The old style museum that scatters old stuff here and there all over the place for you to see. It’s so old, worn out and not well maintained. The only items that are interesting for me are the remaining part of the old wooden bridge that was damaged by the Allied bombings and the old train carriage at the entrance. The rest are old faded photos, scattered old items, dust and spider web. Therefore, I suggest you avoid this one and visit the other Death Railway museum that was located near the cemetery instead. That one is better worth your time and money.

This museum is a real shame. It marks an incredibly important episode of history but it absolutely butchers it. No sense of structure, lots of artefacts strewn around, poor English translations. You'd be better off going to visit the bridge and reading about it online.

A bewildering collection of objects many relating to the Japanese occupation, and the cruelty to prisoners of war. Additionally there are potted histories of the world leaders of the time, and some fine statues of former rulers of Siam. Many grainy old photographs, part of the old wooden bridge, free toilets I didn't have time to visit it all, but on a previous occasion I went to another part, and they had a tribute to the Miss Thailand beauty competitions. Finally a splendid view of the river, and the bridge

Great museum! If you are interested about history, you can pass hours and hours in this museum, learning about history. Very well presented. And many beautiful objects. It’s definitely worthed the 50 Bahts of entrance fee. Don’t miss a visit to this museum if you are visiting Kanchanaburi. You can also learn a lot about the history of the city.

Wonderful collection of thousands of random war memorabilia put across randomly. Looking at replicas of old documents, newspaper cuttings, I thought am getting old and losing sight just to realize the prints were hazy. No clear marking of items and some technically incorrect pictures. With such stuff, with some extra effort and professional help, it might be converted into a great visit to memory line. The old stuff make you go back in time, some painful memories though. The story can be explained in a sensitive way and as one exhibit says "forgive but don't forget". Never forget the atrocities of humans against mankind so that they are NEVER repeated.

Many relics from the WWII era. There is not a lot of structure and the history given in the plaques around the exhibits is lacking. There are a lot of interesting relics from that era and the admission price is very reasonable. I would not rate it high from a lesson on history standpoint, but relics contained make the visit worthwhile.

Compared to the other Railway Museum (at half the price) in town this one is so much better. More "stuff" (see pictures) to see including WW2 propaganda printing presses, rail cars, pictures, motorcycles, etc. Not meant to be the British War Museum. Well worth a look if you are roaming around the bridge area. (I'm guessing Jeath is just a mistranslation of Death or just to distinguish it from the other Death museum).

This museum examines WWII history and the Thai history for this region. Dozens of displays tell the World War 2 history from a Japanese point of view. There are lots of displays about the Thailand-Burma railway construction with Thai language and Japanese language signage - some with English language signs. During WWII there was a footbridge that went across the river - the museum is located at the southern end of where this footbridge was located. The museum has maintained the first 10 metres of the footbridge. There are lots of artefacts from World War II here - including Japanese guns and swords. There is a large series of story boards located to the left hand side of the museum entry that explain the political characters of World War 2. A lot of the artefacts here are not well maintained. We spent two hours slowly moving around this museum. The bathrooms are located downstairs - but they have no tissue paper.

Save your $. Old & minimal artifacts. History errors in many of their transcripts on walls. Hot AF, no AC. Don’t do it!

Private collection during Pacific war WWII time. And it was the location of the first River Kwai bridge which was bombed by the Allies.

For me an awesome place especially if you are a keen observer. Dozens of items related to the World War 2 era. Most items on display are that old. Probably not perfectly cataloged and labelled but very interesting all the same. Near the parking lot of the Bridge Over The River Khwae. A modest 50 baht entry fee at the time of writing this review. The engine that transported ammunition for the Japanese is right at the entrance - really takes you back to that time. Many other items, that are no longer manufactured. You should see this place it is on 2 floors, make sure that you walk through all that space.

It is not really a museum, more like a space for random rotting thrown away things. Although there are some rusty war artefacts, most of the items have absolutely no relation to the war or the events at the river.

