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Trilingual guide spreading love for one of Japan\u2019s most beautiful historical towns<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The first chapters of Joris De Bievre\u2019s<\/strong> life in Japan aren\u2019t all that unusual. Born in France but interested in the Asian nation from a young age, he moved to Tokyo in his 20s, working in the IT field and taking trips around the country in his spare time.<\/p>\n Of the many places he visited, De Bievre was especially fond of Kanazawa<\/strong> in Ishikawa Prefecture<\/a>. The town is famous for its Higashi Chaya teahouse district with rows of preserved historical buildings and for Kenrokuen, considered one of the three most beautiful gardens in Japan. Charms such as those had De Bievre so enamored with the place that in 2022, after eight years of living in Tokyo, he moved to Kanazawa, continuing to work in systems engineering via a remote work arrangement.<\/p>\n However, he\u2019s now picked up a second job in Kanazawa, and one that\u2019s much less common for foreigners in Japan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/a>\n A post shared by \u91d1\u6ca2\u58f1\u529b\u8eca (@kanazawa1_rickshaw)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n In the fall of last year, De Bievre was introduced via a mutual acquaintance to the owner of Kanazawa Ichirikisha<\/strong>, a rickshaw tour company that pulls customers around the city\u2019s historical sightseeing quarters. \u201cWhy don\u2019t you try working with us?\u201d the owner asked De Bievre, who\u2019d previously worked as a guide for Japanese tourists in France, and so he decided to take the rickshaw boss up on his offer.<\/p>\n Being a rickshaw puller in the modern era is job with two sides to it, though. Customers don\u2019t just expect a ride, they also want to know about the local history and significance of places they pass along the route. So while De Bievre, who\u2019s 39 years old, already enjoyed physical activity and talking with people, he needed to spend time apprenticing at Kanazawa Ichirikisha before he\u2019d be ready to start serving actual customers.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/a>\n A post shared by \u91d1\u6ca2\u58f1\u529b\u8eca (@kanazawa1_rickshaw)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n He kept at it though, running routes with the Kanazawa Ichirikisha staff one day a week in the Higashiyama and Kannonmachi neighborhoods of the city. Finally, this month, on July 21, he made his official debut, pulling paying customers for the first time on a blisteringly hot day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/a>\n A post shared by \u30ab\u30d5\u30a7\u304f\u308f\u3057\u3099\u307e (@cafe_kuwajima)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n De Bievre is Kanazawa\u2019s first foreign rickshaw puller, but that doesn\u2019t mean that Kanazawa Ichirikisha is going to have him pulling foreign customers exclusively<\/strong>, as he\u2019s able to communicate in Japanese. In fact, two of his first customers were a pair of Japanese women, one of whom remarked that \u201cHering explanations about this part of Kanazawa from the perspective of a foreign person has rekindled my interest and appreciation for my hometown.\u201d<\/p>\n Kanazawa Ichirikisha does realize, though, that De Bievre\u2019s ability to converse in his native French, as well as English, gives them a way to accommodate inbound foreign tourists who don\u2019t speak Japanese. The current plan is for him to pull rickshaws primarily on weekends while continuing to work his regular job, and if you\u2019re interested in booking a tour with Kanazawa Ichirikisha, their website can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Source: Hokuriku Shimbun (1<\/a>, 2<\/a>) via Yahoo! Japan News<\/a><\/em> Trilingual guide spreading love for one of Japan\u2019s most beautiful historical towns. The first chapters of Joris De Bievre\u2019s life in Japan aren\u2019t all that unusual. 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