Museums in Japan

Hiroshima City Transportation Museum offers a place to learn about planes, ships, trains, and cars of all times and places, through some 2,000 models. Visitors will get a huge, 20-meter-diameter panoramic view of near-future modes of urban transportation, and will be able to search for information using the computer. The museum also offers driving simulation and special video images. In the open-air square, visitors can try out the "Funny Bikes", uniquely shaped bicycles that they ride in unique ways. This museum provides a completely new type of fun.

What started out as a training exercise for Nakane Motors' staff to practice their metalbeating and painting techniques on old cars led to the collection of classic cars and eventually to the opening of a museum, which displays Japanese and foreign cars from the Showa era.

The Honda Collection Hall, a facility that conveys the history of Honda is located at the Mobility Resort Motegi in Tochigi. It reopened on March 1, 2024, after undergoing a thorough renewal.

The exhibits include Honda products such as automobiles, motorcycles and power products as well as racing machines. The exhibition areas are divided into four sections by era, and exhibits are arranged in a way that it is easy for all visitors to understand unique characteristics of each era. 

A rather nice collection of toys, dolls, wine, chocolate, classic cars and motorcycles.

Mr Iwashita has a collection of around 600 motorcycles and there are around 200 on display, including the world's only remaining Ducati Apollo and plenty of Japanese bikes. Additionally there are dolls, stained glasses and more.

Located inside the Uminonakamichi National Seaside Park this exhibition displays around 60 Japanese cars, made in the 1950s and 1960s in running condition.

Kawasaki's in-house museum, displaying among other products vintage motorcycles. It is part of the Kobe Maritime Museum.

The museum advertises itself as the "Showa Retro Experience".

It is possible to see cars, motorcycles, home appliances, miscellaneous goods, everyday items, toys etc on three floors.  Another great offer is that you can test drive classic cars and motorcycles. 

"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.