Keio Rail-Land is approximately an hour by train or car out of the city centre ( you need to get to Tama-Dobutsu-koen station), entry costs approximately 310 yen (!!) and is a museum for buses and trains of the Keio transport company. This is a good half-day activity for little ones.
Downstairs are climb-in trains and buses and a mini train outdoors too. In the outdoor section is a library carriage with picture books and upstairs near the playcentre section is a model train room for a set amount of children for 30 minutes at a time. You’ll need to wait for a new “session” to start and is probably better for kids 5+ as my little guy was in destructo-mode and I don’t think we were very popular with the hard-core train-goers….
There is the Tama Zoo across the road (I haven’t been yet though) if you need something to do afterwards.
Also, directly next door is a play centre called Hug Hug.
One of the highlights for my two are the “real” ticket gates at the entrance. Got to love those details!
The gentlemen that work there are just divine. So patient with train-crazed crazies !!!
The main section upstairs is more like a playcentre with a small eating area with some vending machine snacks & juice boxes ( we usually take our own snacks.)
KEIO RAIL-LAND
3-36-39 HODOKUBO, HINO
日野程久保3-36-39
OPEN: 9:30AM – 5:30PM – FINAL ENTRY AT 5PM (CLOSED WEDNESDAYS)
ENTRY 31o YEN, CHILDREN 3 YEARS OLD & YOUNGER ARE FREE
KEIO-RAIL-LAND WEBSITE (JAPANESE ONLY)
