【We Made a Railway Museum!】Japan's Only Private Timetable Museum Is a Hidden Gem! 🚆✨
🔍 A secret paradise for train lovers!? We visited a private, reservation-only railway museum in the heart of Tokyo's Nakano district!
Have you ever heard of the "Timetable Museum" in Nakano, Tokyo?
This one-of-a-kind privately operated railway museum is a dream come true for railway enthusiasts!
Inside, you'll find:
Over 900 vintage JTB timetables 📘
More than 4,500 rare railway collectibles 🚂
Authentic Shinkansen seats, destination boards, parts from sleeper trains, and N-scale model trains!
Even a railway shrine!?
It’s like stepping into a time machine through Japan’s rich railway history!
🎫 Museum Info (By Reservation Only)
▶ Admission (up to 3 people): 45 mins - ¥3,000 / 90 mins - ¥6,000
▶ +30 min extension with any café menu order
▶ Location: Private (5–10 min walk from Nakano Station, full details provided after booking)
▶ Book via official website: https://jikokuhyo-museum.tokyo/
📽️ Highlights of This Video:
・Welcomed by Cassiopeia!?
・Ride starts with a retro paper ticket from “Nakano → Time Travel”!
・It’s not just timetables—check out the pantograph, Shinkansen windows, real engine parts, and more!
・Take a seat on an actual 0 Series Shinkansen chair!
・Don’t miss the N gauge model train layout and rotating destination signs!
・Relax with a coffee during a 30-minute bonus extension in the café area ☕🚉
🕰️ Timeline
0:00 Opening
0:51 Arriving at the Museum
1:48 Entering
5:48 Exploring the Collection
9:43 Guided Tour
19:07 Destination Sign Demo
20:44 Flipping Through Timetables
23:55 KiHa 183 Series Train Parts
26:52 Departure Lantern
31:25 Token Exchange Tablet
32:56 Destination Sign Demo 2
34:30 N-Scale Model Train Layout
41:23 Coffee Break (Extended Time Bonus)
💬 Tell us in the comments: What was your favorite exhibit?
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