[10 Selections] Parents and children can enjoy it! Summary of Museums in Aichi Prefecture 

We have compiled a list of museums in Aichi Prefecture that can be enjoyed by parents and children.

The Tokai area is home to a variety of industries, including automobiles, ceramics, textiles, and brewing. There are also many museums and industrial museums that convey the technology and history of manufacturing.

There are spots that both adults and children can enjoy. Recommended for free research during summer vacation and winter vacation!

[Notice] Due to the COVID-19, there may be changes in business hours and temporary closures. Please check the latest information of each facility and store when using.

Learn the Evolution and Culture of Cars around the World!
"Toyota Automobile Museum"

"Toyota Automobile Museum" is located in Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture.

This museum provides visitors with an insight into the history of automobiles and car culture around the world. It was established in April 1989 as one of the projects to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Toyota Motor Corporation.

Although the name "Toyota" is attached, the exhibition includes not only Toyota cars but also about 140 representative vehicles from Japan, the U.S., and Europe. Visitors can enjoy learning about how automobiles, which are indispensable to our daily lives, were born and how they have evolved over the years.

In addition, there are plenty of things to see, such as a museum that exhibits about 4,000 items related to automobiles, special exhibitions that are held several times a year, and a restaurant where you can taste the famous curry. It is a perfect facility not only for car lovers but also for family outings.

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2020.12.24

Toyota Automobile Museum: Learn About the Evolution and Culture of Automobiles!

https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/toyota-automobile-museum

愛知県長久手市にある「トヨタ博物館」。世界の自動車とクルマ文化の歴史が知れる博物館です。トヨタ自動車創立50周年記念事業のひとつとして1989年4月に設立されました。“トヨタ”と名前がついていますが、トヨタ車だけでなく日米欧の代表的な車両約140台を展示。私たちの生活に欠かせない自動車がどのように誕生し、どのように進化してきたのかを、楽しみながら知ることができます。さらに、自動車にまつわる資料が約4,000点展示されている文化館、年に数回開催される企画展、名物のカレーが味わえるレストランなど、みどころが満載。...

[Toyota Automobile Museum]
Address: 41-100 Yokomichi, Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture
Phone number: 0561-63-5151
Business hours: 9:30-17:00 (admission until 16:30)
Closed: Mondays (the next day if Monday is a public holiday) and year-end and New Year holidays
Parking lot: 320 cars (free)

https://toyota-automobile-museum.jp/

Learn the History and Technology of the Toyota Group
"Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology"

As one of the largest automobile manufacturers in Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation leads the world in manufacturing. The Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, is a museum where you can learn about the history and technology of the Toyota Group, including Toyota Motor Corporation.

Although a memorial museum may sound a bit stuffy, this facility is very popular as a museum that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike! The popularity of the museum is so great that it has been ranked No. 1 for four consecutive years in TripAdvisor's "Travelers' Choice: Factory Tours & Social Studies Tours Ranking"! In recent years, many people from overseas have visited the museum.

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2019.07.08

トリップアドバイザーの「工場見学＆社会科見学」ランキング1位！トヨタグループの...

https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/toyota_sangyo_1

日本が誇る一大自動車生産メーカーとして、世界のモノづくりを牽引するトヨタ自動車。そのトヨタ自動車を含むトヨタグループの歴史や技術が学べる記念館が、愛知県名古屋市の「トヨタ産業技術記念館」です。記念館というと少し固いイメージがありますが、同施設は子どもから大人まで幅広く楽しめる博物館として大好評なんです！その人気ぶりは、トリップアドバイザーが選ぶ「旅好きが選ぶ！工場見学＆社会科見学ランキング」で、4年連続1位を獲得するほど。近年は海外からも多くの人々が訪れています。世界中の人を惹きつける、トヨタ...

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2019.07.31

トリップアドバイザーの「工場見学＆社会科見学」ランキング1位！トヨタグループの...

https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/toyota_sangyo_2

日本が誇る一大自動車生産メーカーとして、世界のモノづくりを牽引するトヨタ自動車。そのトヨタ自動車を含むトヨタグループの歴史や技術が学べる記念館が、愛知県名古屋市の「トヨタ産業技術記念館」です。記念館というと少し固いイメージがありますが、同施設は子どもから大人まで幅広く楽しめる博物館として大好評なんです！その人気ぶりは、トリップアドバイザーが選ぶ「旅好きが選ぶ！工場見学＆社会科見学ランキング」で、4年連続1位を獲得するほど。近年は海外からも多くの人々が訪れています。世界中の人を惹きつける、トヨタ...

[Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology]
Address: 4-1-35 Noritake Shinmachi, Nishi Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Phone number: 052-551-6115
Business hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (admission until 4:30 p.m.)
Closed: Mondays (the next day if Monday is a public holiday) and year-end and New Year holidays
Parking lot: 220 cars (free)

http://www.tcmit.org/

You can See 7 actual Aircrafts Up Close!
"Aichi Museum of Flight"

​Aichi Museum of Flight  opened on Thursday, November 30, 2017, on the grounds of the "Prefectural Nagoya Airport." The theme of the museum is to awaken a longing for the skies and to let visitors learn and experience what it means to fly. 
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It is a facility that not only aircraft fans but also families can enjoy, such as an exhibition zone where you can see the domestic passenger aircraft "YS-11" and the "MU-2" manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and an experience corner that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike.

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2019.08.06

See, Touch and Learn! Aichi Museum of Flight

https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/aichi_mof

「県営名古屋空港」敷地内に2017年11月30日（木）にオープンした「あいち航空ミュージアム」。「空への憧れ」を呼び覚まし、「飛ぶとは？」を学び、体感させるをテーマにしたミュージアムです。国産旅客機「YS-11」や三菱重工業が製造した「MU-2」が見られる実機の展示ゾーンや、お子さまから大人まで楽しめる体験コーナーなど、航空機ファンはもちろん、ファミリーも楽しめる施設となっています。今回は、そんなあいち航空ミュージアムの展示内容やみどころを徹底的にご紹介していきます。あいち航空ミュージアムとは？飛行場にあるだ...

[Aichi Museum of Flight]
Address: Toyoba, Toyoyama-cho, Nishikasugai-gun, Aichi Prefecture (inside prefectural Nagoya Airport)
Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 (Last entry 18:30)
Closed: Tuesdays (next day if Tuesday is a holiday)
*No holidays in August
*The museum may be temporarily closed due to bad weather.
Admission fee: Adults 1,000 yen / High school and college students 800 yen / Elementary and junior high school students 500 yen
*Prices differ for group tours and school events.

https://aichi-mof.com/

Irresistible for Railway Lovers!
"SCMAGLEV and Railway Park"

​SCMAGLEV and Railway Park is located in Kinjo Futo, Minato Ward, Nagoya City.

The museum exhibits 39 actual rolling stock from conventional railways to superconducting linear trains, centering on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train. Another major attraction of the facility is that visitors can learn about the history and mechanisms of railroads through hands-on experiences, such as the Superconducting Linear Exhibit Room, where visitors can simulate speeds of 500 km/h, and a full-scale driving simulator.

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2020.02.26

新幹線好きにはたまらない！歴代の実物車両に出会える。 夢と想い出のミュージアム...

https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/linear_nagoya

2011（平成23）年3月14日、名古屋市港区金城ふ頭にオープンした「リニア・鉄道館」。東海道新幹線を中心に在来線から超電導リニアまで39両の実物車両を展示。また、時速500キロを模擬体験できる超電導リニア展示室や実物大の運転体験シミュレータなど、鉄道の歴史や仕組みを体験しながら学ぶことができるのも同施設の大きな魅力です。今回は、リニア・鉄道館の見どころをたっぷりとお伝えしていきます。アクセス＆気になる料金は？リニア・鉄道館があるのは、名古屋市港区金城ふ頭。名古屋駅からは、あおなみ線「金城ふ頭駅」下車徒歩...

[SCMAGLEV and Railway Park]
Address: 3-2-2 Kinjofuto, Minato Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture 455-0848
Opening hours: 10:00-17:30 (last admission 30 minutes before closing)
Closed: Every Tuesday (the next day if it falls on a national holiday), December 28th to January 1st
*Open on Tuesdays during spring break, Golden Week, summer vacation, etc.

https://museum.jr-central.co.jp/

Japan's number one international trading port
Let's have fun learning about Nagoya Port!
"Nagoya Maritime Museum"

Many of the goods that support our lives are shipped from all over the world.

You can learn about such ships and ports, but the museum about the sea "Nagoya Maritime Museum" in the Nagoya Port Building. Under the theme of "Nagoya Port, Japan's No. 1 International Trade Port," the role of the port, its relationship with people's lives, and the history of the Port of Nagoya are introduced in an easy-to-understand manner.

It is also a good place to go out as there are many family-friendly corners such as a corner where you can experience crane operation, a Q&A corner where you can learn about the sea and ports, and a paper craft workshop!

