{"id":909,"date":"2009-10-21T19:36:46","date_gmt":"2009-10-21T10:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/?p=909"},"modified":"2009-10-21T20:15:20","modified_gmt":"2009-10-21T11:15:20","slug":"toden-arakawa-line-a-very-unique-historic-streetcar-line-in-tokyo-downtowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/?p=909","title":{"rendered":"Toden Arakawa Line &#8211; a very unique &#038; historic streetcar line in Tokyo downtowns"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_911\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-911\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc93.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-911\" title=\"Toden Arakawa Line\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc93-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"the only streetcar line survived in Tokyo\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc93-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc93-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc93.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the only streetcar line survived in Tokyo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dear International Investors,<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I used <a title=\"Toden Arakawa Line\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Toden_Arakawa_Line\" target=\"_blank\">Toden Arakawa Line<\/a>, when I surveyed three apartment buildings in Taito-ku, Arakawa-ku, and Toshima-ku last week.\u00a0 The line is the only streetcar system survived in Tokyo, connecting Waseda (Shinjuku-ku) and Minowabashi (Arakawa-ku).\u00a0 The line has been in operation since 1913, and the neighborhoods and towns along the line still show what Tokyo used to look like in <a title=\"Showa Period\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sh%C5%8Dwa_period\" target=\"_blank\">Showa Period<\/a> (1926-1989).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Toden Arakawa Line runs through Shinjuku-ku, Toshima-ku, Kita-ku, and Arakawa-ku, most of these districts being downtown and residential.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_913\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-913\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc92.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-913\" title=\"Toden Arakawa Line\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc92-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"inside of the only streetcar line survived in Tokyo\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc92-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc92-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc92.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">inside of the only streetcar line survived in Tokyo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-915\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc95.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-915\" title=\"Toden Arakawa Line\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc95-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"a small station of Toden Arakawa Line\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc95-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc95-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc95.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">a small station of Toden Arakawa Line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Also, Toden Arakawa Line stops at some major stations at which passengers can switch from Toden Arakawa Line to another train line.\u00a0 These stations include Machiya (to <a title=\"Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tokyo_Metro_Chiyoda_Line\" target=\"_blank\">Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line<\/a>), <a title=\"oji station\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C5%8Cji_Station_(Tokyo)\" target=\"_blank\">Oji <\/a>(to <a title=\"jr keihin tohoku line\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Keihin-T%C5%8Dhoku_Line\" target=\"_blank\">JR Keihintohoku Line<\/a>), and <a title=\"otsuka station\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C5%8Ctsuka_Station\" target=\"_blank\">Otsuka<\/a> (to <a title=\"jr yamanote line\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yamanote_Line\" target=\"_blank\">JR Yamanote Line<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Toden Arakawa Line is fun to ride\u00a0 and watch.\u00a0 If you can spare sometime for sightseeing in Tokyo, I strongly recommend that you get onto Toden Arakawa Line.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_922\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-922\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-922\" title=\"Toden Arakawa Line\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79a-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"sings at a station - they are from 1960's\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79a-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79a.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">sings at a station - they are from 1960&#39;s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_924\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-924\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc94.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-924\" title=\"Toden Arakawa Line\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc94-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"a public restroom is retro-styled at a station of Arakawa Line\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc94-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc94-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc94.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">a public restroom is retro-styled at a station of Arakawa Line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_925\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-925\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc98.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-925\" title=\"Toden Arakawa Line\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc98-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"a stone monument by an Arakawa Line station - it reads that Showa Emperor has been here\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc98-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc98-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.realestate-minato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/e983bde99bbbe88d92e5b79de7b79aefbc98.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">a stone monument by an Arakawa Line station - it reads that Showa Emperor has been here<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Dear International Investors, \u00a0 I used Toden Arakawa Line, when I surveyed three apartment buildings in Taito-ku, Arakawa-ku, and Toshima-ku last week.\u00a0 The line is the only streetcar system survived in Tokyo, connecting Waseda (Shinjuku-ku) and Minowabashi (Arakawa-ku).\u00a0 The line has been in operation since 1913, and the neighborhoods and towns along the line 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