Recommended trip routes to explore Tokyo by streetcar
When traveling in Tokyo, it is convenient to utilize public transportation. If you use a discount service such as “Toei One-day Pass (Toei Marugoto Kippu)” that grants you unlimited access to Toei transportation (including Toei Subway, Toei Bus, Toden streetcar and such), you will receive great amount of discount too.
In this media, we have introduced some recommended routes for Tokyo sightseeing utilizing Toei Kotsu. This time, we want to tell you about a Tokyo stroll utilizing “Toden Arakawa line” streetcar.
What is the Toei One-day Pass?
Valid for one full day, you can hop on and off Toei subways, Toei buses (incl. the Tama area), the Toei Streetcar Arakawa Line, and the Nippori-Toneri Liner freely and unlimitedly. By mastering the Toei lines, you can smoothly make your way from point to point without missing anything that Tokyo has to offer.
Basic information on Toei One-day Pass
- Price
- Adult 700 yen, Child 350 yen
- Sales locations
- Ticket machines in all Toei subway stations and Nippori-Toneri Liner stations, and on Toei buses and streetcars.
Suggested routes on streetcar using “Toei One-day Pass”
Down below, we will tell you about 5 selected recommended spots that are along Toden Arakawa line. While on a streetcar, enjoy views from windows that will show you different atmosphere of the area compared to central part of Tokyo.
Visiting spot # 1: “Coffee-kan Minowa” short walk from Minowabashi station
A coffee shop next to Minowabashi station; the first stop of Toden Arakawa line. This is a popular spot for photo shoots where you can watch streetcar right outside of shop windows. Menu includes Coffee-kan blend for ¥420 (half price after the second cup).
Coffee-kan Minowa
- Tel
- 03-3801-5326
- Address
- 1-17-8 Minamisenju, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo
- Business Hours
- 8:00-20:00
- Closed
- Open every day
- URL(English)
- www.ufs.co.jp/en/brand/kohikan/
Visiting spot #2: “Arakawa Yuen” approximately 3 minutes’ walk from Arakawa Yuenchi-mae station
District-operated amusement park that opened in 1922. Attractions include “the slowest roller coaster in Japan”, a Ferris wheel and a pet zoo.
Arakawa Yuen
- Tel
- 03-3893-6003
- Address
- 6-35-11 Nishiogu, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo
- Business Hours
- 9:00-17:00
- Closed
- Tuesdays (open if National holiday), December 29th through January 1st
- Admission
- ¥200 (adults)
- URL(Japanese)
- www.city.arakawa.tokyo.jp/yuuen/
Visit Spot #3: “Asukayama Park” fairly short walk from Asukayama station
A park with approximately 650 cherry blossom trees.
It has been loved since Edo period as a famous spot for cherry blossom. In the park, there are real SL train and Toden train displayed. “Asuka Park Rail”; a monorail that goes up to the summit of Asuka Mountain is also a popular attraction.
Asukayama Park
- Tel
- 03-3908-9275
- Address
- 1-1-3 Oji, Kita-ku, Tokyo
- Business Hours
- Open anytime for stroll (parts of the park are closed), Asuka Park Rail 10:00 to 16:00
- Closed
- Open every day
- Admission
- Free
- URL(Japanese)
- www.city.kita.tokyo.jp/dourokoen/bunka/koenichiran/asukayama.html
Visit spot #4: “Sugamozizo Shopping Street” approximately 2 minutes’ walk from Koshinzuka station
200 shops lined up along 800m long former Nakayama-do offering distinctive sweets and clothes for reasonable prices. On every 4th, 14th and 24th of a month, the street gets even busier for a fair. Smoking is prohibited on the street in the area.
Visit spot #5: Kishimojin-do approximately 3 minutes’ walk from Kishimojin-mae station
A temple that worships “Shiboshin”; god for safe delivery of a child and also child rearing. A line of zelkova trees along Sando leading from Kishibojin-mae station is designated as one of natural monuments of Tokyo. A huge maidenhair tree approximately 700 years old tree age in a temple precinct is a must-see.
Kishimojin-do
- Tel
- 03-3982-8347
- Address
- 3-15-20 Zoshigaya, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
- Business Hours
- Open anytime for stroll
- URL (Japanese)
- www.kishimojin.jp
For those who have visited Japan several times, following routes like this to oversee daily lives of Japanese people would bring new discoveries. If that is something you want to find out yourself, do not forget to purchase a Toei One-day Pass!