Tokyo Off the Beaten Path Tips by sunnywong

The underground city (connection with subway stations) in Tokyo is a good place for shopping and eating.

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International and domestic guide books, maps, timetables, over 25,000 travelogues, sightseeing brochures and maps, and more than 150 kinds of magazines are available in this specialized library operated by JTB. Reading a travel guide in the quiet atmosphere of the library takes you to wherever you want go! Though they do not lend anything, material can be copied in the library. It is worth spending time there before you take your next trip!

INFORMATION
Address: B1F, Tekko Bldg No. 2, 1-8-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Open: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm, Closed: Sat, Sun, holidays and New Year holidays (12/29-1/4)
Admission: Free

Access:
A 2-minute walk from the Yaesu north exit of Tokyo station on the JR lines and Marunouchi Subway Line.
A 2-minute walk from B10 exit (Tekko Bldg exit) of Otemachi station on the Tozai Subway Line.

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Phone: 03-3214-6051
Website: http://library.jtb.or.jp/

Steam operations started in 1988 as a weekend tourist attraction with C58-363 (2-4-2, 58.9 tons), ex-JNR general-purpose steam engine, which was formally used on local lines throughout the country. The train has been dubbed with an unusual name, the "Paleo Express," after a legendary creature in the Chichibu district. The steam train is currently operated between Kumagaya and Mitsumineguchi, a distance of 56.8km, on most Sundays except in winter.

Link to my photo album of this train

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Website: http://www.chichibu-railway.co.jp/

In 1962, Japanese National Railways (privatized in 1987) established Ome Railway Park in commemoration of the 90th anniversary of Japanese railways. Ever since then, the park has offered many unique exhibits such as old trains preserved over years.

Eleven valuable cultural assets including the steam locomotives actually used in the early days has received special attention from the park visitors. The museum, annex to the park, also has a number of railway related exhibits for the visitors to enjoy and learn about the railway system in Japan.

Address: 2-155 Katsunuma Ome City, Tokyo

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Phone: 0428-22-4678
Website: http://www.kouhaku.or.jp/english/ome/