Best places: Rail museums in Japan

Contemporary space with exhibits on the railway & an array of locomotives & trains on display.

Modern, interactive museum focusing on the history of railway development in Japan & abroad.

This museum displays 35+ railway vehicles, including steam locomotives & bullet-train cars.

👍👍 天竜浜名湖鉄道の車両基地。天竜二俣駅の近くにあり、ガイドツアーが人気。 もともとは国鉄二俣線の遠江二俣機関区で、その当時からの建物をほぼ完全に引き継いでいます。 戦前戦後の蒸気機関車全盛期においてよく見られた、ローカル線の小規模機関区がほぼそのままの形で残り、極めて貴重な鉄道遺産となっています。 【転...

Rail museum featuring steam engines, sleeping carriages & an early electric train designed in 1942.

Transportation museum with interactive exhibits exploring the history of Tokyo's subway network.

👍 Another train museum in Tokyo. Adult is 210 yen. Located right below the station. Not all exhibitions have English translations. You have to use QRtranslation to get English translation. You can also observe the passing train from the observatory spot, based on the time schedule of each train. You c...

Exhibits on the history of the Odakyu Electric Railway, with quaint train cars open to visitors.

👍👍 Once a year or so, I decide it’s worth the risk of being crushed by a car, truck or bus, and I get on my bicycle and ride across Yokohama to the tram museum so I can look at all the old photos and the tram maps. I marvel at how extensive the tram network was and how great and convenient it must hav...

👍👍 蒸気機関車と転車台跡地の産業史跡。 新海誠監督の「すずめの戸締り」の最初の扉の 舞台となった水溜りに扉が立っている廃墟のモデルと言われてる建物。 廃墟好きやレトロな美しさに心惹かれる人にはたまらない。芝生で整備されていて小さな機関車トーマスの乗り物も週末は走っていることがあり家族連れでも楽しめる

This center offers informational exhibits on the future world’s fastest bullet train & a test track.

Visitors climb inside old trains at this rail museum also offering rides on a mini steam locomotive.

Well-known site spotlighting ferry history & culture exhibits in a former working ship.

Original rail history museum set in a 1936 train depot featuring vintage locomotives & scale models.

Interactive transport museum featuring old buses & trains, driving simulators & model railways.

Train museum with model trains from a 6,000-strong collection moving through realistic dioramas.

Transportation museum with a model railroad display, full-scale bus & many kid-friendly activities.

Museum with historical information & rail exhibits, including a model & several full-sized trains.

Exhibits of classic steam locomotives & modern bullet trains, plus snacks & a mini-railway for kids.

👍👍 廃線となったくりはら田園鉄道の車両や整備工場、展示施設を見学出来ます 基本的に子供向けの施設で、係員の方は子供の対応で疲れ果てているためか大人が来ると対応は素っ気ないです 鉄道好きでここを訪れた大人の方は頭の片隅に入れておいた方がいいです 展示物の工作機械は古いのは確かですが、現在も現役で使用されてい...