5/5 Eike der W. 8 months ago on Google • 16 reviews
Alrighty
-
Full
English
guide
for
it:
Worth
a
visit!
But
only
on
test
days,
otherwise
the
train
is
not
running
between
the
stations.
You
will
find
the
test
days
on
the
website.
On
the
day
I
was
there,
itkept
running
between
the
stations
every
5-10minutes,
you
will
be
able
to
photograph
it
from
both
directions
very
frequently.
You
will
NOT
be
able
to
ride
the
train,
this
is
not
happening
here
and
only
possible
as
japanese
citizen
plus
months
or
years
of
waiting
in
advance
(and
I
think
it
is
a
lottery).
A
bit
annoying
to
get
to,
either
you
get
off
at
Kasei
station
when
coming
from
Mt
Fuji,
or
Tanokura
station
when
coming
from
Tokyo.
From
both
it
is
around
20min
walking,
while
from
Kasei
station
with
additional
steep
walk!
Rely
on
Google
Maps,
that
works
fine
-
although
there
are
no
signs
pointing
the
way.
Couldnt
find
any
bus
connection
directly
to
the
centre.
You
could
also
walk
from
the
JR
station
from
Otsuki,
but
this
will
take
1hr,
however
you
would
be
able
to
reach
the
centre
with
the
JR
Pass,
as
the
stations
beyond
Otsuki
are
not
operated
by
JR
and
therefore
you
need
to
pay
(and
it’s
comparatively
expensive).
Bring
a
Suica
or
Pasmo
Card,
as
the
ticket
machine
at
Tanokura
is
not
working!
If
you
have
a
car
-
easy
going,
free
parking
lot.
The
Maglev
exhibition
centre
is
between
the
two
ends,
so
you
will
be
able
to
experience
the
roughly
500km/h
outside
on
a
terrace
or
inside
from
the
observatory
for
420
yen.
There
is
also
a
free
observatory
about
50m
further.
The
exhibition
is
well
made,
and
there
will
be
a
big
explanation
about
the
used
tecnique,
however
most
will
be
in
japanese.
Nice
little
shop,
total
of
3
floors,
free
coin
locker
available
(100yen
deposit).
Overall
5
stars
(on
test
days),
minus
half
for
accessibility
by
public
transport.
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