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Kyoto Railway Museum

See with your eyes, touch with your hands, and even experience it yourself! Learn about railways at the Kyoto Railway Museum. Celebrities from the railway industry, including the first Shinkansen, Shinkansen trains listed in the Guinness Book of World Records, and limited express trains, are all gathered in one place! Check out the trains that retain their historical value. Afterwards, we recommend watching trains such as the Tokaido Shinkansen run at the Sky Terrace, a beautiful railway view point.

Inside the Railway Museum, there is a space that reproduces a station from the early Showa period! In addition, you can experience a Shinkansen driving simulator that feels like real training, and even a restaurant converted into a car that was used as a dining car! Come visit the Kyoto Railway Museum, which is full of things to enjoy.

You can also see and ride Japanese railways!

At the Kyoto Railway Museum, you can not only see trains from different parts of Japanese railway history, but also have the experience of sitting in an actual cockpit. What’s especially great is that there is so much experiential content. You can experience a variety of things, such as directly touching the internal workings of a locomotive or pressing buttons.

1st floor - Experiential content related to train rides
2nd floor - Railway diorama, platform structure, model train operation
Outdoor - Base for steam locomotives and cars / You can ride an actual moving steam locomotive

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Kyoto Railway Museum is a great place to visit with children. It's a great way to satisfy your curiosity because you can ride a real steam locomotive and try out various operations.