Okaya Silk Museum, Silk manufacturing museum in Okaya, Japan.
The Okaya Silk Museum displays over 30,000 artifacts including silk-reeling machines, fabrics, and traditional kimono in multiple exhibition halls.
From the start of the Meiji period until after World War II, Okaya established itself as the global center of silk production.
The museum exhibits document the evolution of Japanese silk manufacturing from the opening of Yokohama Port through the establishment of Tomioka Silk Mill.
Open from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM except Wednesdays, the museum requires visitors to register in groups of maximum 20 people for guided tours.
This facility operates the only silk mill connected to a museum in Japan, allowing visitors to observe active silk-reeling processes.
Location: Okaya
Official opening: October 1964
Address: 〒394-0021 長野県岡谷市郷田1-4-8 394-0021
Website: https://silkfact.jp
GPS coordinates: 36.06558,138.04739
Latest update: March 5, 2025 11:27
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