Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park

Railroad exhibit at the Railway Culture Village

Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park

Area

Tomioka

Category

Educational tour History

At the Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park, you can learn about the history of the Usui Pass Railway Line through exhibitions and hands-on interactive displays. The railway was a significant route of transportation connecting Gunma and Nagano from the late 1800s until the late 1900s, until the rise of the shinkansen bullet train. This railway line was the first in Japan to incorporate the rack system.

Basic Information

Address

407-16 Yokokawa, Matsuida-cho, Annaka-shi, Gunma

Phone

027-380-4163

Hours

Mar. to Oct.: 9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m. (last entry at 4:30p.m.)
Nov. to Feb.: 9:00a.m. - 4:30p.m. (last entry at 4:00p.m.)

Closed

Tuesdays (following weekday if Tuesday is a public holiday)
Year-end holidays

Fee

Adults: ¥500
Elementary school students: ¥300
Pre-school and younger: free

Website

http://www.usuitouge.com/bunkamura/index.php

Access

FromTokyo Station

Joetsu or Hokuriku Shinkansen / for Niigata or Kanazawa
→【Takasaki Sta.】
JR Shinetsu Main Line / for Yokokawa
→【Yokokawa Sta.】→ about a 1-minute walk

FromMaebashi Station

JR Ryomo Line / for Takasaki
→【Takasaki Sta.】
JR Shinetsu Main Line / for Yokokawa
→【Yokokawa Sta.】→ about a 1-minute walk

Tags of this spot

Railway