A bicycle ran the wide street in front of Shinjuku Station

Bicyce running wide street in front of Shinjuku Station
Bicycle running at Shinjuku West Exit
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There is a large roundabout at the west exit of Shinjuku Station. On weekdays, the area around the roundabout is crowded with cars, but since it was a weekend day, it was deserted. I stopped at a pedestrian bridge and watched the leisurely traffic below. Occasionally, a car would appear and pass by.

After a while, a bicycle appeared on the street. The bicycle was riding on its own on the deserted street. Upon closer inspection, I noticed a large plastic square box on the back of the bicycle. This bicycle is a delivery partner of Uber Eats. Recently, I have been seeing more and more Uber Eats delivery partners. On the other hand, I have not met anyone who uses Uber's ride-sharing service.

Uber is a ride-sharing service company, but the service they offer in Japan is just a cab dispatch service. In Japan, you need a type 2 driver's license to operate a service that charges money to transport people, and if you do not have a type 2 license, you are considered to unlicensed taxi driver. This means that it is illegal for the general public to use Uber's ride-sharing service to transport people if they do not have a type 2 license. For this reason, Uber's service in Japan is limited to cab dispatch services. In this way, Japan will be left behind in the global trend.

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Sep 2019 IN THE CITY TOKYO

PHOTO DATA

No

11196

Shooting Date

Jan 2019

Posted On

September 16, 2019

Modified On

October 29, 2023

Place

Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo

Genre

Street Photography

Camera

SONY ALPHA 7R II

Lens

SONNAR T* FE 55MM F1.8 ZA

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