Yokohama Silk Museum

Yokohama Silk Center

Yokohama Silk Museum is a museum located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan that covers the silk trade in Japan. The museum displays silk kimonos and covers the importance of Yokohama as a silk port.[1]

The objective of the museum is, according to their website:

to disseminate an understanding of the science and technology of silk production, display beautiful costumes for people to admire and promote the demand for silk.[2]

References

  1. "Yokohama Silk Museum Yokohama". Retrieved 2008-01-28.
  2. "Silk Center International Trade and Sightseeing Building". Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2008-01-28.

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Coordinates: 35°26′51″N 139°38′43″E / 35.447570°N 139.645337°E