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Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology

Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology

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Museum of industrial powerhouse Toyota from its Meiji-period beginnings

Japan’s manufacturing industry has long been the envy of other nations. One of the greatest success stories would have to be that of the Toyota Group, which began as a textiles manufacturer in 1911 at the former Toyota Boshoku Headquarters Plant　before moving on to become the automobile manufacturing behemoth of today. This cultural epicenter for global giant Toyota, Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology (formerly the Toyota Techno Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology), offers a walk through the history and technology of the company while maintaining the plant's precious and historic architecture.

Technology's steps forward in historical buildings from yesteryear

The Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology can be divided into two parts: the Textile Machinery Pavilion and the Automobile Pavilion. The Textile Machinery Pavilion uses a Taisho-, or early 1900s-, era spinning mill and buildings preserved to look just as they would have in their hey day. Textile machinery—one of the key industry tools which helped Japan's development into the manufacturing center we know today—and related technology are on display in a clear-cut and easy-to-understand manner.

Come to know Toyota inside and out at the Automobile Pavilion

The Automobile Pavilion stretches some 7,900 m² and is big enough to look like a giant gymnasium, housing an entire automobile plant inside! All sorts of actual machinery and dynamic exhibitions as well as real-life demonstrations by operators are available to paint a picture of how automobile manufacturing works. The facility has earned a favorable reception by overseas visitors for the clear way you can learn all about Toyota and its vehicles through the senses.
A kids' corner and children's library are also available, letting the little ones learn about the principles of manufacturing in a fun way too.

SPOT OVERVIEW

Location	〒451-0051 4-1-35 Noritake Shin-machi, Nishi-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi
Fee	General • Adults: JPY 1,000 (800) • Seniors (ages 65 and older): JPY 600 (480) • University students: JPY 500 (400) • Junior/senior high school students: JPY 300 (240) • Elementary school students: JPY 200 (160) Notes: • Prices in parentheses indicate group prices (30 people or more). • Seniors ages 65 and older must submit a form of identification. • Admission free of charge for visitors with a disability certificate, specified medical subsidy recipient certificate, etc. and one caretaker.
Opening days / hours	9:30 am–5:00 pm (admission until 4:30 pm)
Parking	Available, free of charge (220 passenger vehicles spaces / 10 bus spaces)
Restrooms	Available
Holidays	Mon (the following day should Mon coincide with a national holiday) and the Year-end/New Year holiday
Phone number	052-551-6115

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ACCESS

Access by public transport

• From Nagoya Station, take the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line. Get off at Sako Station and walk 3 min.
• From Nagoya Station, take the Higashiyama Subway Line. Get off at Kamejima Station and walk 10 min. from Exit 2.
• From Nagoya Station Bus Terminal, take the Nagoya Sightseeing Route Bus Me~guru to Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology Bus Stop.
Access by car

• 10 min. from Toyota Junction on the Tomei Expressway.
• 10 min. from Nagoya-Nishi Junction on the Nagoya Daini Kanjo Expressway.
• 15 min. from Kiyosu-Higashi Interchange on the Nagoya Daini Kanjo Expressway.
• 20 min. from Ichinomiya Interchange on the Meishin Expressway.