駕籠かごかき

noun

palanquin bearer; sedan chair carrier

Historical occupation; someone who carried a palanquin (駕籠) for transport in pre-modern Japan.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、駕籠かごかきは街かい道どうで客きゃくを運はこんだ。

  In the Edo period, palanquin bearers carried passengers along the highways.