岩下コレクション, Motorcycle museum in Yufuin, Japan
The Iwashita Collection is a motorcycle museum in Yufuin, Japan, displaying vehicles from many makers and eras alongside classic cars and other transport objects. The exhibits are spread across several areas, including a recreated post-war street with everyday Japanese objects.
The museum opened in 2001, bringing together vehicles and objects gathered over several decades by its founder. The collection traces how motorcycle design and personal transport evolved from the early to the late 20th century.
The Showa Retro Hall recreates a street lined with small shops filled with everyday objects from Japan's post-war decades. Toys, signs, household goods, and clothing give a direct sense of how people lived during that time.
Allow one to two hours to move through the different display areas at your own pace. Arriving in the morning gives you more space and lets you look at the vehicles and objects without crowds.
The collection holds a motorcycle model so rare that almost no other example survives anywhere in the world. Beyond the vehicles, some display cases contain objects from areas of life far removed from transport, reflecting how personal and wide-ranging the founder's collecting habits were.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 60,000 contributors worldwide.
