by Mike Nakada
Whether you live in Japan or are just visiting, it's pretty hard to spend a day without using the train at least once.
Trains are an important part of modern urban life in Japan and -- let's face it -- Japanese rolling stock looks pretty darn cool.
Which is why, about 45 minutes out of Tokyo, there's a museum dedicated entirely to these heroes of the daily commute. It's called the Tetsudo Hakubutsukan -- the Railway Museum.
Over 30 actual train cars that were rescued from their fate of being sold for scrap are displayed inside and outside the museum.
Starting with the classic steam locomotives of the 19th and early-20th century, the museum has a train car from just about every period.
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