Silk Museum

The Silk Museum is an outstanding museum that portrays the role that silk has played in the history of Yokohama. In the years after Japan opened its doors to the world, silk was its major export, and Yokohama was the primary port for the silk shipping industry. It  houses a wonderful collection of silk kimonos and antique costumes fashioned from silk. There is also an exhibit illustrating how silk is obtained. This includes a display of live cocoons and silkworms from April to October. All the exhibits are well documented in English.