Retro Styled Tramcar

This brown tram is match well with brown power poles and brown traffic lights of Kumamoto city.

Type: 8800, Number: 101, Manufactureing: 1993-09
Camera: FUJIFILM FinePix S2Pro
Photographing day: 2005-08-08

Friendship with Guilin

This tramcar is called "Guilin-gou" named after Guilin in China that is a friendship city of Kumamoto. The friendship city agreement was ratified in 1979.

Type: 8800, Number: 8802, Manufactureing: 1988-12
Camera: FUJIFILM FinePix S2Pro
Photographing day: 2005-08-08

Police Car Like Wrapping

This police car like wrapping tramcar appealed road safety. It was called "Yuppii-gou" named after the mascot bear of Kumamoto prefectural police department.

Type: 9200, Number: 9204, Manufactureing: 1993-02
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2004-09-05

Wrapped Heidelberg-gou

Heidelberg-gou was wrapped by city-water-conservation dept.
I wish Heidelberg-gou with no wrapping.

Type: 9200, Number: 9201, Manufactureing: 1992-03
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2004-09-05

Landscape of Tramline

This is one all-too-common landscape of Kumamoto city.

Type: 1200, Number: 1207, Manufactureing: 1959-09
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-10-26

Rice car

This tramcar advertises Murase Co. Ltd., the company of rice. This photo was taken at the stop of Toricho-suji.

Type: 1200, Number: 1204, Manufactureing: 1958-05
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-09-19

The Oldest Tramcar

This is the oldest tramcar in Kumamoto city transportation bureau. Its color scheme remains in the days of Showa Era.

Type: 1060, Number: 1063, Manufactureing: 1951-06
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-09-19

In front of the stone fence

You can see the stonewall of Kumamoto castle at the back of the tramcar. This photo was taken in front of city hall.

Type: 1200, Number: 1204, Manufactureing: 1958-05
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-09-18

Wrapping by QT Net

This tramcar advertises QT Net which is a telecommunications services company in Kyusyu area.

Type: 8500, Number: 8501, Manufactureing: 1985-03
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-09-12

Guilin-gou

This tramcar is called "Guilin-gou" named after a friendship city of Kumamoto. The friendship city agreement between Kumamoto and Guilin entered into 1979.

Type: 8800, Number: 8802, Manufactureint: 1988-12
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-09-02

Inside

I forgot to note the registry of this tramcar. But it must be a car of Type 9200.

Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800

Photograohing day: 2003-09-02

9201 = Heidelberg-gou

Heidelberg-gou is headed to the downtown area. This photo was taken in front of the gate of Sunatori-elementary school.

Type: 9200, Number: 9201, Manufactureing: 1992-03
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-08-11

At the Stop of Suizenji-Park

Shirakawa-gou also known as Chikinramen-gou is about to stop at Suizenji-Park which is made in the Edo period and one of the most famous Japanese garden like Kourakuen in Okayama, Kenrokuen in Kanazawa and Koishikawakourakuen in Tokyo.

Type: 8200, Number: 8201, Manufactureing: 1982-05
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-08-11

Illuminated car 2003 by Coca Cola

There are two illuminated cars in Kumamoto. One is decorated by NTT-West and the other is decorated by Coca Cola.

Type: 50, Number 52 or 53, Manufactureing: 1950-07
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-08-11

Illuminated car 2003 by NTT-West

In every early August, illuminated cars run for summer festival called "Hinokuni-matsuri" held from 11th to 13th August.
This car is decorated by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation.

Type: 50, Number 52 or 53, Manufactureing: 1050-07
Camera: Nikon COOLPIX800
Photographing day: 2003-08-11