The carts called “Daigoro Kuruma”, which you can see a lot of on the Saganoseki peninsula, were an explosive hit in the heyday of the Showa era.
The cart has been called many different names, including “Daigoro-Kuruma”, “Oshi-Guruma”, “Seri Kuruma”, “Baby Carriage” and “Kuruma”.
This cart is used in many different ways. It can be used to carry farming tools, fishing equipment or to take out the rubbish.

This Daigoro-Guruma cart was originally built as a pram.
In the heyday of the Showa era (1926-1989), children of the second baby boom were brought up in this Daigoro-Guruma and the Saganoseki peninsula was crowded with them.
The model for the pram was a stylish rattan one.
The first Daigoro carriage in Saganoseki was made by a pram shop in Tokushima, Shikoku. The owner of the shop put wheels on a plastic tangerine box and sold it. The owner of the shop sold the carts to a furniture shop in Saganoseki, and the Daigoro-Guruma carts spread from there.
To know these local history and culture makes me so happy.