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Shibuya Local Museum Photo exhibition introducing "Toden Line 34" that ran from Shibuya Station along Meiji Dori
2024-04-23
A photo exhibition entitled "The Toden Tram that Ran Along Meiji Dori - Photographs by Kaneko Yoshio" will begin on April 23rd at the Shibuya Ward Shirane Memorial Museum of Local History and Literature.
The east exit of Shibuya Station (now under the walkway spanning Shibuya Hikarie and the east tower SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE SQUARE) used to be a huge terminal with many Toden tram stops, with four tram lines departing and arriving: line 6 (Shibuya Station-Shinbashi), line 9 (Shibuya Station-Hamacho Nakanobashi), line 10 (Shibuya Station-Sudacho), and line 34 (Shibuya Station-Kanasugibashi).
▲Toden tram type 7500 preserved at the Edo Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum (in Koganei Park, Tokyo). Route 6, which ran between Shibuya and Shinbashi.
Routes 6, 9, and 10 run up Miyamasuzaka from Shibuya Station, pass through Aoyama Depot (now National Children's Castle and United Nations University) and head towards Shinbashi, Kanda, and Nihonbashi, respectively, and on the way back they separate from Miyamasuzaka and return to Shibuya Station via Konnozaka (Aoyama Street) along the current Shibuya Cross Tower. Route 34 runs from Shibuya Station to Namikibashi, Tengenjibashi, Furukawabashi, Kanasugibashi, and Meiji-dori, and was originally the Tengenjibashi Line (between Shibuya and Tengenji). In 1938 (Showa 13), when the Tamaden Building (later the West Building of Tokyu Toyoko Department Store) was completed at Shibuya Station and Tamaden Shibuya Station was moved to the second floor of the building, the Tengenjibashi Line was absorbed into the Toden (then the city tram) and became Route 34.
The Toden trams had long been beloved by Tokyo residents as a form of transportation, but with the increase in automobile traffic, route 6 was discontinued in 1967 (Showa 42), routes 9 and 10 in 1968 (Showa 43), and route 34 in 1969 (Showa 44).
▲1969 Shibuya Station - Namikibashi area (photo by Kaneko Yoshio)
This exhibition will feature photos of Toden trams, mainly the "34 Line" tram, taken and documented by Kaneko Yoshio, a resident of Minato Ward, running from Shibuya Station along Meiji Dori towards Kanasugibashi. Twenty-five contemporary photographs of the same locations as the Toden tram photos from the 1960s will also be displayed side by side, allowing visitors to compare the old and new landscapes of Shibuya, which is changing dramatically due to redevelopment and other factors.
▲October 25, 1969, inside the last train (photo by Yoshio Kaneko)
Along with the photographs, the exhibition also displays tram destination signs, posters announcing the abolition of the tram line, and a map of Shibuya Ward from the 1960s, vividly bringing to life the appearance and style of the tram line at the time, a popular form of transportation for the general public.
The event will run until June 30th.
Outline
name: | Photo exhibition "The streetcar that ran along Meiji-dori Street - From photos taken by Yoshio Kaneko -" |
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Dates: | April 23rd (Tue) - June 30th (Sun), 2024 |
Open: | 9:00-17:00 *Closed on Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a holiday) |
place | Shibuya Ward Local and Literary Shirane Memorial Museum Special Exhibition Room |
Rates: | Adults: 100 yen (80 yen) / Elementary and junior high school students: 50 yen (40 yen) |
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