The Yokohama Silk Museum is a

museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make thes ...

located in Naka-ku,

Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of T ...

, Japan that covers the

silk Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons. The best-known silk is obtained from the ...

trade in Japan. The museum displays silk

kimono The is a traditional Japanese garment and the national dress of Japan. The kimono is a wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular body, and is worn left side wrapped over right, unless the wearer is deceased. The kimono ...

and covers the importance of Yokohama as a silk port. 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.

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Silk Museum
Museums in Yokohama Naka-ku, Yokohama Textile museums in Japan Silk {{Japan-museum-stub