The route takes it over city centers and suburbs...and through mountains. Riding is a strange, but good, experience.pic.twitter.com/lzJzWWsIt5
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The Yamaman Yukarigaoka Line is a short loop route serving the Tokyo suburb of Yukarigaokapic.twitter.com/uDcD0F3rTF
The route runs counter-clockwise on the loop portion, and runs in both directions between Koen [park] and Yukarigaoka stations.pic.twitter.com/CbIj2h1Ov8
The Yukarigaoka Line runs on rubber tires, instead of on steel wheels.pic.twitter.com/psuHBj1cyO
In the heart of Tokyo, the Arakawa Line is the only remnant of the once-vast streetcar system.pic.twitter.com/66paTCyVDg
The Arakawa Line serves several neighborhoods with many elderly residents--very nostalgic!pic.twitter.com/nv16FuujoW
The interior, the stations...everything evokes memories of old Tokyo.pic.twitter.com/Fpol0BBNRP
I know I've seen some good paintings of it too, but can't find them today...pic.twitter.com/y9U4BnyCgR
From old to new, from Tokyo to Chiba, from the Arakawa Line to the Chiba Monorailpic.twitter.com/dKdvgdZ4BL
The Chiba Monorail is pretty cool and futuristic, but needs bulky, disruptive infrastructure...pic.twitter.com/YffI73kxQW
...I guess it's not that bad, once you get away from the main station where two branches convergepic.twitter.com/NwTS6Alh1E
It's kinda hypnotic, to be honest. But there's a reason Japan doesn't do monorails much anymore!pic.twitter.com/7oOFKhACKz
Looking towards Osaka now instead of Kyoto--the Wakayama Railwaypic.twitter.com/vA13tJUglu
This railway became famous for having a cat as one of its station managers, Tama the Cat. Obv this required an honorary train, too.pic.twitter.com/lPfUUtcTiI
Aside from the "Tama Train," there's the "Ichigo [Strawberry] Train" and "Omocha [Toy] Train."pic.twitter.com/sCjnzjYDn9
The interiors of these trains are suitably magicalpic.twitter.com/5Eh3VAKZJ7
I'll wrap up the thread with two Kyoto-area companies: first, Eizan Railway, serving Mt Hiei and Mt Kuramapic.twitter.com/HDHplZMVBX
Eizan Railway's newest design is pretty sweet...great route for watching fall foliage, toopic.twitter.com/yR3FcdIBoC
Finally, the Keifuku Railway, or "Randen," a tram service in Kyoto.pic.twitter.com/tNNVkIUE4T
...probably because part of the route is called the Cherry Blossom Tunnel.pic.twitter.com/c8x7BhirHn
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