Soichiro Honda Craftsmanship Center — Attraction in Hamamatsu

Exceptional and beyond my expectations. Firstly this is an unofficial Honda Museum that has been built around the premise of honoring Soichiro Honda-San whom was born and grew up in Hammamatsu Shi Tenryu where this museum stands. I want to express my sincere thank you to Ms. Amano for allowing us in even though they were not officially open that day ~ Arigato Gozaimusu... The museum itself is more than just the sentiment of the humble beginnings of Honda, you can feel the very soul and being that exists in this building and the wonderful inspiration it has to offer. We purchased some souvenirs and were able to take many photos. I'm so glad I visited the museum and next time I'm there I will definitely go back. It is well worth travelling half way around the world to see. Thank you once again for your...

This is the birthplace of Soichiro Honda. You can hear Soichiro's voice in the video. A remarkable exhibition that collects only famous motorcycles in the hall. The exhibits are very well preserved.

The retro building is the former Futamata Town Hall in 1924 ( Nationally registered tangible cultural property.) The site of the house where Soichiro grew up is north of here. His house is gone. It's a little far if you walk from here.

He studied at a nearby school. When he grew up, he trained at an auto repair shop in Tokyo and opened a store in the center of Hamamatsu. This is first place. HONDA's main museum "Honda Collection Hall" is located in Twin Ring Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture.

It is barrier-free for visitors. The shared parking lot in the town is free.

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The biggest plus here is the free admission, however you must still check in with the front desk/cashier upon entering. There are maybe just over a dozen motorcycles, all on the first floor. However, none are particularly exotic.

Parking is also very limited, but was not full on the Saturday afternoon I visited on.

If you happen to be in the area it's worth dropping by, but I would not go out of my...