(Translated by Google) War Museum right next to the River Kwai. Honestly not very beautiful. There seems to be a lot of valuable materials, but they are kept in the back and are not disclosed. In addition, the exhibition was sloppy and dusty. Locomotives and jeep were on display, but they were not repaired at the time and were tattered. In a way, it can be said that it is a valuable material, but there was a wonderful thing, but it was unorganized and seemed inevitable. (Original) クウェー川のすぐ近くにある戦争博物館。正直あまり綺麗ではありません。貴重な資料が沢山ありそうですが、奥に保管されており公開してません。また、展示が雑で埃っぽい感じでした。機関車やジープなどが展示されてましたが、当時の状態でリペアされておらずボロボロでした。ある意味それが貴重な資料とも言えますが、素晴らしい物があるのに整理されておらず勿体無い感じがしました。

Nice museum to know more about the history and see a lot of collection from the history,$50Baht per person (entrance ticket)

I wouldn't waste my time and money visiting this place. Very little to do with the Thai-Burma railway.

Quite detailed and a good collection. That said, the place isn't well kept. Hard to view artifacts when the glass behind which they are placed is not cleaned. Otherwise a fabulous place and educational on Thai history and WWII.

(Translated by Google) Attention, there are two, and bearing the same name !! The second one not listed on Maps is next to Wat Chai Chumphon Chana Songkhram. More photos each telling a story rich in emotions, much less collector's items, suddenly, those who have seen only this one can be a little disappointed ... (Original) Attention, il y en a deux, et portant le même nom!! Le second non répertorié sur Maps se situe à côté du temple Wat Chai Chumphon Chana Songkhram. Plus de photos racontant chacune une histoire riche d'émotions, beaucoup moins de pièces de collection, du coup, ceux qui n'ont vu que celui-ci peuvent être un peu déçu...

(Translated by Google) Museums. Memorabilia. Documents. Items. And. Evidence of World War I. 2. In Kanchanaburi and others in Thailand and nearby, will see corners. 2. The corners of the wars. D. Bad. It is encouragement and regrets for the lost. And Providing lessons as examples for future generations. (Original) พิพิธภัณฑ์.ที่ระลึก.เอกสาร.สิ่งของ.และ. หลักฐานต่างๆของสงครามโลกครั้งที่.2.ในเมือกาญจนบุรีและอื่นๆในเมืองไทยและใกล้เคียง.จะได้เห็นมุม.2.มุม.ข​องสงคราม.ดี.ร้าย.เป็นกำลังใจและเสียใจสำหรับผู้สูญเสีย.และให้บทเรียนเป็นตัวอย่างสำหรับอนุชนรุ่นหลัง.นะครับ

Bit of a haphazard museum, but overall the exhibits are interesting. The subject is of course sobering. In combination with the Death Railway Museum and Hellfire Pass, this works well. Pleased I visited the others first.

Interesting museum, it’s not as good as the railway museum but it’s only 50baht entry so it’s worth a look. It’s mainly photos rather than facts.

To be honest this Museum was a little disappointing. With is being right next to the River Kwae Bridge, I expected it to be a lot more informative on the history of the bridge and the area. Instead it was just artefacts, vehicles and stuff on display from WW2. No information at all really, unless we missed it. They did have the old wooden bridge there though which was cool to see and a great view of the bridge!

The 2nd stop on our day tour was at this museum. Entrance fee is 50 THB each person. That museum is absolutely in terrible condition and is not recommendable to waist time at this place. In addition an animal shelter is placed underneath the museum which creates very bad smell.

Although display could be improved, this is the most interesting war museum in Kanchanaburi. Well worth the 50 Bath entrance fee. Go to the left after the entrance for WWII. Walk around, explore, there are more rooms then you imagined. Lots of original artefacts, pictures, history. As usual, they also make and sell Thai articrafts inside.

A small museum, good to visit neaby the river khwae bridge. Takes about 5-10 minutes to go through. You can find news articles, photo's and more showing the conditions in which the captives had to work on the bridge. Note, the actual museum is more to the south.

It's a small museum in a former prisoner of war camp. It's a 15min look around, usually visited on the way to the infamous Bridge over the river Kwai. It's probably not worth a visit to this alone. It's cheap, and tour guides will take you through it in detail. It reinforces the horrific conditions the prisoners endured.

He had lived his time. It's sad to see how badly the place is managed. Definitely in need of a "facelift" and dusting.

