Home > SAITAMA 埼玉県 > Saitama city さいたま市 > Railway Museum 鉄道博物館

Most viewed - Railway Museum 鉄道博物館
om313-20140515-6588.jpg
Tohoku shinkansen's snow sweeper.415 views
om372-20140515-6861.jpg
0 Series Tokaido shinkansen's windows have various pictures along the shinkansen. This is Mt. Ibuki. Railway Museum in Saitama.387 views
om373-20140515-6862.jpg
0 Series Tokaido shinkansen's windows have various pictures along the shinkansen. This is Mt. Ibuki. Railway Museum in Saitama.375 views
om385-20140515-6881.jpg
All shinkansen stations had platform chairs having the same color theme of blue and cream.345 views
om250-20140515-6399.jpg
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. 1331 views
om269-20140515-6452.jpg
Scale model of Shinbashi Station opened in 1871 displayed at the Railway Museum in Saitama.326 views
om251-20140515-6400.jpg
Class 150 steam locomotive – No. 1325 views
om505-20140515-6951.jpg
Inside Class Oha 31 train car. Japan's first semi-metal train car for improved strength. Wooden interior. Notice the heater.321 views
om309-20140515-6514.jpg
Tohoku shinkansen, 200 Series Shinkansen303 views
om512-20140515-6393.jpg
TR73 series first-class car targeting foreign tourists.300 views
om519-20140515-6667.jpg
Refrigerated freight train car.299 views
om268-20140515-6445.jpg
Scale model of Shinbashi Station opened in 1871. Displayed at the Railway Museum in Saitama.298 views
om556-20140515-6541.jpg
Scale model of Tokyo Station northern dome.297 views
om264-20140515-6426.jpg
Woodblock prints depicting Japan's first railroad.292 views
om253-20140515-6413.jpg
Class 150 steam locomotive – No. 1286 views
om406-20140515-6786.jpg
Sleeper train bunk beds.284 views
om262-20140515-6421.jpg
Shinbashi Station sign279 views
om389-20140515-6842.jpg
Tokaido shinkansen commemorative postage stamp279 views
om502-20140515-6939.jpg
279 views
om353-20140515-6642.jpg
Behind the 0 Series Tokaido shinkansen cab277 views
om401-20140515-6792.jpg
276 views
om200-20140515-6369.jpg
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. 275 viewsTo get to the Railway Museum, from Omiya Station, ride the New Shuttle line.
om400-20140515-6790.jpg
Asakaze sleeper train between Tokyo and Hakata. The start of the "Blue Train" nickname given to sleeper trains in Japan.273 views
om271-20140515-6465.jpg
JNR Class 7100 steam locomotive – No. 7101 Benkei266 views
om402-20140515-6793.jpg
265 views
om605-20140515-7006.jpg
Museum gift shop.263 views
om312-20140515-6587.jpg
Tohoku shinkansen's snow sweeper.261 views
om506-20140515-6958.jpg
261 views
om259-20140515-6417.jpg
Mighty fine-looking third-class car.260 views
om374-20140515-6855.jpg
257 views
om255-20140515-6401.jpg
About the Class 150 steam locomotive – No. 1256 views
om257-20140515-6403.jpg
255 views
om407-20140515-6809.jpg
Sleeper train bunk beds.253 views
om553-20140515-6527.jpg
How the government railways' logo evolved. It's now JR.252 views
om466-20140515-6774.jpg
251 views
om503-20140515-6941.jpg
251 views
om310-20140515-6579.jpg
Tohoku shinkansen249 views
om384-20140515-6886.jpg
About shinkansen stations.248 views
om511-20140515-6390.jpg
TR73 series first-class car248 views
om208-20140515-6388.jpg
Lobby of Railway Museum has large picture windows where you can watch real trains go by.247 views
om383-20140515-6901.jpg
Early history of shinkansen.246 views
om459-20140515-6751.jpg
246 views
om266-20140515-6429.jpg
Model of the train set given to Japan by Commodore Perry on his second visit to Japan in 1854.245 views
