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A Group Of Japanese Riding Elephants To A Picnic In Kinta
This photograph shows a group of Japanese riding elephants to a picnic in Kinta.
The Japanese community in Ipoh dates back to at least 1893, when a Japanese pony bus service was started between Ipoh and Batu Gajah. Japanese brothels were established in Kinta around the same time.
By 1899 Ipoh had at least one Japanese dentist and a photographers studio. In 1921 it is recorded that Ipoh then had 4 Japanese dentists, three sundry shops, four photo studios, one tailor, five barbers, two laundry shops and six hotels. Indeed the estimate of Japanese residents in Kinta Valley that year had risen to 150 to 180 of which 50 were Karayuki-san (prostitutes).
To read more about a brief history of elephants, click here.
To read about the history of Ipoh's transport in e-Book form, click here.
To read more about the book ‘Kinta Valley’, click here.