Commemorative Museum of industry and technology, Toyota opened in 1989 in the building, where at the beginning of XX century were spinning mill Sakichi Toyoda. Part of the Museum is devoted to textile production, as Toyota Motor Corporation, a member of the Toyota Group, began with a small family company producing looms. The first of these Sakichi Toyoda made in 1890. First founded mini-manufactory with five machines were ruined, and Sakichi returned to his village, where he married and had a son, Kiichiro, which in 30th years had created and began to develop the automotive business of the family business, fulfilling the will of the deceased father. Kiichiro Toyoda is the founder of the Toyota Motor Corporation.

Sakichi Toyoda, being self-taught, became the owner of 84 patents and has published 35 designs spinning and weaving equipment, for his invention was awarded two medals of the Imperial Academy.

Textile production was for family business Toyoda rescue from collapse in post-war 50-ies. Although the manufacturing business has long been considered simply a side branch, "proving ground" for testing invented machines. The fact is that during the war the company produced mainly trucks for the army. In the postwar period cars Toyota didn't sell.

In the lobby of the Museum there is one of the inventions of Sakichi Toyoda automatic circular loom 1906 for the production of seamless fabric. And rows of machines of Type G are in the Museum at the same places where they were installed almost a hundred years ago.

The exposition gives an idea of how to develop the automotive industry in Japan. Presented here including the first development of Toyota Motor – the first car, the first production model, which now can be called rare. Here you can learn about the stages of the vehicle development: technological operations demonstrate the mannequins. Also from visiting the Museum, you can learn the detailed history of the Japanese auto giant and its business philosophy, which has led to economic success.