SILK MUSEUM
Activities and Attractions, Art and Museums
To commemorate the centennial anniversary of the opening of the Port of Yokohama, Silk Museum was opened in 1959 on the site of Jardine Matheson & Co., a British trading firm (then known as English House No.1). To introduce the glamour of beautiful silk, this museum displays valuable clothing crafts, for example, kimonos of the Edo Period and era-restored costumes. Furthermore, the science, the technology, and the history of silk production; the dyeing and weaving of costumes including works by the ningen kokuho (living national treasures); and live silkworms being raised; are all on display.
Information
Area
Chinatown / Kannai / Yamashita Park
Opening Hours
9:30am - 5:00pm (Last admission 4:30pm)
Closed on Mondays (the following day if it is a national holiday) year end & new year holidays
Address
Silk Center, 1, Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, 231-0023
URL
http://www.silkcenter-kbkk.jp/museum/en/
Closest Railway Station
3min. walk from "Nihon-Odori Station (Exit 3)" (Minatomirai Line)
15min. walk from "Kannai Station" or "Sakuragicho Station" (JR Keihin-Tohoku Negishi Line, Yokohama Municipal Subway)
Tel
045-641-0841
Ticket Info
Adult: 500 yen
Senior (65+), University Students: 300 yen
High/Junior high/Elementary school Students: 100 yen
Barrier Free
elevators, wheelchair stair lift, handrails, wheelchair rental
Childcare
baby changing table
Foreign Language Support
English (pamphlet only)