
A boys' paradise of sights, sounds and smells. Girls seemed to enjoy it, too. Opened in 1972 on the 100th anniversary of Japanese rail service, Umekoji, next to a large park west of Kyoto Station, was the first SL museum in Japan. The admission is ¥400 for adults (¥100 for students) and ¥200 (¥100) to ride the SL at 11:00, 13:30 and 15:30. website.
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the scale, power and sound of these machines is awesome. Video clip.