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2021.01.14

"Nagoya Maritime Museum"- Enjoy learning about Japan's number one international trade port, the Port of Nagoya!

https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/nagoyaaqu_fuji_museum

私たちの暮らしを支えている品物の多くが、世界各国から船で運ばれてきます。そんな船や港について学べるが、名古屋港ポートビルにある海に関する博物館「名古屋海洋博物館」。“日本一の国際貿易港・名古屋港”をテーマに、港の役割や人々の暮らしとの関わり、名古屋港の歴史などをわかりやすく紹介しています。クレーンの操作が体験できるコーナー、海や港のことを学べるQ&Aコーナー、ペーパークラフト教室など、家族で楽しめるコーナーも充実しているのでおでかけスポットとしてもおすすめですよ！写真たっぷりでレポートしていき...

[Nagoya Maritime Museum]
Address: 1-9 Minatomachi, Minato Ward, Nagoya City
Phone number: 052-652-1111
Business hours: 9:30-17:00 (Admission until 30 minutes before closing time)
Regular holiday: Every Monday

https://nagoyaaqua.jp/garden-pier/museum/

 

[Observation deck]
Business hours: 9:30-17:00 (Admission until 30 minutes before closing time)
Regular holiday: Every Monday

https://nagoyaaqua.jp/garden-pier/port-building/

Experience the charm of pottery
Experiential museum "INAX Live Museum"

"INAX Live Museum" operated by LIXIL in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, the city of pottery.

There are 6 section in the facility, and you can not only see and learn, but also touch the tiles and participate in workshops. There is also an Italian restaurant, so it's a spot where you can enjoy a whole day with your family.

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2019.03.28

【前編】やきものの魅力にたっぷり触れる体感型ミュージアム「INAXライブミュージ...

https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/inax_1

やきものの街・愛知県常滑でLIXILが運営する「INAXライブミュージアム」に行ってきました。世界のタイルややきもの文化に触れることができる、体験・体感型ミュージアムです。施設内には、6つの施設があり、見て学ぶだけでなく、実際にタイルに触れたり、ワークショップへ参加もできます。イタリアンレストランも併設しているので、丸1日家族で楽しめるスポットなんです。今回はそんな「INAXライブミュージアム」を徹底レポートします！前編では、約1,000点のタイル展示されている「世界のタイル博物館」をご紹介していきます。 (a...

[INAX Museum]
Address: 1-130 Okueicho, Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture
Phone number: 0569-34-8282
Business hours: 10:00-17:00 (admission until 16:30)
Closed: Wednesdays (open if Wednesday is a public holiday), year-end and New Year holidays
Parking lot: Yes

https://livingculture.lixil.com/ilm/

Not just a sewing machine!
Learn about Brother's manufacturing history
"Brother Museum"

The "Brother Museum" is located in Mizuho Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture.

Operated by Brother Industries, this is a hands-on museum where you can have fun learning about Brother's history and products. It opened in 2005, the year of the Aichi Expo.

Consisting of three exhibition zones, the Sewing Machine Zone, History Zone, and Product Zone, you can learn about the history of "mono-zukuri (manufacturing)" that Brother has cultivated for over 100 years.

Admission is free. There is also a hands-on section, perfect for outings with children!

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2021.12.03

[Mizuho-ku, Nagoya] Learn about the History of Brother's Manufacturing at the "Brother Museum"

https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/brother_museum

愛知県名古屋市瑞穂区にある「ブラザーミュージアム」。ブラザー工業が運営する、ブラザーの歴史や製品について楽しく学べる体験型の博物館です。2005年の愛知万博の年に開館しました。ミシンゾーン・ヒストリーゾーン・プロダクトゾーンの3つの展示ゾーンから構成され、ブラザーが100年以上にわたって培ってきた「モノ創り」の歴史が学べます。入館は無料。体験コーナーもあるので、お子さんとのおでかけにもぴったり！ブラザーミュージアムにやってきました。場所は名鉄名古屋本線「堀田駅」から徒歩2分。地下鉄名城線「堀田駅」から...

[Brother Museum]
Address: 5-15 Shioiri-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Phone number: 052-824-2227
Business hours: 10:00-17:00
Closed: Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, Golden Week, summer holidays, year-end and New Year holidays
Parking lot: Available (up to 11 passenger cars)

*Advance reservation is required to prevent infection of COVID-19

https://global.brother/ja/corporate/museum

Authentic Tableware Created by 100 years of History
"Noritake Garden"

About 15 minutes on foot from Nagoya Station. As part of the 100th anniversary project of Noritake, a manufacturer of western tableware that is loved around the world, Noritake Garden  was opened on the site of the former headquarters factory in Nagoya City. .

