The Toden Arakawa line is one of the vestiges of the Tokyo tram network from the end of the 19th century. Along its 12 km route, passengers have a front row seat to witness this highlight of the Japanese spring.
Residents are mobilizing to preserve a small section of their line, put into service in the early 1910s. The only preserved part of the historic network, it continues to wind through the popular neighborhoods of northern Tokyo, connecting Minowabashi Station to Waseda University for 12 kilometers.