MECHANICAL ENGINEERING HERITAGE NO.91

Historical Machine Tools collected by Nippon Institute of Technology

Nippon Institute of Technology’s Museum of Industrial Technology, established in 1987, in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, has one of the largest machine tool collections in Japan. Exhibits currently counted 232 are arranged by type and chronological order, with attention to operational conditions. Visitors can learn the transition of factory systems taken from five small factories in history. Even for those who are unfamiliar with machine tools, the Museum offers an excellent opportunity to experience the factory system development.


On exhibition

Nippon Institute of Technology’s Museum of Industrial Technology

Hours open:
9:30–16:30 (Entry closes at 16:00)
Admission fee:
Free
Days closed:
Sundays, public holidays, summer holidays, year-end and New Year holidays
Address:
4-1 Gakuendai, Miyashiro-machi, Minamisaitama-gun, Saitama 345-8501
Tel:
+81-480-33-7545
URL:
https://museum.nit.ac.jp/
Access:
15 mins. on foot from Tobu-dobutsu-koen Sta. (west exit), TOBU SKYTREE Line

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