The Evolution of Osaka City Tram Transfer Tickets A valuable research book focusing on the extremely niche field of tickets and transfer tickets for the Osaka City Tram (streetcar), which ran throughout Osaka from before the war to during the war. Published by the Kansai Ticket Research Society, which is highly regarded for its excavation and research of specialized materials of this kind, this book is a rare publication issued by a hobbyist group, making it difficult to find in general circulation. It traces the evolution of transfer ticket designs and systems from the Taisho era to the early Showa era, up until their abolition on May 31, 1944, due to wartime material conservation, with photographs of actual ticket pieces and detailed explanations. What's particularly appealing is the detailed illustration of the evolution of map-style transfer tickets, which would have been used by people now in their late 80s and older when they were young. From the route maps printed on the transfer tickets, one can decipher the tram lines of the time, the locations of the stops, and even the changes in the sections that were abolished, making it a first-class resource for the urban transportation history of Osaka. The Osaka City Tram was replaced by subways as many lines were abolished from the 1950s to the 1960s after the war, but this rare item vividly conveys the bustling atmosphere of Osaka in the Taisho and Showa eras and the role the tram played as a means of transportation for citizens, even to younger generations who don't know those times. This book allows you to delve deep into the unknown history of streetcars, including the fact that transfer tickets were abolished during the war, and the realities of printing and distributing transfer tickets. 2025 Kansai Ticket Research Society B5 size 72 pages #Other Railway Books Here #Other Subway/Streetcar Related Items Here #Other Public Transportation Related Items Here #OsakaCityTram #Streetcar #CityTram #TransferTicket #Ticket #HardTicket #SoftTicket #MapStyleTransferTicket #KansaiTicketResearchSociety #AbolishedPrivateRailway #PublicTransportation #OsakaHistory #RailwayHistory #Dojinshi #RareBook #ForEnthusiasts