Recorded Joy·Rakuchū / Kyoto Station
Japan's First Electric Railway
In February 1895, the Kyoto Electric Railway ran Japan's first commercial electric streetcar from this spot — a revival project for a city drained by the capital's move to Tokyo, powered by the hydroelectricity of the Lake Biwa Canal. The monument marks the line's starting point.
Coffee nearby
Tsumugi Cafeabout 101 m on foot
Unir Kyotoabout 415 m on foot
Coyote the ordinary shopabout 512 m on foot
Stones nearby
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These notes come from desk research. Local traditions vary.