Yokohama Museum of EurAsian Cultures

What it is

• A museum of EurAsian cultures, opened in March 2003.
• Houses archaeological, historical, art, and ethnographic materials.
• Stores approximately 25,000 literary documents.
• Located in a building that was once the Yokohama City Toll Telephone Office.

What to see

• About 2,500 artifacts from EurAsian cultures.
• The building, designed by Kōkichi Nakayama in 1929.
• The building, certified as a Yokohama City Historic Building.

Getting there

• Immediately accessible from Nihon-ōdōri Station, Exit 3.
• A 10-minute walk from Kannai Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.