Railway Museum: Railway Museum (鉄道博物館）

The Railway Museum was opened in Onari, Saitama City on 14 October 2007 as the centerpiece of the JR East 20th Anniversary Memorial Project.

The museum are sparated into two sections: the history zone and the learning zone.  The history zone presents the history of railway technology In the learning zone, visitors will experience to simulated train operations, which drivers of trains use for training and gain knowledge of the principles and mechanisms of railway.

• History Zone: Explains the history of the railway since 1955 including establishment of Japan Railway (JR). Collection include: rare tickets and stamps, which are displayed for the first time, and train models, which inside of trains are displayed.

• History Zone: Time line of railway history (75m) is displayed. 

• Model Railroad Dioramas: Total of 1400 m railway display.

• Collection Gallery: A variety of items which have collected since the Taisho era (1921) including documents, tickets, blueprints, photographs, uniforms and many more.

North Wing

• Tep'aku Library(てっぱく図書室): Railway related books written in different foreign languages, and picture books.