om379-20140515-6880.jpg
Water dispenser.245 views
om440-20140515-6599.jpg
Outdoor exhibit of Limited Express tokkyu trains.245 views
om447-20140515-6704.jpg
Hibari Limited Express, 485 series245 views
om507-20140515-6961.jpg
242 views
om517-20140515-6671.jpg
Freight train cars242 views
om552-20140515-6526.jpg
242 views
om564-20140515-6558.jpg
Hello JNR train nameplate in April 1987 after JNR was privatized into JR.242 views
om361-20140515-6832.jpg
241 views
om557-20140515-6543.jpg
Chiyoda S model bus from 1932.241 views
om274-20140515-6471.jpg
JNR Class 7100 steam locomotive – No. 7101 Benkei240 views
om276-20140515-6478.jpg
240 views
om408-20140515-6810.jpg
Sleeper train bunk beds with curtains drawn.240 views
om275-20140515-6481.jpg
Hokkaido's first train car.239 views
om357-20140515-6653.jpg
1970s children's book about traveling.239 views
om381-20140515-6871.jpg
Squat toilet in the 0 Series shinkansen.239 views
om405-20140515-6794.jpg
Sleeper train bunk beds.239 views
om449-20140515-6727.jpg
239 views
om272-20140515-6472.jpg
JNR Class 7100 steam locomotive – No. 7101 Benkei238 views
om601-20140515-6980.jpg
Train simulator238 views
om568-20140515-6568.jpg
Noto train nameplate237 views
om265-20140515-6427.jpg
235 views
om369-20140515-6851.jpg
234 views
om377-20140515-6868.jpg
Side table234 views
om514-20140515-6392.jpg
234 views
om382-20140515-6875.jpg
Wash basin233 views
om403-20140515-6803.jpg
233 views
om569-20140515-6569.jpg
Fuji Hayabusa train nameplate233 views
om270-20140515-6462.jpg
The first locomotive used on Hokkaido's first railway. JNR Class 7100 steam locomotive – No. 7101 Benkei232 views
om303-20140515-6502.jpg
232 views
om254-20140515-6414.jpg
231 views
om444-20140515-6605.jpg
231 views
om500-20140515-6936.jpg
Class Nade 6110 electric train geared for commuters. Used by the Yamanote and Chup Lines in Tokyo from 1914.231 views
om563-20140515-6557.jpg
Sayonara JNR train nameplate in 1987 before JNR was privatized into JR.231 views
om352-20140515-6635.jpg
This Tokaido shinkansen cab was formerly displayed at the old Transportation Museum in Tokyo's Manseibashi in Akihabara, which closed in 2006.230 views
om360-20140515-6914.jpg
The building recreates the opening ceremony of the Tokaido shinkansen running between Tokyo and Osaka taking 4 hours.230 views
om365-20140515-6845.jpg
230 views
om261-20140515-6424.jpg
Shinbashi Station229 views
om550-20140515-6577.jpg
2nd floor of museum.229 views
om602-20140515-6998.jpg
Mini trains229 views
om359-20140515-6918.jpg
The Railway Museum has a separate building just for the 0 Series, first-generation shinkansen.228 views
om364-20140515-6846.jpg
228 views
om378-20140515-6878.jpg
Corridor228 views
om453-20140515-6716.jpg
Ueno Station bench228 views
om470-20140515-6815.jpg
228 views
om551-20140515-6525.jpg
Diverse exhibits of artifacts on 2nd floor.228 views
om562-20140515-6556.jpg
228 views
om319-20140515-6582.jpg
Scale model of JR Ueno Station, the initial terminus of the Tohoku shinkansen.226 views
om463-20140515-6765.jpg
Toki Limited Express, 181 series226 views
om471-20140515-6818.jpg
226 views
om508-20140515-6966.jpg
Class Kiha 42300 train car, Japanese government's first mass-produced steam train car. Used by many train lines from 1934.226 views
om603-20140515-6996.jpg
Mini trains226 views
om202-20140515-6375.jpg
Opened in October 2007, the Railway Museum in Saitama is one of Japan's largest train museums. 225 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.
