow.

She: Oh, this is a “Otagiage(sacred bonfire)”. Me: Yeah. She: Today amazake is sold at many shrines. Me: Yeah, it smells good. She: I love amazake. Me: Let’s take a look here for a moment. She: Yeah. She: Wow. So beautiful. Me: Yeah.

She: There is no ladle placed in this hand-water. Has this been the case before? Me: Yeah, there has not been a ladle here before. She: It was beautiful. Me: Yeah. Me: Many worshippers take pictures of this hand water. She: I want to come back to take pictures too.

She: The last time I came here at night, the flowers had been put away. Me: Beyond this point is an area for worshippers. She: This is the end of the introduction to this shrine. Me: Can you introduce this shrine simply? She: Okay. This Shitaya Shrine is the oldest Inari shrine in Tokyo.

She: The shrine’s blessings are safety of one’s family and… She: Good business. Me: Yeah. Me: These many amulets are a unique sight. Me: Today this shrine has a New Year’s atmosphere. She: Let’s get out of there. Me: Yeah.

She: This shrine is said to protect people doing business. So we should come to worship a lot. Me: Yeah, anyone who is in business should come to this shrine to pray. She: That’s right. Me: Let’s take a bow. She: The atmosphere in this area is nice. Me: I agree.

Me: Well, I think we’ll end the shoot here today. She: Yeah. She: Thank you. Me: I’ll come back for a ride. She: Thank you. Me: Bye bye.