The official name of the Yurikamome (which is the name of a black-headed seagull) is Tōkyō Rinkai Shinkōtsū Rinkai Line, but nobody bothers with that, preferring just “Yurikamome”. Running along the Tokyo Bay waterfront and connecting the “mainland” at Shimbashi station to the man-made island of Odaiba, the ultra-modern line features driverless trains, which means you can sit…
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Seibu Ikebukuro Line
The bright yellow train car lets everyone know it is a Seibu line train, though in the past, that wasn’t always something they wanted to draw attention to. Seibu was one of the companies contracted to transport “night soil” (human waste) from Tokyo to rural disposal sites for several years after WW2, not exactly a highlight…
Toden Arakawa Streetcars
The Toden Arakawa line is one of two remaining streetcar lines in Tokyo, running from the Waseda University area north before abruptly turning east to end at Minowabashi, in the northeastern part of Tokyo. Although the cars are thoroughly modern, riding them feels like stepping back in time, when conductors greeted people on the streets…
山手線 Yamanote Line
Trains are the lifelines of Tokyo but no train line is more important than the Yamanote Line. Running in a circle with the Imperial Palace at its center, the Yamanote Line serves 29 stations and takes roughly an hour to complete a circuit. Depending on where you want to go, you are never farther than 30…
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