• Whispers of the Orient
    Windsocks blowing in the rain and wind.
    A bust of Sakichi Toroda by his wife.Loom weaving fabric in the foyer of the museum.An early spinning machine.A machine that determines the tensile strength of materials in a car.Deconstructed Chevy as a model for Toyota.Tha more finished version of the Chevy copy.The government pushed Toyota to manufacture trucks after the war.Nice new Toyota.Another beauty. Always loved yellow cars.Robots building a car.The future of robots; they're playing instruments.The Morimura brothers, founded Noritake after operating an imported Japanese antiques store in NYC.Skilled craftsman at her work station at Noritake. This is the opposite of automation.Service for six!Arnold Palmer and his plate.Noritake rooster.The same fish/dragon we saw in Osaka was made at Noritake.Intricate vase created at Noritake.Another Noritake creation.

    Nagoya, Japan

    13 kwietnia 2025, Japonia ⋅ 🌧 55 °F

    100% rain and wind all day long. Visiting 2 museums was the best choice for today. We started at Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology. Sakichi Toyoda first perfected textile production because weaving in the traditional way was very hard for his mother. Auto manufacturing came next to son, Kiichiro. This museum with its detailed story was fascinating. Particularly loved the automobile portion. Next we visited the Noritake Museum with its beautiful heritage of china and porcelain. Czytaj więcej

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