The Yokohama City Tram was affectionately known as the "Chinchin Densha" and served as a means of transport for citizens for approximately 70 years from 1908 to 1971.
The Yokohama City Tram Preservation Museum preserves and exhibits seven Yokohama City Trams in their original condition. In addition, there are historical exhibits where you can learn about Yokohama's development and transportation history, a tram simulator where you can experience driving, an O-gauge/N-gauge railroad diorama, and a collection of precious handmade O-gauge railroad models, all of which are fun and educational facilities for both children and adults. is.
Inside the museum, seven tram cars, stop signs, and paving stones have been preserved in their original condition, recreating them so that you can feel the ``time'' and ``atmosphere'' of the era when tramways were running.
The history exhibition corner has the theme of "Yokohama's development and transportation," from the reclamation of Yoshida Shinden, which was the cornerstone of Yokohama's development, to the opening of Yokohama Port, the Great Kanto Earthquake, postwar reconstruction, and the heyday of the streetcar system, to its abolition. It provides an easy-to-understand explanation of the progress, the six major projects that formed the basis of Yokohama's urban planning, and the transition to a subway system.
