[Toden Arakawa Line] Tokyo Sakura Tram in Machiya & Arakawa, and along Meiji-dōri (March 2024) [4k]

The Toden Arakawa Line, branded as the Tokyo Sakura Tram (despite being more famous for its roses than its sakura), is the last remaining tram line in Tokyo operated by the metropolitan government (the other tram line, the Setagaya Line, is operated by Tōkyū). Primarily running in reserved track excluding a short section around Asukayama Park, it features high platforms and frequent local service.
Service is unfortunately characterized by long station dwell times and slow speeds despite extensive priority, as there is exclusively single door boarding and the line is subject to the long signal times of arterial intersections when it does encounter them. In addition, the frequency, while good, is not good enough to clear out platforms at critical transfer points, resulting in multi-minute long stops at stations such as Machiya and Ōji.
This video features clips from around Machiya station (with about a minute of dwell time cut out), Arakawa-shakomae (including the arrivals only platform, as this is the station near the depot), and on Meiji-dōri on the western portion of the route.