As the season for viewing autumn leaves comes to an end in Kyoto's Arashiyama district, a tall young blond rickshaw driver is drawing attention.

Juho Tuomainen, 29, a native of Finland, started work as the city's first non-Japanese rickshaw driver last summer, serving up the history of Kyoto to his passengers.

"It's a job that's only available in Japan," he said he thought when he first saw the traditional human-powered two-wheel carriages.