Tamagawa Station and Onsen Amusement Park, Toyoko Line, Den-en-Chofu, Tokyo, c. 1930.



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Tamagawa Station and Onsen Amusement Park, Toyoko Line, Den-en-Chofu, Tokyo, c. 1930. The amusement park circular train ride is at right; on the left in the Art Deco structure is the onsen (public bath).

See also:
Korakuen Amusement Park, c. 1960.
Hanayashiki, Asakusa Park, c. 1920.
Mino-o [Minoh] Park Entrance, Osaka, c. 1915. (Colorized)
Takarazuka Hotel, Takarazuka Baths & the Takarazuka Grand Theatre, Takarazuka, c. 1920-1930.

“The small, busy stop [Tamagawa Station] opened in 1923 and is connected by not one but three lines: the Meguro, Tamagawa and the Toyoko lines. The station serves the local community, visitors to the riverside and, once upon a time, the Tamagawaen Amusement Park.

“First opening its doors in 1925 as Onsen Amusement Park Tamagawaen, the park closed its doors in 1979 due to falling visitor numbers. But it was a big attraction in its Showa-era (1926-89) heyday with classic amusements like a haunted house and a merry-go-round.

“Like much of modern-day Tokyo, the streets surrounding Tamagawa station were once a mere handful of rural villages which underwent significant development at the start of the 20th century. The construction of nearby Den-en-chofu — a planned garden city which aimed to create an attractive European-inspired suburb for wealthy Tokyoites — left a lasting legacy. Many of the tree-lined residential streets are still edged by large homes.”

“Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Dipping into the retro riverside of Tamagawa”, by Rebecca Saunders, Metropolis Japan, August 18, 2022

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