Kyoto Railway Museum
Kyoto Station, Kyoto
- Mon, Tue, Thu to Sun
- 10:00 to 17:00
- Wed
- Closed
Last entry 16:30. Open on Wednesdays that fall on public holidays or in school holidays. Closed 30 December to 1 January.
Source: kyotorailwaymuseum.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.
A railway museum next to Umekoji Park that opened on 29 April 2016, with steam locomotives still in working order. The SL Steam ride pulls a coach 1 km out and back behind a real steam engine, and after the last run you can watch the locomotive turn on the turntable in the middle of the roundhouse.
Insider tip
Closed Wednesdays, except public holidays and school holidays. Entry's ¥1,500 for adults and the steam ride ¥300 more, with tickets from the machine at the SL platform once the museum opens. The 2nd-floor deck looks down on the roundhouse. There's no car park.
What the guides say about Kyoto Railway Museum
When it rains, the Kyoto International Manga Museum lets you take any of about 50,000 manga off its shelves and read (¥1,200). At the Kyoto Railway Museum a working steam engine pulls a coach 1 km out and back. Both are closed on most Wednesdays. See rainy day Kyoto and Kyoto with kids.
20. Mind Mondays and Wednesdays. The Kyoto National Museum, the art museums in Okazaki, the zoo and the imperial sites close on Mondays. The Kyoto Railway Museum, the Manga Museum, the State Guest House and many Nishiki shops close on Wednesdays.
What's on near Kyoto Railway Museum
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Kyoto Railway Museum, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Umekoji Park Handmade Market
梅小路公園手づくり市
Time 9:00 to 16:00 Station Umekoji-Kyotonishi (JR Sagano Line)
The sister market of the Hyakumanben one, with makers' stalls in Umekoji Park, and unlike at the temple you can bring a dog. It goes ahead in the rain.
Tam0031, CC BY-SA 3.0 Kyoto Ongaku Hakurankai (Kyoto Music Expo)
京都音楽博覧会
Station Umekoji-Kyotonishi (JR Sagano Line)
The band Quruli's outdoor music festival on the lawn of Umekoji Park, held since 2007, and a one-day advance ticket was ¥13,000 for the 20th edition in 2026.
Tam0031, CC BY-SA 3.0 Plum Festival at Umekoji Park
梅まつり（梅小路公園）
Time 10:00 to 15:00 Station Umekoji-Kyotonishi (JR Sagano Line)
For two weeks you can walk inside the park's plum grove, which is usually fenced off: about 150 trees of 14 varieties.
Tam0031, CC BY-SA 3.0 Umekoji Park Handmade Market
梅小路公園手づくり市
Time 9:00 to 16:00 Station Umekoji-Kyotonishi (JR Sagano Line), 1 min walk
The sister market of Chion-ji's, run by the same team, sets up in Umekoji Park on the first Saturday of the month, with crafts and food sold by the people who made them. In May it joins the park's Green Fair on 3 and 4 May instead.
Tam0031, CC BY-SA 3.0 Umekoji Park Autumn Leaves Light-up
梅小路公園紅葉まつり（ライトアップ）
Time 17:00 to 21:00 (last entry 20:30) Station Umekoji-Kyotonishi (JR Sagano Line), 1 min walk
Umekoji Park lights the maples and pines of its Suzaku Garden, where a still pond mirrors the trees and one path runs under leaves you can almost touch. Tickets are ¥600, ¥100 less with a same-day stub from the aquarium, the railway museum or VIVA SQUARE KYOTO, and it's closed on 16 and 24 Nov.
Tam0031, CC BY-SA 3.0 Nearby
Around Kyoto Station
Free temples and late ramen a few minutes from the platforms
Most visitors only see Kyoto Station on the way in or out, which is a shame. Higashi Hongan-ji is 7 minutes north on foot and free, To-ji's pagoda is 15 minutes south, and at the railway museum to the west a working steam engine will pull you along. After dark, 15,000 LEDs light the station's 171-step staircase.
Kyoto Station has 23 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 4 shrines and temples, 4 museums, 3 restaurants, 2 shops, 2 cafes, 2 parks and gardens, 2 bathhouses, 1 bar, 1 landmark, 1 viewpoint and 1 market. Read the Kyoto Station guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Kyoto Railway Museum?
- Kankiji-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市下京区観喜寺町).
- What are the opening hours of Kyoto Railway Museum?
- Mon, Tue, Thu to Sun 10:00 to 17:00; Closed Wed. Last entry 16:30. Open on Wednesdays that fall on public holidays or in school holidays. Closed 30 December to 1 January.
- How do I get to Kyoto Railway Museum?
- The nearest station is Umekoji-Kyotonishi (JR Sagano Line). Kyoto Railway Museum is in Kyoto Station, Kyoto.
- How much does Kyoto Railway Museum cost?
- Kyoto Railway Museum is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Kyoto Railway Museum?
- Plan for 2-3 hours.
- When is the best time to visit Kyoto Railway Museum?
- Right at opening.
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