With the theme of "encountering culture and resting in the forest", it is a complex facility where you can enjoy all day long with various facilities such as a museum, craft center, shops, and cafes.

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2018.02.13

Authentic Tableware Created by 100 years of History. "Noritake Garden"

https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/noritake-no-mori

名古屋駅から徒歩で約15分。世界中で愛される洋食器メーカー「ノリタケ」の創立100周年記念事業の一環として、名古屋市の本社工場跡地にオープンした「ノリタケの森」。”文化と出会い、森に憩う”をテーマに、ミュージアム、クラフトセンター、ショップ、カフェなどさまざまな施設がそろった一日中楽しめる複合施設です。インテリアを考える上でも、テーブルウエアは欠かせないポイント。こだわりの住まいなら、そこで使うアイテムにもこだわりたいですよね。そこで今回は、食器を「見て」「知って」「買える」ノリタケの森の魅力をたっ...

[Noritake Garden]
Address: 3-1-36 Noritake Shinmachi, Nishi Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture
Access: 15 minutes walk from Nagoya station.
Closed: Every Monday (if Monday is a public holiday, then the following weekday), year-end and New Year holidays
Phone number: 052-561-7290
Admission: Free *Craft Center & Museum only
http://www.noritake.co.jp/mori/
(Please see the official website for the opening hours of each facility, admission fees, etc.)

Learn about vinegar while having fun
"MIM Mizkan Museum"

​MIM Mitsukan Museum is located in Handa City, Aichi Prefecture, and was completely renovated in November 2015. It is a hands-on museum where visitors can enjoy learning about the history of vinegar production and the fascinating food culture of Mizukan, a company famous for its vinegar.

We, Life Designs, participated in the "whole building course" where you can take a thorough look at all five zones. The price is 300 yen for adults, 200 yen for middle and high school students, 100 yen for elementary school students, and free for younger children. Even if you go with the whole family, you can enter for about 1,000 yen.

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https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/mizkan_mim

[MIM Mizkan Museum] *Advance reservations are required for tours.
Address: 2-6 Nakamuracho Handa City Aichi Prefecture
Phone number: 0569-24-5111
Business hours: 9:30-17:00
Closed: Thursdays (open if Thursday is a holiday, closed the following Friday), year-end and New Year holidays
Parking lot: 1st about 40 cars, 2nd about 100 cars (8 buses available)

http://www.mizkan.co.jp/mim/

“Kunizakari Sake no Bunka-kan” where you can experience the traditions of Kuni Zakari

Kunimori Kuni Zakari Culture Museum is a sake museum run by Nakano Sake Brewery Co., Ltd.

Nakano Sake Brewery is a long-established brewery that has continued to make sake in Handa for nearly 180 years since its establishment in 1844, but it was one of the first to introduce machinery and continues to inherit the traditional techniques and spirit of sake brewing. We have achieved stable quality and improvements.

In addition to exhibiting tools that were actually used in sake brewing, you can deepen your understanding of Chita's sake brewing culture and basic knowledge of sake.

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2021.10.19

[Handa city] Discover Handa's Sake Brewing Culture at "Kunizakari Sake no Bunka-kan"

https://life-designs.jp/webmagazine/nakanoshuzou_museum

Handa City on the Chita Peninsula is a city of black-walled storehouses lined up along the lazily flowing canals, and many historical buildings remain. The city has prospered since the Edo period, with its transportation and brewing industries. Even today, Handa City is home to several sake breweries, the red brick building where Kabuto Beer is made, and the headquarters of Mizkan, famous for its vinegar and Ajipon, and the brewing culture continues to be passed down. This time, we went to the Kuni Zakari Sake Culture Museum, which uses a storehouse that has been used for sake brewing for over 200 years! You can deepen your understanding not only of sake brewing, but also of the charm of sake and the tools and techniques filled with the wisdom of our ancestors...

[Kunizakari Sake no Bunka-kan]
Address: 2-24 Handa City Aichi Prefecture
Phone number: 0569-23-1499
Business hours: 10:00-16:00
Closed: Thursday (the next day if Thursday is a holiday)
Admission fee: Free (reservation required)

https://www.nakanoshuzou.jp/museum/

This time, we introduced museums in Aichi Prefecture that can be enjoyed by parents and children. Please use it as a reference for your outing!