NYK Maritime Museum
Activities and Attractions, Art and Museums
This museum presents the history of how ships transferring people, goods, and culture have opened up the sea route from Japan to overseas since the Meiji period. Inside the artistic building which has been used as the Yokohama branch of a shipping company, Nippon Yusen Kaisya (NYK Line), visitors can enjoy videos and a display of a large scale model of a luxury liner of the 1920's. Free tea service is provided in the resting area.
Information
Area
Chinatown / Kannai / Yamashita Park
Opening Hours
10:00am - 5:00pm
Closed on Mondays (the following day if it's a holiday)
Address
3-9, Kaigandori, Naka-ku, Yokohama, 231-0002
URL
http://www.nyk.com/rekishi/e/index.htm
Closest Railway Station
"Kannai Station" (JR Keihin-Tohoku Negishi Line, Yokohama Municipal Subway)
"Bashamichi Station" (Minatomirai Line)
Tel
045-211-1923
Fax
045-211-1923
Ticket Info
Adults: 400 yen
Elementary / Jr. high / High school students: 250 yen
Senior (65+): 250 yen
(Combination tickets with Hikawamaru are available)
Eating Facilities
drink service is available (group of 15 people or less)
Barrier Free
slope, wheel chair rental, disabled stall, patner dog
Childcare
baby changing table
Foreign Language Support
English