# Toyota Automobile Museum

> Toyota's car museum in Nagakute traces motoring from the first petrol cars of the late 19th century to today with about 140 vehicles from Japan, Europe and the US, most kept in running order. Adults pay 1,200 yen.

- Prefecture: Aichi
- Type: Museum
- Address: Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
- Opening hours: Tue–Sun 09:30–17:00
- Closed: Closed on Mondays (the next day if Monday is a public holiday) and over the New Year holidays, with occasional extra closures.
- Hours note: Last entry 16:30.
- Admission: 1200 yen
- Official site: https://toyota-automobile-museum.jp/
- Hours and fees checked against the official site: 2026-10-13

Do not mix this up with the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology in central Nagoya, which is about looms and factories. This one, opened in 1989 for Toyota's 50th anniversary, is about cars, and many of them are not Toyotas. The main Car Building lines up about 140 vehicles from Japan, Europe and the US in date order, from the petrol pioneers of the 1880s and 1890s through pre-war luxury cars and post-war family saloons to recent models, and most are kept in working condition. Since a 2019 rearrangement, Japanese and foreign cars stand side by side by period rather than in separate halls. The Culture Building next door covers car culture: posters, toys, mascots and other motoring ephemera. Its first and third floors are free. Allow two to three hours if you read the labels. Getting there is the slow part from central Nagoya: ride the Higashiyama subway line to the end at Fujigaoka, change to the Linimo maglev line, and walk five minutes from Geidai-dori Station. Ghibli Park is also on the Linimo line.

## FAQ

### How much are tickets?

1,200 yen for adults, 700 yen for seniors 65 and over, 600 yen for junior and senior high school students and 400 yen for elementary school children; preschoolers are free. A joint ticket with the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology costs 1,800 yen for adults.

### Can I take photos?

Yes. Photos and video inside the museum are allowed for personal, non-commercial use.

### Is this the same as the Toyota Commemorative Museum in Nagoya?

No. The Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology is near Nagoya Station and covers looms and manufacturing. The Toyota Automobile Museum is in Nagakute, east of the city, and is about the history of the car worldwide.

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Source: [Toyota Automobile Museum — Japan Voyage](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/toyota-automobile-museum)
Last updated: 2026-10-13