Photo courtesy Torsten Oekermann

Hamamatsu
interurban

This city between Tokyo and Nagoya, sometimes referred to as  the "Musical Capital of Japan".

In 1909, the 17.8 km Enshu Tetsudo opened for service. It was electrified in 1923. Now more a private electric railway rather than a tramway, the street running service on the line was converted to an elevated section in 1985.

There is also a second private railway known as the Tenryo-Hamanaka Tetsudo which appears to be a diesel railway.

Photos from Torsten Oekermann