The silk Museum is part of the silk center of Yokohama and is located in Naka-ku. Considered one of the unique museums in the world. It was opened in 1959, to commemorate the 100th anniversary since the founding of the city.

On the Museum's website says that the Museum's mission is the dissemination of knowledge about the silk and the technology of its production, demonstration of silk products, as well as increased demand for this material.

A monopoly on the production of silk in ancient times long held the China, but in III-V centuries silk was introduced to Korea, Japan and other Asian countries. Crusaders brought silk to Europe, and the lack of silk during the twentieth century stimulated the development of the textile industry and the emergence of new artificial materials such as nylon, for example.

With the opening of Japan to international trade in the second half of the nineteenth century Yokohama, whose inhabitants are mainly engaged in fishing, began to turn to port through which the country did import (cotton and wool) and went to other countries exports (tea and silk). In 1872 Yokohama connected with Tokyo railroad, and since then the export of raw silk through the port of Yokohama has become a boom.

The Museum is situated on two floors of the building and talk about the technology of silk production, from breeding silkworms and finishing his painting manually, about the use of the material in the clothing and in the home, about the history of silk in the world and in Japan. Here is a rich collection of the national Japanese clothing – kimono and Obi, as well as a collection of tissues. The Museum library has over 5000 books in Japanese, which are devoted to various topics related to the silk. Also has a conference room for a hundred people.

In the Museum you can buy a unique piece of silk fabric and accessories from it, made by local craftsmen.