om256-20140515-6402.jpg
225 views
om510-20140515-6972.jpg
225 views
om567-20140515-6567.jpg
"Head mark" is the train's nameplate attached to the front of the train. 225 views
om207-20140515-6385.jpg
Lobby of Railway Museum.224 views
om387-20140515-6894.jpg
Shinkansen wheels224 views
om206-20140515-7012.jpg
Path to the Railway Museum has a train schedule on the floor.223 views
om375-20140515-6858.jpg
223 views
om460-20140515-6753.jpg
223 views
om513-20140515-6395.jpg
223 views
om600-20140515-6977.jpg
Train simulators223 views
om604-20140515-6993.jpg
Mini trains223 views
om316-20140515-6584.jpg
Tohoku shinkansen driver's cab222 views
om386-20140515-6888.jpg
222 views
om554-20140515-6530.jpg
Train ferry222 views
om300-20140515-6491.jpg
221 views
om380-20140515-6876.jpg
Urinal221 views
om504-20140515-6943.jpg
Class Oha 31 train car. Japan's first semi-metal train car for improved strength. Built in 1927.221 views
om362-20140515-6834.jpg
220 views
om366-20140515-6849.jpg
220 views
om561-20140515-6555.jpg
Discover Japan rubber stamps.220 views
om305-20140515-6505.jpg
219 views
om516-20140515-6700.jpg
Freight train locomotive, JNR Class EF66219 views
om555-20140515-6538.jpg
Scale model of Tokyo Station.219 views
om306-20140515-6508.jpg
218 views
om307-20140515-6574.jpg
218 views
om558-20140515-6542.jpg
Long-distance JNR bus that ran on the Meishin Expressway in 1964.218 views
om559-20140515-6551.jpg
Tokaido shinkansen commemorative postcards218 views
om304-20140515-6497.jpg
217 views
om455-20140515-6718.jpg
217 views
om458-20140515-6707.jpg
217 views
om311-20140515-6578.jpg
Tohoku shinkansen216 views
om442-20140515-6600.jpg
Toki Limited Express216 views
om252-20140515-6411.jpg
Class 150 steam locomotive – No. 1215 views
om388-20140515-6840.jpg
215 views
om258-20140515-6415.jpg
Third-class car.214 views
om351-20140515-6623.jpg
0 Series Tokaido shinkansen cab section214 views
om509-20140515-6971.jpg
Wooden interior of Class Kiha 42300 train car. 214 views
om205-20140515-6380.jpg
Train display on the way to the museum from Tetsudo-Hakubutsukan Station. 167 series train for school excursions.213 views
om308-20140515-6545.jpg
213 views
om404-20140515-6808.jpg
Sleeper train room213 views
om441-20140515-6601.jpg
Asama Limited Express213 views
om260-20140515-6423.jpg
Class 150 steam locomotive – No. 1 at Shinbashi Station.212 views
om302-20140515-6494.jpg
212 views
om355-20140515-6625.jpg
212 views
om273-20140515-6489.jpg
About JNR Class 7100 steam locomotive – No. 7101 Benkei210 views
om566-20140515-6560.jpg
210 views
om201-20140515-6372.jpg
The Railway Museum is near Tetsudo-Hakubutsukan Station on the New Shuttle line.209 views
om301-20140515-6493.jpg
Locomotive turning on a turntable inside the museum.209 views
om368-20140515-6884.jpg
Just like new.209 views
om448-20140515-6726.jpg
Inside Hibari Limited Express.209 views
om461-20140515-6758.jpg
"Silver seat" now usually called "Courtesy seat."209 views
om267-20140515-6439.jpg
Japan's first train tickets.208 views
om371-20140515-6854.jpg
Very pristine. We could sit on the seats too.208 views
om358-20140515-6654.jpg
1970s children's cards about transportation.207 views
om457-20140515-6722.jpg
207 views
om560-20140515-6552.jpg
Tokaido shinkansen commemorative medals.207 views
om317-20140515-6586.jpg
Inside Tohoku shinkansen206 views
om354-20140515-6644.jpg
206 views
om370-20140515-6852.jpg
Inside the 0 Series Tokaido shinkansen.206 views
om376-20140515-6867.jpg
206 views
om465-20140515-6773.jpg
Inside Toki Limited Express, 181 series.206 views
om467-20140515-6776.jpg
206 views
om468-20140515-6781.jpg
Vendor206 views
om452-20140515-6714.jpg
Ueno Station205 views
om469-20140515-6813.jpg
Chuo Line, 101 series.205 views
om501-20140515-6937.jpg
Inside Class Nade 6110 electric train geared for commuters. Lacquered wood interior.205 views
om445-20140515-6613.jpg
204 views
om203-20140515-6377.jpg
Train wheels displayed on the way to the museum from Tetsudo-Hakubutsukan Station.202 views
om450-20140515-6732.jpg
202 views
om515-20140515-6391.jpg
202 views
om318-20140515-6590.jpg
Inside Tohoku shinkansen201 views
om356-20140515-6631.jpg
Tokaido shinkansen ticket issued in Sept. 1964201 views
om518-20140515-6665.jpg
Refrigerated freight train car.201 views
om565-20140515-6559.jpg
201 views
om315-20140515-6580.jpg
198 views
om454-20140515-6717.jpg
Ueno Station platform sign198 views
om462-20140515-6762.jpg
198 views
om263-20140515-6425.jpg
197 views
om350-20140515-6511.jpg
0 Series Tokaido shinkansen 197 views
om443-20140515-6603.jpg
Inside the Asama Limited Express.197 views
om464-20140515-6768.jpg
197 views
om456-20140515-6723.jpg
Ueno Station turnstile.196 views
om314-20140515-6517.jpg
195 views
om367-20140515-6883.jpg
194 views
om451-20140515-6733.jpg
194 views
om204-20140515-6378.jpg
Train display on the way to the museum from Tetsudo-Hakubutsukan Station.192 views
om446-20140515-6710.jpg
188 views
om363-20140515-6847.jpg
187 views
 
183 files on 1 page(s)