What other travelers are saying about Kyoto Railway Museum
Good place to visit, but many people are in there, some are even disturbing me to visit the place, good for little kids and surprisingly, there are a steam engine working on railway, it made loud noise and it moved slowly. There are also different modes of train and some you can even go onto it, you can also press the emergency button to see how it works, railway fans will like here and here are some photos, and I also took some videos, but because rack are at least 10 minutes long, I can’t upload it, for the photos that I uploaded, I am very sorry for the low quality of them.
Great museum that will appeal to both children and adults! Great way to spend part of the day sheltering from the rain and cold if you happen to be visiting Kyoto in winter.
They have a variety of trains and memorabilia on display and have a few interactive activities, they even have proper train simulators! You can also purchase an add-on to the entry ticket to ride one of the restored steam locomotives.
Only negative feedback we had is the short opening of their cafeteria: it closes by 3pm so if you’re visiting in the afternoon do bring your own food for your children.
Amazing museum showing the evolution of railways in Japan. Has interactive exhibits. Highlight of the visit was getting to drive the RC trains and also the simulator! Highly recommend visiting if you are in Kyoto.
A good number of full size engines and carriages. Mix of electric commuters, shinkansen and steam trains. The turntable of steam engines is really cool and you can go inside a few of the museum displays. A lot of educational and interactive stuff for kids too
Went to this museum together with 3 year old and it was great. Trains on display are in amazing condition. Their collection of old steam engine powered trains is just amazing. You can ride a steam engine powered train as well. Lots of interactive displays.
