The 15-inch Gauge Railway Museum in the British Village in Niji-no-Sato, a 'foreign park' on the Izu Peninsula, is something one shouldn’t miss. Inside the small garage-like museum, you get to see models of various trains operated in the UK in different eras, including steam locomotives, diesel locomotives and coaches. There are also buttons to press so you can see and hear the engines working. In the middle of the room is a miniature diorama called Rainbow Town, and you can make a train move around the small town by pressing the button at the side.
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The 15 Inch Gauge Railway Museum
A train museum in Niji-no-Sato in Shuzenji, Izu City
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![These are the biggest train models in the museum](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/26844-140092/1000/shizuoka-izu-niji-no-sato-15-inch-gauge-railway-museum-140092.jpg)
These are the biggest train models in the museum
![You enter the museum through this automatic sliding glass door](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/26844-140093/1000/shizuoka-izu-niji-no-sato-15-inch-gauge-railway-museum-140093.jpg)
You enter the museum through this automatic sliding glass door
![Display of various models of trains from different eras](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/26844-140097/1000/shizuoka-izu-niji-no-sato-15-inch-gauge-railway-museum-140097.jpg)
Display of various models of trains from different eras
![Rainbow Town: press the button at the side, and the train will go around the miniature town](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/26844-140099/1000/shizuoka-izu-niji-no-sato-15-inch-gauge-railway-museum-140099.jpg)
Rainbow Town: press the button at the side, and the train will go around the miniature town
![Old train models in a huge glass display case](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/26844-140098/1000/shizuoka-izu-niji-no-sato-15-inch-gauge-railway-museum-140098.jpg)
Old train models in a huge glass display case
![Colorful balloons hang above the miniature town](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/26844-140094/1000/shizuoka-izu-niji-no-sato-15-inch-gauge-railway-museum-140094.jpg)
Colorful balloons hang above the miniature town
![When you press the button below the glass case, the engine will start](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/26844-140096/1000/shizuoka-izu-niji-no-sato-15-inch-gauge-railway-museum-140096.jpg)
When you press the button below the glass case, the engine will start
![The entrance to the museum](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/26844-140095/1000/shizuoka-izu-niji-no-sato-15-inch-gauge-railway-museum-140095.jpg)
The entrance to the museum
![The facade of the 15 Inch Gauge Railway Museum simply looks like a garage to me](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/26844-140100/1000/shizuoka-izu-niji-no-sato-15-inch-gauge-railway-museum-140100.jpg)
The facade of the 15 Inch Gauge Railway Museum simply looks like a garage to me
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