Visited the "TOYOTA Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology" in Nagoya today. Really neat place! It's a combined showcase for the "old" Toyota that manufactured textile equipment, and the "new" Toyota that manufactures automobiles. They have a lot of beautiful old equipment that still runs, from both stages of the company's life. I think the most impressive to me was the 120T flywheel press that forges complete piston rods out of red-hot steel blanks... about three meters away from an audience of children! In the next room is a fully functional industrial tapestry loom, also running a scant couple meters from the audience.
It goes on and on like this. Everything is beautifully appointed and well staffed. I feel like I had more fun than the girls did, but even then it kept them engaged for a solid three hours. Really cool stuff for anyone both curious and technically inclined. We'll probably be back at least once during our stay.
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