Annotation: "Wagons and rickshaws, more traditional methods of transportation for people and goods, are shown directly alongside early cars and trolleys...."

Wagons and rickshaws, more traditional methods of transportation for people and goods, are shown directly alongside early cars and trolleys. This is representative of the modernity and transition of the era in much the same way as the presence of both traditional and modern styles of clothing and architecture. It really evidences the rapidity with which the urban landscape changed after the Meiji restoration.