Hara Model Railway Museum

The Hara Model Railway Museum (原鉄道模型博物館 Hara Tetsudō Mokei Hakubutsukan) is a model railway museum in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan, which opened on 10 July 2012. Managed by Mitsui Fudosan, the museum houses the extensive collection of model trains built and amassed by the Japanese model railway enthusiast Nobutaro Hara (原 信太郎 Hara Nobutarō). The museum covers an area of approximately 1,700 m², with the display area covering an area of approximately 1,200 m².

Approximately 1,000 items from Hara’s private collection of more than 6,000 model railway items are on display. The centrepiece of the museum is a 30-metre x 10 metre diorama called “Ichiban Tetsumo Park” (いちばんテツモパーク) which features “1 gauge” (45 mm gauge) model trains from around the world, and has approximately 450 metres of track. The layout features working overhead power lines to power trains via their pantographs.

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Name : Hara Model Railway Museum

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TEL : 045-640-6699

Area : Kanagawa (Kanto)

Address : 1-1-2 Takashima Nishi-ku 220-0011
〒220-0011 神奈川県西区高島1丁目1番2号　横浜三井ビルディング2階
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