Guided Half-day Tour(PM) to Toyota Commemorative Museum & SCMAGLEV Railway Park

Overview

Available languages

English

5 hours

Mobile ticket

In this tour, you will visit TripAdvisor’s TOP 2 popular sites in Nagoya; the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology, and SCMAGLEV and Railway Park. This tour focuses on the technology, passion, and effort of Japanese engineers.

At the Toyota Commemorative Museum, you will discover how Central Japan has been developed as a manufacturing region led by Toyota. Then, at the SCMAGLEV and Railway Park, you will learn how the Japanese railway was transformed from steam locomotives to rail cars, and from shinkansen (bullet train) to MAGLEV (magnetic speed train).

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Please be prepared for a fair amount of walking

On some National holidays some attractions might be closed, so other attractions may be substituted instead

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.<br>If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

What‘s Included

Professional guide

Landing and facility fees

Transportation to/from attractions

What To Expect

Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology

This is where Toyota was started by Sakichi Toyoda as a Spinning and Weaving Company. The company’s studious, challenging, kaizen (striving for improvement), and creative spirit led the country to a big “manufacturing” nation and this world-famous company means a lot to locals in Nagoya region.

1 hour • Admission Included

SCMAGLEV and Railway Park

This is the museum where you can see the history as well as the latest technology of railways. You will be impressed not only by the number of successive trains, but also by the passion of technical experts that made our country famous for accurate and high speed Shinkansen (bullet train). Finally, you will learn how MAGLEV (magnetic train) will be operated that will start running between Tokyo and Nagoya soon in 2027.

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Included

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