Museums in Japan

"The Museum offers an overview of Mazda's history, a look into the technology of its automobiles, and the prospects for its future developments. The tour also passes through an actual vehicle assembly line. Multiple models are on the assembly line, so visitors can see a variety of different cars being made. At the end of the tour there is a shop featuring Mazda goods. The tour takes 90 minutes from start to finish" - says Japan Guide

Housed in the Town Hall, this is a small collection of classic motorcycles.

The Mitsubishi Auto Gallery (MAG) was established in 1989 at the Passenger Car Engineering Center to familiarize you with the various Mitsubishi passenger cars produced past and present, beginning with produced in 1917, as well as their developmental history. In the space of approx.1100 square meters, the MAG clearly introduces the history of Mitsubishi passenger cars and Mitsubishi's production concepts which have been applied to today's high performance vehicles

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This museum was established in 1978 by Shoso Maeda, a local entrepreneur, mainly as a way to display his personal collection of cars.

Seichi Watanabe's small but colorful collection, which includes a 1901 De Dion Bouton, a 1910 Fuller and the record-breaking 1930 MG EX120, an eclectic bunch of US power machines (Corvette, Mustang, Buick convertible, Hudson coupe), red European sports models (Ferrari Dino 264GT, Alfa Romeo 2000 Spyder, Porsche 356B roadster, Jaguar E-Type, Daimler SP250 roadster) and examples of practical transport (Holden, Morris Minor, Fiat 500, Citroen 2CV)

The Guest Hall and Engine Museum is located in the former headquarters building, which was built in 1934 and renovated in 2002. As its name suggests it displays the history of Nissan through cars and powertrains.

Okamura is a specialist manufacturer and retailer of office furniture. Back in the 1950s this company also developed an automatic transmission and created the front-wheel-drive Mikasa automobile which used this gearbox. At the company museum which is focusing on seats, a Mikasa is also being displayed.

A nice selection of classic cars, including 1930s American cars, 1950s Porsche, classic Japanese cars. There's also a collection of aircrafts as well.

Created to celebrate Otaru's role as the place of origin of the railway system in Hokkaido, Otaru University Museum which includes a Transportation Museum is dedicated to all aspects of transport in Hokkaido. Indoor and outdoor displays feature all manner of land- and sea-based vehicles, including a moving steam locomotive and several automobiles. - Japan Cultural Profile 

Located in a nice park and favored by Skyline club, the Prince and Skyline Museum features 34 of said cars.