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Railway Museum

鉄道博物館

Interactive railway museum featuring historic locomotives, hands-on exhibits and driving simulators for Shinkansen and steam engines.

Updated 2026/11/01
Main Exhibition Hall in the Railway Museum
Main Exhibition Hall in the Railway Museum © Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Opening hours
Mon 10:00–17:00
Tue Closed
Wed–Sun 10:00–17:00
Holidays 10:00–17:00

Last entry 16:30. Closed over the New Year: check the official calendar.

Admission
Advance (until the day before)Holders of a disability certificate and one carer pay 800 yen (elementary to high school 300 yen, preschool 150 yen) at the entrance counter.
Adult ¥1,500
High School ¥500
Preschool (3+) ¥200
Person with disabilities ¥800
On the dayHolders of a disability certificate and one carer pay 800 yen (elementary to high school 300 yen, preschool 150 yen) at the entrance counter.
Adult ¥1,600
High School ¥600
Preschool (3+) ¥300
Person with disabilities ¥800
Links
Official website English · Japanese
Access
3-47, Onaricho, Omiya Ward, Saitama City, Saitama
〒 330-0852How to get there
Nearest stationTetsudo-Hakubutsukan Station
鉄道博物館New Shuttle1 min walk from the station
Nearest bus stop鉄道博物館前4 min walk from the bus stop
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Gate price from¥1,500Price checked 2026/11/01

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The Railway Museum in Omiya, Saitama, presents the history and technology of Japan's railways through full-size historic trains and hands-on exhibits. Its displays are arranged as themed stations, with the Vehicle Station on the ground floor holding the collection of railway cars.

Driving Simulators

The D51 simulator is built from the cab of steam locomotive D51 426, whose front end is on display in the museum, and reproduces the shaking of a steam engine. Because it uses a real, adult-sized cab, it is open to junior high school students and older. The E5 simulator recreates driving the E5 series Shinkansen at its top speed of 320 km/h, and a conductor simulator covers the guard's work. A simulator hall holds four conventional-line simulators (series 205, E235, 211 and E233); the 205 simulator runs on filmed footage of the Yamanote Line. The simulators are an extra charge, with places allotted by lottery in the museum's app.

Getting There

Map: Getting to Railway Museum. Legend: New Shuttle; Tobu Urban Park Line; Shinkansen. Labelled stations: Tokyo, Urawa, Wakoshi, Shinjuku, Ueno, Shibuya, Tetsudo-Hakubutsukan, Omiya, Kita-Omiya.

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