The golden age of Tokyo's streetcars took place between 1911 and the postwars years. Gradualy the car's number fall away with the car industry developpment and the motor vehicle traffic growth. Finally, at the occasion of the 1964 Olympic games, the tramway transportation was relegated to the past...
The Toei Streetcar (Toden), Arakawa line, is the only one streetcar remaining line in Tokyo. With of total length of 12.2 kilometers, the line runs between the Minowabashi station located in the Taito ward (Taito-ku) in the Northeast of Tokyo, and the Waseda station located in the Shinjuku ward (Shinjuku-ku).
The complete trip takes approximately 50 minutes, but -and it's a part of the interest - you can enjoy for a day or an half-day trip by stopping at a few stations for sightseeing. The route aboard the old-style tram is quite charming and many spots are located along the line: small food shops, museums, parks, temples and shopping streets.
The One-Day Economy Pass (Ichi-nichi Josha Ken) will not charge your budget with its 400 yens and with which you can get-on and get-off so many times you want and experience the different car from retro to modern design. There are four Toei Streetcar pass sales locations (Waseda, in front of Otsuka Station, at the streetcar stop in front of Oji Station and Minowabashi).
Obviously, the streetcar's average speed is low, around 12Km/h but the chin chin densha -an other name for the Toden tram- klaxon is powerfull, I have experienced it when I was delayed on the railway, busy to take photographs... So you have time to explore the chin chin densha tram's interior and examine the ancient but very well maintained material: old speakers, mirrors, cranks...
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