Yokohama Curry Museum, Culinary museum in Isezakicho, Yokohama, Japan.
The Yokohama Curry Museum was a culinary museum in Isezakicho, Yokohama, dedicated to Japanese curry, combining several restaurants with an exhibition space. The venue spanned multiple floors and offered dining areas alongside displays exploring regional curry varieties and their preparation.
The museum opened in January 2001, combining culinary offerings with exhibition space in a centrally located building. After six years of operation, it closed permanently in March 2007.
The museum's name reflects the arrival of curry in Japan through Yokohama port during the Meiji era. Visitors could trace how sailors and traders brought the dish from India via England to Japan, and how it evolved into a distinct recipe here.
The former museum was located in Naka Ward and opened daily from 10:30 AM to 10:00 PM. Visitors could walk through the exhibition and then eat at one of the restaurants on site.
The eighth floor housed a reconstructed ship cabin with working Morse code equipment, showing life and communication aboard merchant vessels. Visitors could try the devices and send simple messages.
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