The Railway Museum Audio Guide

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¡Features of the audio guide

  • EThe audio guide is available on your smartphone.
  • EA complete guide in Japanese and English covering all railway vehicles, most exhibition rooms, experience programs, restaurants, and other facilities.
  • EThe Japanese guide has two versions: General Audience and Children versions. (The English guide is available only in the General Audience version.)
  • EBasic and Additional Explanations are prepared for the General Audience version. Please listen to the Basic explanation first, which gives an overview of the item, and proceed to the Additional explanation depending on your interest.
  • EMany vehicle files include a recording of the vehiclefs whistle.
  • EThe Japanese version uses narrations by our museum staff members.

¡How to use the audio guide

  1. 1jScan the code below with your smartphone and download the app gPocket Curatorh.
  2. 2jOpen the gPocket Curatorh app.
  3. 3jSelect gKanto regionh and gTHE RAILWAY MUSEUM (Saitama) h and tap gGuideh.
  4. 4jEnter the exhibition guide number (shown in front of each exhibit) and tap the icon . The audio guide will start.
  5. 1jTap the icon below and download the app gPocket Curatorh.
  6. 2jOpen the gPocket Curatorh app.
  7. 3jSelect gKanto regionh and gTHE RAILWAY MUSEUM (Saitama) h and tap gGuideh.
  8. 4jEnter the exhibition guide number (shown in front of each exhibit) and tap the icon . The audio guide will start.
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    Android5.0 and up

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  1. Hint1j
    You can batch-download the audio data for the entire museum exhibition beforehand. Tap the gDownloadh button on the page displayed after selecting gTHE RAILWAY MUSEUM (Saitama) h with the gPocket Curatorh app.
    (Doing this eliminates the automatic audio data download for individual exhibits during the tour.)
    Downloaded data will be erased after 24 hours.
  2. Hint2j
    Both English and Japanese versions of the audio guide are available regardless of the language settings for the app.
    (The language setting applies only to app screen displays.)

Note: Considering others, please use earphones or lower the volume on your phone when listening to the audio guide.