An atmosphere filled with the atmosphere of the late 1950s early 1960s appears before the eyes as one passes through a five-meter-high arch decorated with fresh roses at Minowabashi Station in Arakawa Ward, Tokyo.
Toden Arakawa Line, also known as the Tokyo Sakura Tram, is a terminal on the Toden Arakawa LineToden Arakawa Line. Despite being close to the busy National Route 4, the station feels peaceful. Passengers were chatting and relaxing nearby while waiting for the next train, and metal signs advertising Kinchol insecticide, Oronamin C Drink and Bon Curry adorned the platform, enhancing the nostalgic atmosphere. The Tokyo metropolitan government's Transportation Bureau has acquired the signs from antique dealers across the country to recreate the scenery of the Showa era of 1926 - 1989 Minowabashi Station, which has been a symbol of the local community since 1913 when the Arakawa Line was opened by Oji Denki Kido as a private line. before World War II, the city of Tokyo acquired the route.
In 2007 the metropolitan government renovated the station, bringing back the iconic design of the train cars from the Meiji 1868 - 1912 to Showa eras. A government official also said that special paint was used to make the wooden fence and ceiling of the platform look aged.
I found a map of the route from 1950 being shown at the Minowabashi Omoidekan, an information office next to the station. The map shows that Toden trains were not only operated on the Arakawa Line but also throughout Tokyo. As an employee of the Information Center,Takeshi Sato, 59, said the station is a place where we can talk about memories of the Showa period. Yoshitaka Takagi, 70, said the station is an indispensable part of the community, which is also lined with an old-fashioned coffee shop and deli store, among other shops, and full of the historic downtown atmosphere. The coffee shop offers Toden blend, demonstrating that the town has developed along with the station.
When I was young, the economy was stagnant and mostly in deflation. During the period, I sensed the energy of the nation's recovery from its defeat in World War II from the station and the town. Access: 5 minutes from Minowa Station on the Hibiya line. About 55 minutes from Waseda Station on the Toden Arakawa line, Waseda is a town on the Toden-Arakawa line.
Four-hundred roses of about 60 varieties, carefully taken care of by locals, bloom from mid-May to early June and from mid-October to early November.