World Money Box Museum

The World Money Box Museum is a museum in Amagasaki that displays over 5,000 money boxes made from wood, metal, and ceramics, showing how people in different countries have saved and stored their money. The collection is organized into thematic sections that represent various saving practices and storage methods from around the world.

The museum was founded in 1984 and documents the history of money storage through its extensive collection. Over the years, it has become an important place where visitors can track how the ways people save and store money have changed over time.

The exhibits show how different cultures approach saving money, with traditional Japanese containers displayed alongside international storage designs. Visitors can see how the value placed on saving in various societies has shaped the forms and styles of these boxes.

The location is easy to reach by public transportation and the displays are organized by clear themes to make exploring straightforward. Visitors should take their time moving through the different sections, since each area shows detailed examples from various regions.

The museum houses over 15,000 money boxes, making it one of the largest collections of its kind in the world. This impressive number allows visitors to see hundreds of variations in shape, size, and material that would be difficult to find elsewhere.