kago

noun2

1. •
   (historical) An open and suspended Japanese style of sedan chair.

   • There are no roads outside the villages in northern Yezo, no jinriksha,—those most fascinating man-power carriages,—no kago, or swinging cars, and no side-saddles... — 1898
2. •
   (historical) Any Japanese litter, inclusive of norimonos and other styles.

   • With the long kagos, three coolies are always used, and sometimes four. — 1895