Silk Museum — Attraction in Yokohama

Fun museum to spend a couple of hours! Located in the center of Yokohama, so you aren't far off from other activities.

You can tell the museum sees lots of elementary school field trips from some of the exhibits that are available, so this makes it great for travelers with younger children! Older children and adults will get their fair share of interesting exhibits with multiple antique kimonos on display, along with a history of silk and the different processes that go into dyeing silk and making a kimono. When I went in May there was even the opportunity to try on a antique kimono included in the price.

It's 500 yen per person, which comes out to 3.38 USD, £2.52, €2.88, 4.63 CAD, 5.15 AUD, ₩ 4,662.33, and CN ¥24.20. Overall, good and educational way to spend a couple of hours...

There you can be informative for the silk types, the process of extracting it, the Japanese evolvement of the silk industry. Additionally, you can experience how to use it to make texture with mixing of two colors. Also, samples of historical Japanese clothes are there. Apart from clothes, you can find different usages of the silk in the...

Super informative about the knowledge of silk. You can also try the sewing machine under the guidance of the staff there. May be a little bit too niche for most visitors however.

Would like to add photos of the museum for this review but 99% of the artifacts in the museum were not permitted for...