At Sugidomo Stop

This tram is stopping at Sugidomo stop. The next stop of Sugidomo is Honmyouji.
Honmyouji is the temple where Kato Kiyomasa a warring lord of Kumamoto who constructed Kumamoto castle is honored.

Type: 8500, Number: 8502, Manufactureing: 1985-03
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-07-11

By the Baseball Stadium

This photo was taken between Daniyamamachi stop and Sugidomo stop. In this area, tramline goes along the west side of Kumamoto castle. There is a baseball stadium called Fujisaki-daikyujyou near the Daniyamamachi stop.

Type: 9200, Number: 9202, Manufactureing: 1992-03
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-07-11

Shinmachi stop

This photo was taken at Shinmachi stop. This area has old castle town character.

Type: 1200, Number: 1201, Manufactureing: 1958-05
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-07-11

Railway Like Zone

This photo was taken at the crossing between Senbabashi stop and Shinmachi stop. In this area, the tramline seems like railway.

Type: 1350, Number:1354, Manufactureing: 1960-07
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-07-11

Stop with the Japanese raccoon

This photo was taken at Senbabashi stop. Senbabashi is famous for as a locale of an old local folk song named "Antagata doko sa" which means "where are you from ?". Since a Japanese raccoon turns up in this song, there is a statue of raccoon by this stop.

Type: 8500, Number: 8504, Manufactureing: 1986-12
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-07-11

During Ｉnstruction Running

The tramcar at Senbabashi stop was under training.

Type: 9700, Number: 9704, Manufactureing: 2001
Camera: Nikon COOLPX800
Photographing day: 2003-07-11

Beer-Wrapping 2

This photo was taken at the Nishikarashima stop of Kamikumamoto-line. 1094 and 1095 present Suntory malt's beer made in Kumamoto factory. On the same day, 1094 was put in Kumamoto station-line.

Type: 1090, Number: 1095, Manufactureing: 1957-10
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-07-11

Chikinramen-gou

This tramcar presents the noodle of Nissin Food Products CO.,LTD. called as a name of Chikinramen. For this reason, it is called "Chikinramen-gou" as a nickname.
Aside from this, 8201 has a pet name which is "Shirakawa-gou" named after the river runs through Kumamoto city. 8200 type was the brand-new tram for the first time in 22 years at that time.

Type: 8200, Number: 8201, Manufactureing: 1982-05
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-07-11

At Keitokukou stop

When the Municipal tramline was laid down, this area was a downtown of Kumamoto city. You can see a TV tower of a local commercial broadcaster.

Type: 1350, Number: 1356, Manufactureing: 1960-07
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-07-11

Along the bank

This photo was taken in front of the bank of Shirakawa-river near the Kawaramachi-stop at Chourokubashi-bridge intersection. The tramline is along the line of Shirakawa- river in this area.

Type: 1200, Number: 1203, Manufactureing: 1958-05
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-07-11

Retro Styled Tramcar

This retro styled tramcar was made for the 70th anniversary of the municipal tramline.

Type: 8800, Number: 101, Manufactureing: 1993-09
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-07-11

Tram in the Wholesale District

This photo was taken in the street between Gofukumachi stop and Kawaramachi stop. At one time, this area was the wholesale district of Kumamoto castle town.

Type: 9200, Number: 9203, Manufactureing: 1993-02
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-07-11

Wrapping with Chicks

This tram car presents the ad of Chinese noodle with chicken. Therefore, it called "Chicken-ramen-gou" within the meaning Chinese noodle with chicken.
Aside from this, 8201 has a nickname "Shirakawa-gou" named after the river in Kumamoto city.

This photo was taken at the Gofukumachi stop. You can see a Japanese kimono shop behind the tramcar.

Type: 8200, Number: 8201, Manufactureing: 1982-05
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-07-11

Mt.Kinpou in the rainy season

The mountain seeing at the front is Mt. Kinpou that is a dormant volcano located in west side of the Kumamoto city. It was taken near the Gofukumachi stop. "Gohukumachi" means "Town of Japanease kimono wholesale district".

Type: 1350, Number: 1355, Manufactureing: 1960-07
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-07-11

At the Intersection of Furuokeya-machi

The double tram is going to downtown and the single is going to JR-Kumamoto Station.

Type: 1093, Number: 1090, Manufactureing: 1957-10
Type: 9704AB, Number: 9700, Manufactureing: 2001-03
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-07-11

San Antonio-gou in front of the New Sky Hotel building

San Antonio-gou is going by the New Sky Hotel building on Shirakawa river.

Type: 8800, Number: 8801, Manufactureing: 1988-12
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-07-11

Beer-Wrapping

This photo was taken at near the "Gionbashi" stop. This wrapping tram presents Suntory malt's beer made in Kumamoto factory. 1094 was original color before a month ago.

Type: 1090, Number: 1094, Manufactureing: 1957-10
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-07-11

In front of the JR Kumamoto Station 2

A tramcar is making a stop at the "In front of the Kumamoto station".

Type: 1200, Number: 1210, Manufactureing: 1958-05
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-07-11

In front of the JR Kumamoto Station

This stop is "in front of the Kumamoto station". JR means Japan Railways. The backdrop building is Hotel New Otani Kumamoto.

The yellow tramcar:
Type: 1090, Number: 1094, Manufactureing: 1957-10
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-07-11

At the Nihongu-guchi Stop

Passing by this stop, the tramline becomes single-track railway.

Type: 1200, Number: 1210, Manufactureing: 1958-05
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-07-11

Single-track Railway

This photo was taken near by "Nihongi-guchi" stop which is located between Kumamoto-station and Tasakibashi-terminal. In this area, the tramline is single-track.

Type 1090, Number: 1091, Manufactureing: 1957-04
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-07-11

Western Terminal

This stop named "Tasakibashi" is the west terminal of our tramline. Near this terminal, there is the largest wholesale market in Kumamoto.

Type: 1200, Number: 1205, Manufactureing: 1959-05
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-07-11

Friendship with Heidelberg

This tramcar called "Heidelberg-gou" named after one of the friendship city of Kumamoto. In this tramcar, we have German announcements.

Type: 9200, Number: 9201, Manufactureing: 1992-03
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-06-26