Train and Bus Museum, Railway and bus museum in Miyamae Ward, Kawasaki, Japan
The Train and Bus Museum is a single-story museum entrance set beneath the elevated tracks of the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line in Miyazaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa. Its facade is clad in small white square tiles, with a recessed glass entrance under a green arched sign reading "電車とバスの博物館". A low white wall with a metal pipe railing runs along the front, and a spiral staircase stands behind on the right.
Tokyu opened the museum on 3 April 1982 under the elevated tracks at Takatsu Station in Kawasaki's Takatsu ward, marking the company's 60th anniversary; admission was 10 yen and about 6,800 people visited on the first day. It moved to its present site beneath the Den-en-toshi Line viaduct at Miyazakidai Station on 21 March 2003. A 2016 renewal split it into buildings A and B, and operation passed to Tokyu Railways in 2019.
The collection shows how trains and buses shaped urban life in Japan, with displays that reveal how vehicle design and passenger service evolved over time. Visitors can see how public transport connected neighborhoods and helped shape daily routines.
Entry costs 200 yen for adults and 100 yen for children. The museum opens Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and on Sundays from 9:30 am.
Visitors can operate a simulator that replicates an 8090 series train, available for 300 yen per session. This hands-on experience gives an impression of cab routines and how drivers manage brakes, throttles, and signals.
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