JAPAN
Photo by Takahiro Takiguchi

Photo by Takahiro Takiguchi ()

This is one for the train enthusiasts! Tetsudo Hakubutsukan Museum is only an hour train ride from Yokota Air Base. The railway museum holds 30 historical trains, equipment, and recreations of Tokyo and Niigata station platforms from the 50s with original electronic signboards, time tables, stairways and ticket gates. Don’t miss a chance to operate the drive simulators of steam locomotive and bullet train while you’re there!

The best stories from the Pacific, in your inbox

Sign up for our weekly newsletter of articles from Japan, Korea, Guam, and Okinawa with travel tips, restaurant reviews, recipes, community and event news, and more.

Sign Up Now