Japan Guide
Central Honshū
Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
Housed in an old red-brick Toyota factory, the museum is made up of two pavilions, one housing cars, the other textile machinery (though now famous worldwide for its cars, Toyota began life as a textile producer). In the first pavilion, rows of early twentieth-century looms make an incredible racket; in contrast, a computer-controlled air-jet loom at the end of the display purrs like a kitten. In the automobile pavilion, it's the car-making robots, some of which look like giant, menacing aliens, that grab the attention. Opening time: Tues– Sun 9.30am–5pmPrice: ¥500 
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