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Class 150 steam locomotive – No. 186 views
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Inside Class Oha 31 train car. Japan's first semi-metal train car for improved strength. Wooden interior. Notice the heater.82 views
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All shinkansen stations had platform chairs having the same color theme of blue and cream.76 views
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TR73 series first-class car targeting foreign tourists.75 views
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Railway Museum highlight: The first locomotive used on Japan's first railway between Shimbashi and Yokohama in 1872. Imported from the UK, a Class 150 steam locomotive – No. 173 views
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Tohoku shinkansen, 200 Series Shinkansen72 views
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Tohoku shinkansen's snow sweeper.72 views
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0 Series Tokaido shinkansen's windows have various pictures along the shinkansen. This is Mt. Ibuki. Railway Museum in Saitama.66 views
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Scale model of Shinbashi Station opened in 1871 displayed at the Railway Museum in Saitama.61 views
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0 Series Tokaido shinkansen's windows have various pictures along the shinkansen. This is Mt. Ibuki. Railway Museum in Saitama.59 views
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Shinbashi Station sign57 views
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Scale model of Shinbashi Station opened in 1871. Displayed at the Railway Museum in Saitama.56 views
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Woodblock prints depicting Japan's first railroad.54 views
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JNR Class 7100 steam locomotive – No. 7101 Benkei50 views
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Class 150 steam locomotive – No. 148 views
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JNR Class 7100 steam locomotive – No. 7101 Benkei48 views
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The first locomotive used on Hokkaido's first railway. JNR Class 7100 steam locomotive – No. 7101 Benkei45 views
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"Head mark" is the train's nameplate attached to the front of the train. 43 views
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Asakaze sleeper train between Tokyo and Hakata. The start of the "Blue Train" nickname given to sleeper trains in Japan.42 views
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Wash basin41 views
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Inside Class Nade 6110 electric train geared for commuters. Lacquered wood interior.41 views
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Scale model of Tokyo Station northern dome.41 views
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Museum gift shop.41 views
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Class 150 steam locomotive – No. 140 views
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Mighty fine-looking third-class car.40 views
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Hokkaido's first train car.40 views
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Sleeper train bunk beds.40 views
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Outdoor exhibit of Limited Express tokkyu trains.40 views
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Class Nade 6110 electric train geared for commuters. Used by the Yamanote and Chup Lines in Tokyo from 1914.40 views
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Class Oha 31 train car. Japan's first semi-metal train car for improved strength. Built in 1927.40 views
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Fuji Hayabusa train nameplate40 views
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Omiya is a hardcore railway town with all six northern shinkansen lines (Tohoku, Joetsu, Hokuriku, Yamagata, Akita, and Hokkaido Shinkansen) and local train lines passing through. A train maintenance facility is also near Omiya Station. 39 viewsTo get to the Railway Museum, from Omiya Station, ride the New Shuttle line.
