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[Limited bonus: Poster included] Complete version / Toden system guide

[Limited bonus: Poster included] Complete version / Toden system guide

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[Neko Pub Shop Limited Benefit]
Special “Train Guide Map” Poster

The Neko Pub Shop exclusive benefit is a B4 size poster of the ``Train Guide Map'' published by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation as of February 1963 (when all 40 lines except 26 lines were still in operation). This illustration is actually included in this book, but by making it a separate print, I think it will be easier to understand by comparing it with the main text page. Once you start watching it, you're guaranteed to lose track of time.

*Reproduction or reproduction without permission from the editorial department is prohibited.

Scheduled to be shipped sequentially after 12/20

Tokyo's streetcar/toden was once said to be the largest in the East. Fortunately, one Arakawa line remains today, and you can still feel the traces of those days, but in its heyday there were a total of 41 lines, with the sound of hanging music reverberating in every corner of the city center. I was there.

By the way, the concept of ``system'' that indicates bus routes is still familiar today, but it is also true that it is difficult for people who are not familiar with the area to understand this concept. For example, one Toden system used to connect the section from Shinagawa Station to Ueno Station, but it is difficult to know which route it takes along the way, which lines it branches off from, runs parallel to, or intersects with, etc. now that there is no real one. would be surprisingly difficult to understand. Even if you were to stand where tracks were once laid, the streetscape would have changed and it would be difficult to identify them.

Therefore, in this book, we will devote two equal pages to each of the 41 lines, introducing them with a route map with all the stop names, clear photos that convey their characteristics, and a compact explanatory text. A major point is that by unearthing new materials, we have completely recorded distances between stops that were previously unknown or incorrectly reported. It can be said that the content truly lives up to its title of ``complete edition.''

Furthermore, we will thoroughly explain the origin, variations, and demise of the 6000 type, which is a typical type of streetcar and had a great influence on the style of streetcars in other cities. You will be able to get an overview of the Toden of yesteryear in terms of both the ``system'' and ``representative models.''

 

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