Toys and Dolls, Automobile Museum

This theme park complex exhibits about 30,000 dolls from 100 countries and nostalgic toys, dolls, and teddy bears from the early Showa period, according to different themes. With 400,000 visitors a year, it is the largest private museum in Japan in terms of the number of visitors it attracts.

The museum has a car museum that exhibits classic cars, sports cars, and nostalgic masterpieces; a wine and chocolate museum; a Showa-era retro theme park that recreates the streets of the Showa period (1926-1989); a teddy bear museum with over 2,000 teddy bears from around the world; a military zone with a full-scale diorama of a tank on display; and the Gorgonzan Museum, which has a museum of the world’s most famous cars. Military Zone with a diorama of a life-size tank on display, and Ghost House.

There is also a photo spot on the exterior wall that recreates the “Fujiwara Tofu Shop” from “Initial D,” where visitors can enjoy taking commemorative photos.

With “Showa” as its theme, visitors are sure to have a good time at Japan’s largest private museum!

There are various theme parks such as a candy store Yokomachi and a mini museum. The “Military Zone” is also open, and the “Ghost House” is the newest exhibit.

Exhibition Facilities

• Toy and Doll Museum: The museum recreates the streets of the 1950s and 1960s, and exhibits tin toys and rare dolls from around the world.
• The collection ranges from precious “Fukumatsu Dolls” from the Edo period to toys from the Showa period.
• Showa Retro Park: Candy Store Yokocho: In this area that recreates the streets of the Showa period, visitors can enjoy the nostalgic atmosphere of a candy store.
• Teddy Bear Museum: More than 2,000 teddy bears from around the world, including antique bears more than 100 years old, are on display.
• Automobile Museum: 95 classic Japanese cars are on display, including a 1967 Toyota 2000GT and other nostalgic masterpieces.
• Mini Museum: 27 cars, including classic BMC minis, are on display.
• Showa Star Romance Museum: 800 record jackets and 200 posters of 1980s idols are on display.
• Initial D Fujiwara Tofu Shop: This is a reproduction of the Fujinoya Tofu Shop used in the live-action movie of the manga “Initial D”. Also reproduced is the Sprinter
• Toreno AE86 (Hachi Roku) driven by the main character Takumi Fujiwara.
• Minitary Zone: A full-scale reproduction of the American tank “M4 Sherman” and German “Tiga” used in World War II are on display.
• Professional Wrestling Museum: The museum exhibits famous professional wrestling matches representing the Showa period and various wrestling-related
• goods. The gown of the first Tiger Mask, the ring shoes of Giant Baba, and the Showa 33 championship cup of Rikidozan are among the items on display.
• Sunset on Third Street: The world of the movie “Always: Sunset on Third Street” is recreated, and the midget used in the filming is on display. The stage set of “Suzuki Auto” is reproduced.
• Cinema World: 120 posters of classic movies are displayed in the forest.
• Route 66 Garden: This garden is designed to resemble an American country town. The history of Route 66 across the U.S. is on display.
• World Wine & Beer: Wine from the 1990s and beer collections from around the world are on display.
• Chocolate Factory: Visitors can enjoy fresh chocolates in this chocolate-making workshop.
• Car Illustrator “Kenichi Hayashibe” Museum: Beautiful illustrations by Kenichi Hayashibe are on display.
• GHOST HOUSE: A haunted house is open.