Yokohama Silk Museum

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]

References

^ "Yokohama Silk Museum Yokohama". Retrieved 2008-01-28.
^ "Silk Center International Trade and Sightseeing Building". Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2008-01-28.

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