I visited this museum back in April 2023. I'd been to the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in 2013, but then hadn't gotten around to getting back to the museum post-expansion. Definitely a great way to spend an afternoon if you're in Kyoto.
That's right. As you can see in the video, it is now a very spacious museum with many beautiful exhibits and a variety of experiences. However, the Umekoji Steam Locomotive depot is still the most impressive of all the museums and it remains in my memory 😊🚂 I hope you can visit again ☺️
@@Choo-ChooTravel It was definitely the highlight of my Kyoto visit last April. I knew it had grown substantially with the expansion, but I was in awe of just how large the museum has become.
This is genuinely one of the best railway museums I’ve ever seen! There are so many interactive elements, and every display and piece of railway equipment is kept in incredible condition! If I ever get the chance to come to Japan, you can bet I’ll definitely stop by here!
thank you for positive comments! Please come to Japan ☺️ We are also planning to visit other railway museums in Japan, so we hope you are looking forward to it 🚂✨🎥
@@Choo-ChooTravelI would love to! Often times railway museums are just a grimy old locomotive shed somewhere far off at a local station, with as much old and rusty trains squeezed into as possible. This one looks exceptionally clean and amazingly well put together. Don't get me wrong, I like old locomotive sheds, but this one looks like a place where the whole family could spend an entire day and not get sick of it.
That’s what makes Japanese trains stand out to me. The knuckle couplers compared to the chain and hook couplers are like night and day for me. Not to mention how any railfan can agree they like a c62 or a d55 or a c57. (C62’s are my favorite in my opinion)
Arigatougozaimasu for brightening my day with your visit to the Kyoto Railway Museum. It's a wonderland of fun and entertainment for children and adults to enjoy. The many steam locomotives on display and the giant model railway were sugoi. I was a surprised to see the steam locomotive train ride. I had not expected that, and I was so glad that it was part of the attractions. I love Japan's train culture and the fact that vintage trains are so well preserved at a place like this museum. I look forward to watching more of your railway adventures! 👍🚂🇯🇵
Thank you very much for your very nice comment 😊 I think this is a heavenly place for those who like Japanese trains. It was a very fulfilling day for me as I was able to learn about the history of trains as well as the history of Japan! Being able to ride a steam locomotive and the grandeur of the depot is something you should definitely experience 😍🚂✨
@@Choo-ChooTravel As someone who has been to the one in York I highly reccomend it if you are intrested is looking at trains and being in them but it is not as interactive as the ones in Japan!
The National Railway Museum in York has an original 0-Series bullet train. It had to be transported there because it was too wide for British double track, tunnels and platforms.
Vielen Dank für dieses Video. Leider hatten wir in Kyoto viel zu wenig Zeit auch dieses Museum zu besuchen 😢 aber schon der futuristische Hauptbahnhof war sehr faszinierend und so sauber, dass eine Schulklasse in der Empfangshalle auf dem Boden saß. Die Exponate im Museum sehen aus, als würde man sie jeden Tag abstauben🤗❤🇦🇹
Vielen Dank aus Österreich 😊 Selbst ein Tag hier hat mir nicht gereicht 😂 Selbst bei näherer Betrachtung war es gereinigt und alles war ordentlich aufbewahrt! Ich hoffe, dass du eines Tages nach Japan kommen kannst ☺️🚂
thank you! I'm planning to go to other railroad museums, so I'd be happy if you were looking forward to it ☺️ I also want to ride a lot of American trains! ! !
Visited in 2017. Was absolutely fantastic, probably one of the best I have been too. At the end of the day, the running steam engine does a spin on the turntable.
I’m also happy to hear you say that ☺️ Seeing the locomotive spinning right in front of your eyes is truly impressive! I'm planning to go to museums related to railways all over Japan, so I'd be happy if you're looking forward to it again 🎥✨
Bonjour Choo Choo Travel, what a very interesting place to go, all is done to discover and like many japonese trains. Thanks to share this video to us. Michel
What a wonderful and interactive experience! In the UK, we have our National Railway Museum in York. It is a fantastic collection but sadly not nearly as interactive as this. We do, however, have the only 0-series Shinkansen unit outside Japan, which was donated by JR West in 2001. It is so incredible to see it standing beside our British locomotives!
