Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology

Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
Textile Machinery Pavilion

The Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology (産業技術記念館 Sangyo-Gijutsu Kinenkan), also known as Toyota Tecno Museum, is a technology museum located in Nishi-ku in the city of Nagoya, central Japan.

History

Toyota started as a textile firm and evolved over decades into an international automobile producer. The museum was established in June, 1994 and is housed in an old red-brick textile factory. Its display starts with textile looms and then gradually goes over into the history of cars. Also featured are high-tech robots.

Access by public transport is Sako Station on the Meitetsu line or Kamejima Station by the Higashiyama Line.

See also

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Coordinates: 35°10′59.68″N 136°52′33.40″E / 35.1832444°N 136.8759444°E / 35.1832444; 136.8759444


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