Today, we are going to The Railway Museum in Ōmiya, Saitama, less than an hour by train from Tokyo Station.
The Railway Museum (Tetsudō Hakubutsukan) opened in October 2007, with a massive building measuring 20,000 m². The museum features about 30 railway cars, train cab simulators, railway model dioramas, and more.
There’s loads to see and do, and it’s a great day for children and adults alike!
Filmed on 10th August, 2022.
— Links —
The Railway Museum → https://www.railway-museum.jp/e/
Ōmiya Station → https://goo.gl/maps/T4P1LUGiUZ8Zb3Pm7
Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station → https://goo.gl/maps/MzL2sDehuxg9VCK86
Convenience store ticket link (e.g. 7/11, in Japanese only) → http://7ticket.jp/
— Summary of Costs —
Entrance ticket for The Railway Museum (adult): ¥1,330 ($9.90 · €9.60)
Ueno-Tokyo Line (one-way), Tokyo Station → Ōmiya Station: ¥570 ($4.20 · €4.15)
New Shuttle (one-way), Ōmiya Station → Tetsudo-Hakubutsukan (Railway Musuem): ¥190 ($1.40 · €1.40)
Torimeshi (chicken lunchbox): ¥980 ($7.30 · €7.10)
Shinkansen-shaped plastic bottle of water: ¥380 ($2.80 · €2.75)
— Approximate Exchange Rates Used (August 2022) —
$1 (USD) ⟺ ¥135 (JPY)
€1 (EUR) ⟺ ¥138 (JPY)
— Chapters —
00:00 Video preview
00:37 Map of trip
00:41 Tokyo Station
00:55 Ōmiya Station
01:04 New Shuttle train
01:19 Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station (arrival)
01:41 Entrance to The Railway Museum
01:44 Museum map
01:55 Rolling Stock Station
03:53 Ekibenya
04:16 Lunch
04:30 South Building
05:31 C57 on turntable
06:23 Railway Cultural Gallery
06:46 Teppaku Line
07:11 Watching trains pass by
07:36 Railway Diarama
07:57 Museum Shop
08:04 Tetsudō-Hakubutsukan Station (departure)
08:11 Farewell
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