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Kyoto Railway Museum
Kyoto, Japan
04-11-24

Cherry trees in bloom. Just the right amount of clouds in a perfect sky. A classic steam engine about to chug along the track. Can you say "perfect capture"?

The JR Shinkansen bullet train arrived in Kyoto shortly after noon. I couldn't check into my hotel that early but got my bag tagged and I departed for the subway station to visit the Gion district, one of the older areas of the city.

After four days in Tokyo, I knew the Tokyo subway system pretty much by heart, but now I was in a new city, with new subway lines to learn. Thanks to Google maps, it's not that difficult, even in a foreign country, to get around. However I misread a station directive, and got on the right platform number but caught the wrong train at my transfer, and ended up back at Kyoto Station, where I began.

I did get to see Gion a few days later, but that first afternoon, after having messed up the subway trip, I decided to see what was closer and within walking distance of my hotel, which was only two blocks from the station.

I visited the Higashi Hongan-ji Temple and walked a good half hour to get to the Kyoto Railway Museum. I absolutely love trains, and Japan knows trains!

This is a fully restored (as were all 54 railway vehicles at the museum) 1939 Kawasaki Sharyo steam engine.

I remembered seeing on one of the videos I watched on Japan travel before my trip that there was a railway museum but I didn't have it listed on my itinerary. I'm glad I didn't get to Gion that afternoon, because I got to see a lot of wonderful trains instead! You gotta admit, this is a great photo too. I almost boarded the train, but realized it would be better to take photos of it letting off steam!

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Taken in: Japan / Kyoto / Shimogyo Ku (show map)

Taken on: April 11, 2024

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Camera: Canon EOS R, f/5.7, 1/332 sec, 26mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R
Aperture:	f/5.7
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/332)
Focal Length:	26mm
ISO:	100
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 25.7 (20240327.m.2564 6c4e767) (Windows)
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