(Translated by Google) For the price of 40THB unequivocally recommend a visit when you recognize 2WW from another site, ie the Japanese - allies, mainly Australia, USA, Holland. The December 2019 update enters already 50thb and I feel part of it is unavailable .... (Original) Za cenu 40THB jednoznačně doporučuji návštěvu, kdy poznáte 2WW z jiné stránky, tedy Japonci - spojenci, hlavně Austrálie, USA, Holandsko. Aktualizace prosinec 2019 vstupne uz 50thb a mam pocit ze cast uz je nepristupna....

(Translated by Google) This is a private museum. There is a morning fee But without tickets World War II antiques But the details are not too much, what is it? There is no telling. There are a lot of places to come, such as which guns of any party, which are used with which units are not told. Probably because of a lot of things and limited places. Therefore cutting details here Walking directions. There are no suggestions on how to walk. It turns and cuts down and down This makes most people not walking around. (Original) ที่นี่เป็นพิพิธภัณฑ์เอกชน มีเก็บค่าเช้า แต่ไม่มีตั๋วให้ วัตถุโบราณสมัยสงครามโลกเยอะมาก แต่รายละเอียดมีบอกไว้ไม่ค่อยเยอะ อะไรเป็นอะไร ไม่มีบอกไม่มีที่มาที่ไปค่อนข้างเยอะ เช่น ปืนอะไร ของฝ่ายไหน ใช้กับหน่วยไหน ไม่มีบอกเลย อาจจะเป็นเพราะของเยอะมากและสถานที่จำกัดก้ได้ จึงตัดรายละเอียดตรงนี้ไป เส้นทางเดินไม่มีคำแนะนำว่าควรเดินยังไง มันวกวนตัดไปตัดมาขึ้นลง ตรงนี้ก็ทำให้คนส่วนใหญ่เดินกันไม่ทั่วครับ

(Translated by Google) Entry fee is 100 ฿ but lack of supervision is not recommended. (Original) ค่าเข้า 100฿ แต่ขาดการดูแล ไม่แนะนำ

(Translated by Google) Interesting story from the war (Original) Spændende fortælling fra krigen

(Translated by Google) No phew !!! Museum of odds and ends ... (Original) Pas ouf !!! Musée de bric et de brac....

(Translated by Google) Does it seem to me that there is a "small" mistake here. Tadeusz Kosciuszko.. (Original) Czy tylko mi się zdaje czy zaszła tu "niewielka" pomyłka. Tadeusz Kościuszko..

?? (1) A sad museum to visit (2) Come with an open mind ?? (3) Much of the collections are Australian, Americans, no locals, Malaysian, Singaporean, Thai, Burmese etc (4) A rather small museum

Not in good shape. But to pass the history to next generation this is the only option. Old bikes.war heads (of course used ones), pocket watches , old notes, coins, car, train with track etc . Separate liquor 🥃 and smoke packets that were used at that time of 1942 by japanees/thai/prisoners/etc

Interesting place. Slightly run down but still very much worth visiting for an insight into what happened here all those years ago. If you are visiting the bridge then you really must go here too as it is just 50 meters away. The staff were very helpful and friendly

Spent 20mins in there, just to learn more about the Death Railway and the sufferings of the POW. Lots of old things to see.

Amazing museum. There's a WWII / death railway exhibition, a collection of coins and banknotes on display, a whole building dedicated to Thai rulers, Miss Thailand room, even a mineral exhibition. The view from the rooftops is very nice. There're also the remains of the old wooden bridge on site. If you're not in a hurry and like to read and slowly examine things, you can spend the whole day.

Good

Great place for a visit. Interesting yet disturbing history. Good range of items to see.

Lack of exhibitions. Hard to tell it is war museum. But good place to remember those perished during wars

Small museum but very interesting. It would be great if more English would be used

Just a hotchpotch of military helmets, old vehicles, dusty utensils n miscellaneous items from WW2. Poorly managed n looking unloved, it feels like an afterthought. Not worth visiting.

A random little place, not much could be learned from here but its nice.

