ENODEN IN KYOTO

Taking a short Randen tram ride from Ninna-Ji to the Kitanohakubaicho terminal. I found the livery of the tramcar was somewhat familiar. It was no wonder. Randen painted this particular car in the color of the Enoshima Electric Railway car to symbolize the partnership with the railway based in another old capital—Kamakura. In ancient Japan, Kamakura had become the nation's capital after Kyoto. It's interesting to see that the relationship between two cities started in the 12th-century lives on as a color scheme of a modern tram car.

仁和寺から終着駅北野白梅町まで、ほんのちょっとだけ嵐電の電車に乗る。車両の色に見覚えがあると思ったら、もう一つの古都である鎌倉を走る江ノ島電鉄との提携を記念して、この一両だけ江ノ電カラーに塗ったらしい。いにしえの日本で鎌倉は京都の次に首都になった場所。12世紀から続く2つの街の関係が、トラムカーのカラーリングで表現されているのが面白い。