Driving in TOKYO – TSUKIJI and more… [Slow TV] JAPAN 4K

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00:00 Heisei-dori Ave., Tsukiji, Chuo Ward
04:30 Kajibashi-dori Ave., Marunouchi, Chiyoda Ward
05:46 Uchibori-dori Ave.
08:55 Mejiro-dori Ave., Kudan-minami, Chiyoda Ward
12:10 Iidabashi, Chiyoda Ward
17:09 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo Ward
19:09 Waseda, Shinjuku Ward (Waseda Station, Tokyo Sakura Tram)
25:51 Shin-mejiro dori Ave., Naka-ochiai, Shinjuku Ward
28:00 Nagasaki, Toshima Ward

About Tsukiji
Tsukiji is synonymous with the former Tsukiji Fish Market , once the world’s largest seafood market. While the inner fish market, site of the world-famous tuna auctions, relocated to nearby Toyosu in October 2018, you can still visit the Tsukiji Outer Market and see various shopkeepers ply their trade.

The Tsukiji area also shows remnants of Western influence such as St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, built after Japan reopened to foreign trade, and Tsukiji Hongan-ji , a lovely and unusual Buddhist temple. You can even take a harbor cruise around Tokyo from nearby Hamarikyu Pier.

About Marunouchi
The red-brick façade of the beautifully restored Tokyo Station Marunouchi Station building is one of the city’s most striking pieces of architecture, especially distinctive against the glass and steel of neighboring skyscrapers. Behind it lies one of the city’s key transport hubs, connecting the country through bullet trains that run to Hakodate in the far north and to Fukuoka in the far south. Not only does the station contain a wealth of shopping and eating opportunities, but the surrounding areas also offer some of the city’s best sights, from the impressive Marunouchi financial district to Nihonbashi, the downtown center of Edo, the Tokyo of the past.

It’s not an exaggeration to say that every traveler probably passes through Tokyo Station at some point. It boasts the accolade of being Japan’s busiest stations by number of trains, and connects the entire length of the country through its bullet train network, with regular departures for major destinations like Kyoto. It also offers great access to both Narita Airport and Haneda Airport, and lies only 15 minutes from Tokyo’s major transit hub to the west, Shinjuku.

About Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line)
Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line) is the only Toden tram line left in Tokyo, which runs from Minowabashi Station to Waseda Station (12.2 km / 30 stations.

Japanese name: 東京さくらトラム
English name: Tokyo Sakura Tram

The line was originally constructed by the Ōji Electric Tram Company (王子電気軌道, Ōji-denki-kidō) as a part of their extensive network, with the oldest section still operating today opened in 1913. The line was at threat of being shut down along with the rest of Tokyo’s streetcar system in the 1960s, but concerted opposition from residents prevented this and parts of lines 27 (Minowabashi-Akabane) and 32 (Arakawa-Waseda) were merged to form the line as it is today. The line was sold to the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation in 1974, which renamed it the Toden Arakawa Line.

The Toden Arakawa Line operates between the terminals at Minowabashi Station and Waseda Station. It runs along Meiji Street between Asuka-yama Station and Oji Eki-mae Station. Otherwise, it operates on its own tracks. Presently, single driver-operated cars make the 12.2 km trip in 50 minutes. The gauge is 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in). The line is fully double-track, and draws 600 V electrical supply.

Two Toden Arakawa trams (one in revenue service, the other undergoing brake testing) collided on June 13, 2006 near the Minowabashi terminus, injuring 27 people.

The Toden Arakawa Line operates in northern and eastern Tokyo outside the main tourist areas. The terminus at Minowabashi is near the historical site of Edo’s red-light district Yoshiwara which features a completely covered shopping street, several blocks long, in the once common “Ameyoko” style (a shōtengai).

In Haruki Murakami’s novel Norwegian Wood, protagonist Toru Watanabe takes the line to near Ōtsuka Station: “I sat in the last seat and watched the ancient houses passing close to the window. The tram almost touched the overhanging eaves…. The tram snaked its way through this private back-alley world.”

Filming Date: July 7th, 2020

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