Although the Kawasaki brand is known for motorcycles, a highlight of Kawasaki World in Kobe has to be the trains. Train fan or not, you should check out this museum.<\/p>\n
To understand why the Shinkansen exhibition is fascinating, you need to know a bit about the trains.<\/p>\n
Shinkansen is the bullet train in Japan. It is a feat of engineering to achieve such speed and still have an ultra-safe mode of transport. The Shinkansen trains have only suffered one accident in history due to a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in March 2022. Although the quake derailed the train, everyone on board was unharmed.<\/p>\n
The first Shinkansen was the 0-series, which started running in 1964. It was discontinued in 2008, but one is on display in Kawasaki World<\/a> in honor of the company\u2019s involvement in its construction. As well as exploring one of the passenger cars, you can enter the driver\u2019s cabin of the train. Plus, you\u2019ll have a closer view of all the dials and levers than is possible almost anywhere else.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll also find plenty of motorcycles in Kawasaki World. The models on display change occasionally, but there are always some rare ones and racing bikes. One corner is dedicated to showing the latest models \u2014 you can touch and even sit on some of these.<\/p>\n Whereas the above are most exciting for train and motorcycle enthusiasts, the museum\u2019s interactive areas appeal to just about everyone. Particularly popular is RidEX \u2014 a simulator that allows you to try riding a large motorcycle around a circuit at up to 200 kilometers an hour. The special effects in the video make the simulation feel pretty realistic. A ride is included in the price of your entrance fee, but you should make a reservation when you arrive at the museum to secure a slot.<\/p>\n Other experiences include driving a model train (a camera in the car shows you the view from the driver\u2019s seat), a jet ski simulator, and a flight simulator where you can take off and land at Kobe Airport.<\/p>\n There are also some other exhibitions you may like to explore. One exhibition near the museum\u2019s beginning details the company\u2019s history as it relates to Japanese history \u2014 particularly how the country became industrialized. Another display is of factory machines, many of which you\u2019ll never have encountered before. Finally, a helicopter that provided aid in the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake<\/a> that you can enter to see the cockpit.<\/p>\n You can make your visit to Kawasaki World part of a great day out in Kobe. It\u2019s actually inside Kobe Maritime Museum<\/a> \u2014 which explains why there\u2019s a model ship at the entrance; in fact, you\u2019ll receive admission to both museums when you buy a ticket. You may also like to spend time at Meriken Park, where you can check out Kobe Port Tower (the city\u2019s main landmark with incredible panoramic views), Red Brick Warehouse, and Kobe Harborland.<\/p>\n Tokumeigakarinoaoshima<\/a>, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Although the Kawasaki brand is known for motorcycles, a highlight of Kawasaki World in Kobe has to be the trai […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":5127,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[162,165],"tags":[245,74,266],"class_list":["post-5126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family-friendly","category-kobe","tag-hyogo-precfecture","tag-kobe-city","tag-kobe-day-trips"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5126"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49974,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5126\/revisions\/49974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Also, a Place for Bike Fans<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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