The JEATH War Museum is a war museum in Thailand about the Death Railway built from 1942 to 1943 by Allied POWs under the direction of the Japanese, a part of the Thai-Burma railways. The museum was founded in 1977 by the chief abbot of Wat Chaichumpol Venerable Phra Theppanyasuthee. It is located on the grounds of a temple at the junction of the Khwae Yai and Khwae Noi rivers in Kanchanaburi and it is a part of the famous The Bridge over the River Kwai saga. The acronym JEATH stands for the primary nationalities involved in the construction of the railway: Japanese, English, Australian, American, Thai and Holland, whereas the Thai name is Phíphítháphan Songkhram Wát Tâi (Wat Tai War Museum). The museum is divided into two sections, one depicting the construction of the Death Railway which is meant to recreate the quarters used by Allied POWs, and the other consisting of reconstructed bamboo huts containing such items as paintings, drawings and photos of and by former prisoners, weapons, tools, and maps. Tourist photos are not permitted in Section I of the museum. According to Wikivoyage, the JEATH Museum is considered an insult to those who suffered atrocities, noting the museum's inferiority to the Thailand–Burma Railway Centre in another part of the town.

It’s a bit odd. It’s 50 baht for a wander around and they do have some interesting pieces so it’s definitely worth having a nosy!

Great spot to start a trip and get some perspective on the scale of the Burma rail. Very informative.

Less we forget

This musuem is worth a visit. I should apologise for being a bit off with the lady in the office as I thought they were charging me a different price to locals. I apologise for that. It needs a bit of TLC in some places.

(Translated by Google) This museum is designed as a prison camp, POW camp (POW = Prisoner Of War) on the site where there was a camp during World War II. It is estimated that 16,000 Allied prisoners died during the construction of the Death Railway to Burma and as many as 150,000 prisoners from Thailand, Burma, Indonesia and Malaysia may have died here. On the walls are photographs of prisoners and in stands are dolls that show the torture the prisoners endured. There were also bombs and grenade launchers on display. JEATH is an acronym for the nations that participated in the fighting in the area during World War II - Japan, England, Australia and America, Thailand and the Netherlands. It was really interesting to see under how harsh and scarce conditions the prisoners of war lived. The atrocities of the Japanese army against the prisoners are described very carefully. The JEATH War Museum is located inside the Wat Chai Chumphon Temple area. (Original) Detta museum är utformat som ett fångläger, POW camp (POW= Prisoner Of War) på den plats där det fanns ett läger under andra världskriget. Man räknar med att 16 000 allierade fångar dog under byggandet av Death Railway till Burma och så många som uppåt 150 000 fångar från Thailand, Burma, Indonesien och Malaysia kan ha dött här. På väggarna finns fotografier på fångar och i montrar står dockor som visar den tortyr fångarna fick utstå. Det fanns även bomber och granathylsor till beskådan. JEATH är en akronym över de nationer som deltog i striderna i området under andra världskriget - Japan, England, Australien och Amerika, Thailand och Holland. Det var verkligen intressant att se under hur hårda och knappa förhållanden som krigsfångarna levde under. Den japanska arméns grymheter mot fångarna beskrivs mycket noggrant . JEATH War Museum ligger inne i Wat Chai Chumphons tempelområde.

Beautiful place with good history. Worth visiting and very informative. If visiting the bridge, I suggest you visit this too as it explains all about the war and it is beautifully stored and laid out.

They got a lot of interesting exhibits like some old railway parts, portraits from the war. However, they do a pretty poor job putting it together and telling a story. The place is also old and worn out.

(Translated by Google) You have seen this in 10 minutes. Poorly maintained museum where the owner's private cars are also parked .. Entrance is not expensive, but it is not worth it either .. (Original) Dit heb je in 10 minuten wel gezien. Slecht onderhouden museum waar de privé auto’s van de eigenaar ook nog geparkeerd staan.. Entree is niet duur, maar het is ook niet de moeite waard..

(Translated by Google) If I could rate it with 0 stars I would do it here! Can unfortunately confirm the other negative reviews. Save time and trouble! It was not a museum but an exhibition with old photos and newspaper articles. By the way, Tripadvisor shows photos that show the museum differently, are there two museums with these names? (Original) Wenn ich mit 0 Sterne bewerten könnte würde ich es hier machen! Kann die andere negative Bewertungen leider bestätigen. Spare Zeit und Ärger! Das war kein Museum sondern eine Ausstellung mit alte Fotos und Zeitungsartikel. Bei Tripadvisor werden übrigens Fotos gezeigt die das Museum auch anders zeigen, gibt es 2 Museen mit diesen Namen?

