• When I came to Yokohama Silk Museum, I had to admit to myself I didn't really know much about silk.
  • To commemorate the centennial anniversary of the opening of the Port of Yokohama, Silk Museum was opened in 1959 on the site of Jardine Matheson & Co...
  • The Yokohama Silk Museum is a museum located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan that covers the silk trade in Japan.
  • The museum also includes displays of silk-making machines, as well as actual demonstrations of silk being manufactured, which is fascinating.
  • And, since this amazing material is so tightly tied to the growth of the entire country, it was expected for the Yokohama Port to have its own Silk Museum.
  • A museum dedicated to the history and production of silk, showcasing the importance of silk in Yokohama's past.
  • The Yokohama Silk Museum is a 3 minute walk from Exit 3 of Nihon Odori Station on the Minato Mirai Subway Line.
  • Housed in the grand former Yokohama Specie Bank building (c1904) is this rather scholarly history museum charting the course of Kanagawa Prefecture...
  • The Silk Museum exhibits and introduces the process of silk production from silkworms to the final product, the history of silk, and silk dyeing and weaving crafts...
  • In addition to explaining the role that silk has played in Yokohama's past, the Silk Museum houses a wonderful collection of silk kimonos and antique...