"100 Years of Tokyo Transportation"

Edo-Tokyo Museum
Closes Sept.10

In the background of a 1950s photograph of a train, rises Tokyo Tower — captured during the early days of its construction — a glimpse of Tokyo before it became the megalopolis it is today, and a reminder of how essential Tokyo's vast public transport system has been to the growth of the city.

In celebration of the centenary of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Transportation, the Edo-Tokyo Museum's special exhibits gallery is hosting, "100 years of Tokyo Transportation" through September. Tracing the evolution of Tokyo's public transport infrastructure and facilities over that transformational period, this exhibition draws on a collection of archival materials ranging from miniature train models to posters.