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Thanks. Are the tattoos, the scanty clothing and the somewhat (to my eyes) effeminate appearance anything to do with being a courier? Or just something to titil

• WastedCucumber 2y ago
  I was curious about this too and did some searching. Found this source https://www.oldphotosjapan.com/photos/882/19th-century-japanese-letter-carrier-tattoos-vintage-albumen-print https://www.oldphotosjapan.com/photos/882/19th-century-japan... as well as the wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikyaku https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikyaku I didn't see anything about tattoos or the eye makeup, but the loincloth definitely came up. That was their typical clothing, regardless of weather, although I find kind of hard to believe.
  • hermitcrab 2y ago
    Interesting. I wonder how easy it is to run distances carrying a pole? >I didn't see anything about tattoos or the eye makeup, but the loincloth definitely came up. That was their typical clothing, regardless of weather, although I find kind of hard to believe. Maybe that was just while they were running? And the way station provided some warm clothing when they stopped?