I learned from a comment here that there is a railway museum in York, England! I would love to visit too! The 0 series Shinkansen is actually my favorite train! I'm definitely going to see the British locomotive and the two-shot! ! Thank you for letting me know 😊
@@Choo-ChooTravel The national rail museum in York is indeed only static although very large Not far away though is the heritage North Yorkshire Moors Rly which goes all the way to Whitby (Dracula)
I visited this museum a while ago. It was a good experience. I also recommend the railway museum in Saitama as well. They also have a lot of rolling stock in displayed.
@@Choo-ChooTravel thx I’ll look into railway museum saitama, + also could trip with family and my grandpas 80’s birthday next year from Osaka to yakushima
I hope to one day, I'd be so happy watching those awesome toys!, and the real trains are so cool too, but I don't speak the language :(@@Choo-ChooTravel
Das habe ich ganz vergessen: Ein schönes Eisenbahnmuseum in Kyoto. Vielen Dank für das Video👍 すっかり忘れていましたが、京都にある美しい鉄道博物館です。 ビデオをありがとう👍 (Google翻訳で翻訳しました)
Amazing. I came here since 2017 , everything were keep in good condition 🎉· Japan is a great national · I hope that I can come again and feel the passion of Japanese
I am also amazed at how beautifully everything is displayed every time I come 🚂✨ I hope to be able to introduce you to the wonderful places of Japan again!
That's right 😂 I'd love to go to a world where Thomas the Tank Engine is actually moving and the tracks are just like the anime ☺️ I think both children and adults will be very excited!
Dies war der längste und ausführlichste Bericht über das Eisenbahnmuseum in Kyoto welchen wir bisher auf RU-vid gesehen haben. Toll war die Dampflok auf der Drehscheibe. Der Höhepunkt war am Ende der Twilight Express Mizukaze, den wir im Jahr 2022 von KATO aus Japan kaufen konnten. Viele Grüße aus Berlin, Deutschland Sylvia und Jens RU-vidで見た京都の鉄道博物館のレポートの中で、最も長く、最も詳細なものだった。転車台の蒸気機関車は素晴らしかった。最後のハイライトはトワイライトエクスプレスみずかぜで、2022年に日本のKATOから購入することができました。ドイツのベルリンからよろしくお願いします。
Vielen Dank für deinen sehr netten Kommentar 😊 Danke, dass du bis zum Ende zugeschaut hast! Egal wie oft ich der Lokomotive beim Drehen zusah, es war so beeindruckend, dass es sich anfühlte, als wäre ich in einer anderen Welt 🚂Sie sind schon einmal mit der Mizukaze gefahren! Ich bin so neidisch 😍 Ich habe auch vor, andere Eisenbahnmuseen zu besuchen, also hoffe ich, dass ihr euch darauf freut 🎥✨
I agree! There are many attractive trains in America too! I would also like to visit and ride the train ✨ It would be great if we could create a railway museum that integrates the world 😍
I visited this museum a few years ago. There's a park outside the museum that has a heritage streetcar that takes you from the park entrance to the museum and even has a small museum itself. I hope it's still there.
yes! Around the museum there was a park with lots of play equipment and the historic tram (seen briefly at the beginning of the video) was still there! When I rode the steam locomotive inside the museum, I could see the park from the locomotive ☺️ Please come to Kyoto again ✨ Until then, I would like to introduce you to some good places in Japan 👍✨
I can't believe I lived in Japan for three years and didn't know about this place. I love trains since I was a child. So many trains and such in wonderful condition. My new favorite RU-vid Channel
Thank you for your nice comments! ! That's right! Please come and visit us 😊 We will also introduce other Japanese railway museums, so we hope you are looking forward to them 🚂✨
Thank you for this visit which brings back good memories. I came in 2020 and I remember that at the entrance there was a Hello Kitty shinkansen and I didn't see it in the video otherwise it's a beautiful museum to see
There was a Hello Kitty wrapped train in 2020! That wasn't the case at the time of this video😭Sometimes they have rare wrappings on display so I would like to go there again🚂✨🚃
This museum is a good way to spend an afternoon if you're really into trains if you're in Kyoto. Also Kyoto's train station is something to behold as well.
