Japan is a true pearl of Asia, which impresses travelers from the first minutes with incredible harmony in the combination of Eastern traditions and Western achievements. Ancient pagodas peacefully coexist with modern skyscrapers, museums preserving the heritage of the past and those that lift the veil of the future. For a long time, this amazing state, incomprehensible by its measured way of life for most Westerners, remained hidden from the eyes of the outside world. And today, the knowledge of many people of this fabulous country is limited to geishas, samurai, and views of Tokyo in Hollywood movies. Meanwhile, its cities are full of rare tourist attractions, each of which awaits its grateful audience.

Such a fantastic piece of the Land of the Rising Sun is one of the rarest museums in the world – the Silk Museum, located in the large port city of Yokohama. Currently, Japan is one of the leading silk fabric producers. Previously, the main silk route to Japan, the endpoint of the Great Silk Road, passed through Yokohama. The modern museum was opened in 1959 and became one of the most visited tourist attractions. It occupied two floors of exhibition halls with unique exhibits and interactive tours.

On the ground floor, there is an exposition called Silk farm, where you can get acquainted with all stages of silk production: from silkworm emergence and creation of silk thread to dyeing it with vegetable dyes in different colors and hand-painted fabric for festive kimono. You can also see several generations of traditional spinning machines, from the most ancient hand spinning machines to the modern machines used today.

The second floor displays silk fabrics and finished products, including the world-famous Japanese silk kimono. You will not be able to touch ancient kimonos that once belonged to famous geishas and other important people, they are all carefully preserved behind glass, but you can always become the owner of your own silk kimono from the museum gift shop.