The Yokohama Silk Museum is a museum located in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan that covers the silk trade in Japan. The museum displays silk kimono 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]
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Coordinates: 35°26′51″N139°38′43″E / 35.447570°N 139.645337°E
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