Kansai Technical Visit Guide 

Japanese

Yanmar Museum

Outline

The museum contains a wide range of interactive exhibits, practical activities and workshops relating to the history and future directions of industry.

Address

6-50 Sanwacho, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-0055, Japan

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Yanmar Museum

Access

Train: 10 minutes walk from Nagahama Station, JR Hokuriku Line
Car: 10 minutes by car from Hokuriku Expressway Nagahama I.C.

Parking

36 car parking spaces (free of charge). Tour buses can make a brief stop in front of the museum to take on or let off passengers, and can park in the City Tour Bus Carpark.

Hours

10:00-18:00 (last reception 17:00)
Closed Mondays (or Tuesday when Monday is a holiday) and the year -end and New Year Season

Number of visitors facility can accept

Groups as large as 250 may tour the museum. (For groups of 150 or larger, please consult with the museum in advance.)

Visit requirements

Reservations are required for groups and workshops, but are not required for individual and general visits.

Average visit length

It is expected that guests will take 1 to 2 hours to tour the museum.

Facility details / highlights

Opened in the city of Nagahama, in Japan's Shiga Prefecture, the birthplace of Yanmar's founder Magokichi Yamaoka, the museum offers a wide range of interactive exhibits such as pleasure boat and mini excavator simulators, as well as workshops and hands-on agricultural activities on a field beside the museum, to deliver a truly unique experience. Attractions also include an explosive introductory movie that describes the workings of the diesel engine in an 13.5 meter wide circular theater, and a gallery of Yanmar engine greats. Intimately connected with people's lives, the museum showcases Yanmar's technology in pursuit of the evolution of food production and harnessing power in areas as diverse as agriculture, urban development, and fisheries.

Admission fee

Adults: \600 Elementary and junior high school students: \300
※ There is a \100 discount per person for groups larger than 20 people.

Support in foreign languages

Guidance available in English, Chinese and Korean.

Materials in foreign languages

Exhibit explanations in English. Audio tours available in English, Chinese and Korean.

Contact

TEL: +81-749-62-8887 FAX: +81-749-62-8780

Applications

 Apply by internet, FAX or telephone.

Contact Information
(When you want to visit the facilities introduced in this list, please apply to each facility directly.)

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Kansai Bureau
International Investment Promotion Division
Address: 1-5-44 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 540-8535
Phone：+81-6-6966-6033