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Third-class car.39 views
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About JNR Class 7100 steam locomotive – No. 7101 Benkei39 views
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JNR Class 7100 steam locomotive – No. 7101 Benkei39 views
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Sleeper train bunk beds.39 views
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Mini trains39 views
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Class 150 steam locomotive – No. 1 at Shinbashi Station.38 views
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Behind the 0 Series Tokaido shinkansen cab38 views
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Squat toilet in the 0 Series shinkansen.38 views
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Tokaido shinkansen commemorative postage stamp38 views
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Sleeper train room38 views
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Class Kiha 42300 train car, Japanese government's first mass-produced steam train car. Used by many train lines from 1934.38 views
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Wooden interior of Class Kiha 42300 train car. 38 views
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Discover Japan rubber stamps.38 views
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Hello JNR train nameplate in April 1987 after JNR was privatized into JR.38 views
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About the Class 150 steam locomotive – No. 137 views
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Model of the train set given to Japan by Commodore Perry on his second visit to Japan in 1854.37 views
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Shinbashi Station37 views
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Urinal37 views
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Shinkansen wheels37 views
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Sleeper train bunk beds with curtains drawn.37 views
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Ueno Station37 views
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Ueno Station bench37 views
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TR73 series first-class car37 views
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Freight train cars37 views
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Train simulators37 views
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The Railway Museum is near Tetsudo-Hakubutsukan Station on the New Shuttle line.36 views
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Tohoku shinkansen36 views
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Inside Tohoku shinkansen36 views
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0 Series Tokaido shinkansen 36 views
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This Tokaido shinkansen cab was formerly displayed at the old Transportation Museum in Tokyo's Manseibashi in Akihabara, which closed in 2006.36 views
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Just like new.36 views
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Very pristine. We could sit on the seats too.36 views
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About shinkansen stations.36 views
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Toki Limited Express36 views
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Sleeper train bunk beds.36 views
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Hibari Limited Express, 485 series36 views
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Toki Limited Express, 181 series36 views
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Inside Toki Limited Express, 181 series.36 views
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2nd floor of museum.36 views
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Train ferry36 views
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Chiyoda S model bus from 1932.36 views
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Long-distance JNR bus that ran on the Meishin Expressway in 1964.36 views
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Noto train nameplate36 views
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Mini trains36 views
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Mini trains36 views
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Train display on the way to the museum from Tetsudo-Hakubutsukan Station.35 views
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Path to the Railway Museum has a train schedule on the floor.35 views
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Lobby of Railway Museum.35 views
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Lobby of Railway Museum has large picture windows where you can watch real trains go by.35 views
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Locomotive turning on a turntable inside the museum.35 views
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Tohoku shinkansen driver's cab35 views
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Inside Tohoku shinkansen35 views
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Scale model of JR Ueno Station, the initial terminus of the Tohoku shinkansen.35 views
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The Railway Museum has a separate building just for the 0 Series, first-generation shinkansen.35 views
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The building recreates the opening ceremony of the Tokaido shinkansen running between Tokyo and Osaka taking 4 hours.35 views
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Water dispenser.35 views
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Asama Limited Express35 views
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Freight train locomotive, JNR Class EF6635 views
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Diverse exhibits of artifacts on 2nd floor.35 views
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How the government railways' logo evolved. It's now JR.35 views
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Scale model of Tokyo Station.35 views
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Tokaido shinkansen commemorative postcards35 views
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Sayonara JNR train nameplate in 1987 before JNR was privatized into JR.35 views
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Train simulator35 views
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Train wheels displayed on the way to the museum from Tetsudo-Hakubutsukan Station.34 views
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Opened in October 2007, the Railway Museum in Saitama is one of Japan's largest train museums. 34 viewsThe highlight exhibits include the first locomotive that was used for Japan's first train line between Shimbashi and Yokohama, the 0 Series first-generation Tokaido shinkansen, the 0 Series first-generation Tohoku shinkansen, and sleeper trains.
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Train display on the way to the museum from Tetsudo-Hakubutsukan Station. 167 series train for school excursions.34 views
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Tohoku shinkansen's snow sweeper.34 views
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1970s children's book about traveling.34 views
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1970s children's cards about transportation.34 views
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Inside the 0 Series Tokaido shinkansen.34 views
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Side table34 views
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Corridor34 views
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Early history of shinkansen.34 views
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Inside the Asama Limited Express.34 views
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Inside Hibari Limited Express.34 views
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Ueno Station turnstile.34 views
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Vendor34 views
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Chuo Line, 101 series.34 views
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Tokaido shinkansen commemorative medals.34 views
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Japan's first train tickets.33 views
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Tokaido shinkansen ticket issued in Sept. 196433 views
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Ueno Station platform sign33 views
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Refrigerated freight train car.33 views
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Refrigerated freight train car.33 views
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Tohoku shinkansen32 views
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0 Series Tokaido shinkansen cab section32 views
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"Silver seat" now usually called "Courtesy seat."32 views
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