Kyoto Station also has a modern design and is beautiful and attractive! There is also a large railway museum in Saitama, so I'm going to go there next time! !
Such a great museum. 🙌 Although looks like you picked your day to visit better than me … I went on a weekend and it was packed with families and kids so it was hard to get near a lot of the interactive exhibits.
That's right! School holidays seem to be popular with children and their families ✨ Miraculously, it wasn't that crowded on this day! There is also a museum in the Kanto region that I would like to visit 🚂✨ I would be happy if you look forward to it 😊
È stato davvero un paradiso per chi ama i treni 😍🚂✨ È stata una giornata molto appagante perché ho potuto conoscere la storia giapponese insieme ai treni ☺️🚃
Gracias por tan magnífico video, sin duda es un gran museo es espléndido todo lo que tiene de exposición de trenes es un gran paraíso para los amantes de los trenes, aquí en México hace falta uno así sin duda si llego a ir a Japón iré a ese museo. Saludos desde México.🇲🇽
Gracias por tu comentario desde México 🇲🇽✨ Por supuesto que hay muchos entusiastas del ferrocarril en Japón, así que este es un lugar sagrado 🚂 Espero que vengas a Kioto ☺️
Museum looks so amazing really dose put national railway museum in york to shame as last time i went it looks old and very warn out and really dose need updating hoplyfull they can borrow some idear from this museum
I also want to visit railway museums around the world 🌎There are a lot of people in Japan who like trains, so I guess they are enthusiastic about it 😂✨
I'm a Korean who likes to travel by train If I go on a trip to Japan, I should visit Kyoto Railway Museum There is also a railway museum in Korea, but I envy you because it is smaller than Kyoto
I cannot recommend this museum enough, I went towards the end of the day near closing and was able to see them run a steam train, and watched it go down the track and when it came back to the round house spun around on the turntable and blew the whistle and got reloaded with coal. Just go. They also have the Emperor's personal steam engine there, and many more examples of steam and modern engines.
Personally, one day wasn't enough for me 😂 Also, it's one of the places I want to go to again and again ☺️ As you said, there were so many locomotives to see and it was so impressive 🚂✨
There’s also official Thomas And Friends Plarail trains and sets that were produced as a joint venture between Tomy and the rights holders of the Thomas And Friends franchise! :)
@@Choo-ChooTravel Yup I also own the Thomas and Percy Plarail trains from when I was a kid in the 2000s and I also believe the Thomas And Friends Plarail sets were the only Plarail sets sold in retail stores in Australia back then! :)
Wow, I'm jealous ☺️🚃 You've been with the best Plarail ever since you were a child! We will also visit other railway museums, so please look forward to it 🎥✨
@@Choo-ChooTravel Nice! I also mostly have wooden Thomas And Friends toys from back then while a couple of my friends also had Thomas And Friends Plarail sets including one that had sound and wood play specific sounds when going over bump codes on certain track pieces! :)
When I checked to see if it was compatible with languages other than Japanese, I found a message on the homepage that said, ``Although the explanations for the exhibits are mainly written in Japanese, the Railway Museum app allows you to read Japanese, English, Chinese (traditional and simplified), We provide explanations in Korean, Thai, Indonesian, French, German, and Spanish.'' It was explained like this! You can download the app from here! www.railway-museum.jp/app/
7:33 yeah it's always kind of terrifying walking under a locomotive but there you have nothing to worry about it's very safe but I've walked under plenty of lcomotives at the railway I volunteer for here in Australia I've had to duck down so that I wouldn't bump my head I still do bump my head but only in the doorways of certain locos mostly diesels and the ones I bump my head in are almost all from Tasmania australia and yes it's quite annoying