Sep 26, 2019 12:10:00

I went to the renewed `` Yanmar Museum '' where you can play and experience Yanmar's engines and construction machines

The Yanmar Museum , opened in 2013 by

Yanmar, which develops a wide range of technologies, including agricultural vehicles, heavy construction equipment, high-performance cruisers, and energy systems, will be reopened on Saturday, October 5, 2019. In addition to the strengthening of the element as a `` challenge museum '' that children can learn while experiencing this renewal, the employee cafeteria `` Premium Marche '' that became popular and opened to the public in 2017 is also open. I went to the press conference prior to the release.

Yanmar Museum
https://www.yanmar.com/jp/museum/

The Yanmar Museum is located at 6-50 Sanwa-cho, Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture. In the case of a train, it is about a 10-minute walk from JR Hokuriku Main Line 'Nagahama Station', and a free shuttle bus is operated only on weekends and holidays. (JR “Nagahama Station” (west exit) ⇔Kurokoku (travel station) ⇔ Yanmar Museum) In addition, in the case of automobiles, it is located about 10 minutes by car from the Hokuriku Expressway “Nagahama IC”.

This time, we will walk from JR Nagahama Station to Yanmar Museum.

Going through this retro cityscape ...

Arrived at the Yanmar Museum. The glass-enclosed building has a green rooftop and roof, and is surrounded by a moat with water.

In front of the building was a cruiser, one of Yanmar's businesses.

There is water in front of the building ...

Oniyanma (dragonfly), which is the origin of Yanmar's company name, was adorned with glasswork, one of Nagahama's specialties.

Immediately inside.

The hall looks like this. Before the renewal, the diesel engine was 3 meters high, but it seemed to move with the renewal, and it was a spacious space.