I first noticed this the Umekokji Steam Locomotive Museum over 10 years ago, when I was returning to Narita from Osaka. I finally got back. The museum has expanded and is now know as the Kotyo Railway Museum

One enters the museum through the former Nijo Station House. This is the oldest wooden railway station in Japan; it has been moved from its original location to the museum. There are some nice exhibits in the old station house to see, before one makes their way back to the the locomotives.

The roundhouse contains a awesome collection of steam locomotives.

The only down side to this visit was that it rained the entire time I was there.

The twenty stall roundhouse was built in 1914.

This museum has 17 steam locomotives, with some of them operational. Three time a day, a short 10 minute steam ride is offered.

Locomotives in the roundhouse

Stalls one through seven are used for locomotive restoration.

Stall Number	Car Number		Configuration	Weight	Gauge	Driver Size	More Information	Operational
8	Cll64		2-6-4	66 tons	1067mm (3ft 6in)	1520mm (4ft 11in)	The locomotive was built by Kawasaki Rolling Stock Manufacturing, in 1935. More information Information on Class C11	No
9	9633		2-8-0	60 tons	1067mm (3ft 6in)	1250mm (4ft 1in)	The locomotive, in class 9600 was built by Kawasaki Shipbuilding, in 1914. More information Information on Class 9600	No
10	B210		0-4-0	20 tons	1067mm (3ft 6in)	860mm (2ft 10in)	The locomotive was built by Tateyama Heavy Industries, in 1946. More information Information on Class B20	Yes
10	1080		4-4-2		1067mm (3ft 6in)		This locomotive number 1080, used on the Tokido line was manufactured by Dubs Co. in 1901. More information Outside view	No
11	C622		2-6-2	88 tons	1067mm (3ft 6in)	1750mm (5ft 9in)	This locomotive was built in 1921. More information Information on Class C62	Yes
12	Empty
13	Empty
14	C551		4-6-2	66 tons	1067mm (3ft 6in)	1750mm (5ft 9in)	This locomotive was built by Kawasaki Rolling Stock, in 1934. More information Information on Class C55	No
15	C581		2-6-2	59 tons	1067mm (3ft 6in)	1520mm (4ft 11in)	This locomotive was built by Kisya Seizo, in 1938. More information Information on Class C58	No
16	D50 140		2-8-2	78 tons	1067mm (3ft 6in)	1400mm (4ft 7in)	This locomotive was built by Hitachi, in 1925. More information Information on Class D50	No
17	D52 468		2-8-2	85 tons	1067mm (3ft 6in)	1400mm (4ft 7in)	This locomotive was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, in 1945. More information Information on Class D52	No
18	C59164		2-8-2	80 tons	1067mm (3ft 6in)	1750mm (5ft 9in)	This locomotive was built by Hitachi, in 1946. More information Information on Class C59	No
19	C5345		2-8-2	81 tons	1067mm (3ft 6in)	1750mm (5ft 9in)	This three cylinder locomotive was built by Kisya Seizo, in 1928. More information Information on Class C53	No
20	C51239		2-8-2	70 tons	1067mm (3ft 6in)	1750mm (5ft 9in)	This locomotive was built by Kisya Seizo, in 1927. More information Information on Class C51	No

Locomotives outside the roundhouse

Car Number		Configuration	Weight	Gauge	Driver Size	More Information	Operational
8630		2-6-0	48 tons	1067mm (3ft 6in)	1600mm (5ft 3in)	This locomotive was built in 1914 by the Kisya Seizo Company. More information Information on Class 8620	Yes
C621		4-6-4	88 tons	1067mm (3ft 6in)	1750mm (5ft 9in)	This locomotive was built by Hitachi, in 1947. More information Information on Class C62	No
C612		4-6-4	88 tons	1067mm (3ft 6in)	1750mm (5ft 8in)	This locomotive was by Hitachi, in 1947. More information Information on Class C62	Yes
D511		2-8-2	78 tons	1067mm (3ft 6in)	1400mm (4ft 7in)	This locomotive was built by Kawasaki Rolling Stock in 1936. More information Information on Class D51	No
D51200		2-8-2	78 tons	1067mm (3ft 6in)	1400mm (4ft 7in)	This locomotive was built in the Government Railway's Hamamatsu works in 1938. More information Information on Class D51	Yes

Videos of 8630

It is hard to hold an umbrella and keep the video camera steady!

Brochure from the museum

Links

Home page of the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum
Excellent web page on the locomotives at the Umekoji Museum