点评:t would take maybe a nanosecond in Japan for you to recognize trains are part of the Japanese DNA. Unlike the US car culture, Japan is definitely a train-centered culture because train travel feeds so easily to the Japanese need for efficiency and time management. And unlike American commuters, the Japanese know how to keep quiet and behave on a train.
All of that made a visit here high on our list of to-dos in Nagoya. Owned by JR Central, this warehouse-size museum has only been around since 2011, but it houses 39 full-size railway vehicles, including several bullet trains of various vintage, plus simulator rides and a huge model train diorama. If you think all of this seems targeted to kids, you'd be right as legions of schoolchildren swarmed the trains.
Honestly, their enthusiasm was part of the appeal of the exhibits because they represent the next generation of train riders and operators. They even sat in the bullet train cars and ate their bento boxes while I walked through like a conductor. The diorama was a bit of the snooze. No surprise that there are key educational exhibits about MAGLEV, the magnetic levitation train line that represents Japan's transportation future.
Plans for Japan's first MAGLEV line between Tokyo and Osaka have been postponed until 2034, but it was still cool to ride the MAGLEV simulator which produced a sense of the smooth, super-fast travel to come. It took a solid half-hour from Nagoya Station to the southern end of the Aonami Line at Kinjofuto, but it's worth it, especially for parents who want to take their kids to Legoland nearby. Admission is ¥1,200 per person.
翻译:在日本,你只需一瞬间就能意识到火车是日本人DNA的一部分。与美国的汽车文化不同,日本绝对是一种以火车为中心的文化,因为火车旅行很容易满足日本人对效率和时间管理的需求。而且,与美国通勤者不同,日本人知道如何在火车上保持安静和举止得体。
所有这些都使得参观这里成为我们名古屋必做之事之一。这座仓库大小的博物馆归JR东海株式会社所有,自2011年才开业,但它收藏了39辆全尺寸的铁路车辆,包括几列不同年份的子弹头列车,以及模拟游乐设施和一个巨大的火车模型。如果你觉得所有这些都像是针对孩子的,那你猜对了,因为大批学童涌向火车。
说实话,他们的热情也是展览吸引人的一部分,因为他们代表了下一代的火车乘客和司机。他们甚至坐在子弹头列车车厢里,吃着他们的便当盒,而我则像列车长一样走过来。立体模型有点让人昏昏欲睡。难怪馆内有关于磁悬浮列车(MAGLEV)的重要教育展品,这条磁悬浮列车代表着日本未来的交通方式。
日本首条连接东京和大阪的磁悬浮列车线路的计划已被推迟到2034年,但乘坐磁悬浮列车模拟器仍然很酷,它能让人感受到未来平稳、超高速的旅行。从名古屋站到青波线南端的金城码头站,足足花了半个小时,但绝对值得,尤其是对于那些想带孩子去附近乐高乐园的家长来说。门票每人1200日元。