Kagome Memorial Hall

Kagome Memorial Hall is a corporate museum in Tokai that documents food production history, with focus on tomato-based products and how they were developed. The exhibits cover different sections showing production methods and nutrition information from various time periods.

The hall was founded in 1974 and traces how Kagome Company grew from its origins to become a major force in Japanese food production. It documents the development of industrial tomato processing as a key turning point.

The hall reflects how traditional food preservation methods and farming practices shaped what people in Japan eat and cook today. You can see how these techniques still influence local food production and everyday meals.

The hall provides multilingual audio guides and printed materials to help visitors understand the different exhibit sections at their own pace. The layout is straightforward, making it easy to navigate through all areas.

The hall displays original equipment from the early days of industrial tomato production in Japan, offering a rare look at how modern food manufacturing started. These machines tell the story of manufacturing from its simplest forms.