This is a picture of a street car (toden) at the Edo Tokyo Museum. Street Cars were once a common form local transportation in Tokyo. The Tokyo Street Car system was very efficient prior to the development of the current subway, train and bus system.
This is a recreation of a street car headed for Shimbashi. A network of Street Cars running through Shimbashi, Daimon and the surrounding area was the main mode of transportation at the time.
Our group stays at the Shiba Park Hotel in the Shiba area. We did not notice any signs of Street Cars that ran through the area. No remnants of rail lines. However, we did notice that the main streets were a little wider. In fact, the street which Daimon is located at seems to be pretty wide for a 2 lane street in Tokyo. HMMM, I wonder if the line once ran through the gates of Daimon????
Currently, the only street car line that I know is the Toden Arakawa Line. This line runs from Waseda (University) Station to Minowa Bashi.
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