The river Kwai bridge in Kanchanaburi near to the JEATH war museum both places can’t be missed.

If you only have limited time in Kanchanaburi, skip it and head to the “Death Railway museum” near the cemetery and railway station instead. You will learn so much more about the Japanese, building the bridge, the war at the time in a very informative and well laid out exhibition. This museum is just a bit of a jumble of random stuff and you don’t actually learn anything from it so although it’s only cheap, it’s best to skip it if your short of time.

(Translated by Google) Old but magical Full of war history Suitable for those who are passionate and interested (Original) เก่าแต่ขลังค์ เต็มไปด้วยประวัติศาสตร์สงคราม เหมาะแก่ผู้ที่หลงไหลและสนใจ

This museum is pretty much just a collection of random things somewhat related to WWII. Mostly old weapons and equipment. Sometimes in pretty bad shape. Which is fair enough because they are old items but still it looks different to old things in other museums. In general the place feels really random. Just cluttered with random stuff. It feels really lovelessly placed. Some of the items are pretty cool though. And it’s only 50 THB. So if you’re there stop by but don’t expect too much.

Although it is not expensive it's not worth visiting. The museum does show some blurry photographs and some weapons and other military utensils of the second world war in Asia and tells about the POW and the railway. But it is all badly displayed. I would recommend everybody to visit the Death Railway Museum next to the memorial graveyard of POW.

A very informative place, with a part of the original wooden bridge still in place, a must go to place.

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(Translated by Google) There are many historical artifacts of World War II Visit the museum with more cultural relics than you can imagine More than just World War items Murals are also very rich (Original) 有很多第二次世界大戰的歷史文物 參觀館內比想像還要多文物可以觀看 不只世界大戰物品 壁畫也很有豐富韻味

(Translated by Google) This is a war museum where you can take a short tour. The entrance fee is 50 baht and you can see the bridge on the Kwai River and take a look at it. You can see the past war part of Thailand and the defeat of Japanese troops. For reference, the current Thai disposition is close to family. (Original) 짧게 둘러보고 나올 수 있는 전쟁박물관입니다. 입장료는 50바트이며 콰이강의 다리를 구경하면서 살짝 짬이나면 구경하시고 안되면 바깥쪽의 일본의 수탈용 기차만 보시고 넘어가셔도 됩니다. 과거 태국의 전쟁일부와 일본군의 패악을 보실 수 있습니다. 참고로 현재의 태국 성향은 친일에 가깝습니다.

(Translated by Google) A very big old locomotive was on display. (Original) すごく大きな昔の機関車が展示してありました。

(Translated by Google) I don't know much about the history of the past, but I can get a glimpse of some of the war history from a Thai perspective. There are also many first-time photos that you won't find in history textbooks (though I might not know it), so it's worth a visit. (Original) 私は過去の歴史について詳しくはありませんが、タイ人目線で見た戦争の歴史の一部を窺い知ることができます。歴史の教科書に載る事のない初めて見る写真も多数展示されており(私が知らないだけかもしれませんが)、一度訪れる価値はあると思います。

(Translated by Google) The place of historical significance is very valuable. But the care is not good enough There is something falling, broken, but not visible to anyone interested. The government should support, should be good. Important things will last a long time (Original) สถานที่ ของสำคัญทางประวัติศาสตร์มีคุณค่ามาก หากแต่การดูแลไม่ค่อยดีพอ มีของหล่นแตกเสียหายแต่ไม่เห็นใครสนใจ ภาครัฐน่าจะช่วยสนับสนุนน่าจะดี ของสำคัญจะได้อยู่ไปนานๆ

(Translated by Google) Interesting museum, terrible things happened in Kanchanaburi (Original) Ciekawe muzeum, straszne rzeczy się działy w Kanchanaburi

Interesting place lots to see

It's okay. Worth 50 baht for a mooch around... However the layout of the place was a little random. My main complaint would be it is in need of a clean... dusty displays with cobwebs everywhere, walls crying out for a lick of paint. Considering the amount of folk to visit it needs some love! But as I say, worth a ponder for 50 baht...

Nice place to visit and learn history