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Shimogawara Green Pathway
A park built over the tracks of an old gravel freight line.
The Shimogawara Green Pathway is a green-lined path along the abandoned train lines of the old Tokyo Gravel Railway, whose tracks were first laid in 1910.
The railway was first built to gather and transport gravel, but was eventually closed in 1976.
Today, it's a path open only to pedestrians and bikers, used as a common road by local residents. This pathway appeared in the popular comic, "Chihayafuru" which is set in Fuchu City.
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A green pathway built over the old tracks of the old Tokyo Gravel Railway.
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The two outside rails of the tracks are still visible in the earth as an homage to the old railway.
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The road also appears in the popular manga "Chihayafuru," in which Fuchu is one of the model locations.
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Shimogawara Green Pathway
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![The 2 traintrack rails still visible today.]()
The 2 traintrack rails still visible today.
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![The 2 traintrack rails still visible today.]()
The 2 traintrack rails still visible today.
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- Name in Japanese
- 下河原緑道
- Postal Code
- 183-0056
- Address
- 3 Chome Kotobuki Cho to Minamimachi 4 Chome, Fuchu City, Tokyo
- Admission
- Free
- Access
- 5 min. walk from Fuchu-hommachi Station on the JR Musashino & Nambu Lines.
- Official Website
- Official Website (Japanese)