Maybe one of the oddest professions in Japan is that of the bokka (歩荷). Porters who carry supplies to remote mountain guesthouses inaccessible to vehicles. A bokka uses customized wooden ladder frames to carry 100-165kg of supplies on day long marches (walk up, run down).
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The job is popular: not surprisingly veteran bokka routinely tests as fitter and healthier than elite athletes. Both men and women take on the job, the average weight of a bokka is 60-70kg.
@wrathofgnon A sherpa carrying supplies is odd?
@wrathofgnon Similar job in the white mountains of New Hampshire, slightly lighter loads though. atlasobscura.com/articles/how-d…