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Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology

Nagoya, Japan

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Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology

Industry museum in a red-brick former textile factory in Nagoya, tracing Toyota from automatic looms to cars. Staff run the looms and assembly robots in live demonstrations.

Highlights

  • Textile Machinery Pavilion
  • Automobile Pavilion
  • Working automatic looms

Good to know

  • Guided tours, mostly in Japanese
  • Allow three to five hours

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