I visited after making a reservation on the website in advance. On the day, I practically had the place to myself, so I could take my time looking around in a calm atmosphere. It's free. During the visit, they lend you an iPad, and the system is that you go around the exhibits while listening to an audio guide. You can enjoy the exhibits thoroughly at your own pace, and taking it slowly, it took about 1 hour. Inside the museum, you can learn about how thermoses work and their history in an easy-to-understand way, which I found very interesting. Also, many generations of Zojirushi products are on display, and it was fun to come across nostalgic products I had seen as a child. I could feel Zojirushi's commitment to craftsmanship and its technical capabilities, and as a corporate museum it was really worth seeing. After the tour I'd become a total Zojirushi fan. It's a very attractive museum that makes you want to pick Zojirushi products whenever Zojirushi is one of the options when you buy something in the future. On top of that, at the end of the tour I was given masking tape that isn't for sale. It had a retro, cute floral design reminiscent of old pots, and I really liked it. I even got a lovely souvenir to remember the visit by, so I was very satisfied.

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This is Zojirushi's corporate museum, located a little under 10 minutes north along Tanimachi-suji from Keihan Temmabashi Station. Please note that an advance reservation is required to visit. The exhibits are broadly made up of 3 sections: ① history of thermoses ② history of Zojirushi's products ③ video archive.

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The corporate museum of Zojirushi Mahobin Co., Ltd. You can learn about the company's history, the history of thermoses, and how pots work. Also, there are exhibits not only of the company's own products but also of products from other companies in the same industry, and I sensed a broad-mindedness that thinks about the industry as a whole. First, as for my own memory of thermoses: as a child, when my family went to watch high school baseball, the glass inside the thermos had shattered to pieces, maybe because it hit something, and I remember being scolded severely by my parents because we couldn't drink the tea. Around junior high, though it's another company's product, Tiger Thermos released the stainless steel thermos "Sahara," and I remember deeply regretting, "If we'd had this, it wouldn't have broken back then..." Enough of that digression. First, head to the reception of the Zojirushi Mahobin Co., Ltd. head office. When you tell them on the reception phone that you have a reservation, a staff member comes down with a tablet. After an explanation of how to operate the tablet and how to return it, the rest was free viewing. It seems I was the only one that day, and I was told, "You can look around as much as you like." So I was able to take my time and look calmly. Also, at the end I received floral-pattern masking tape that was popular in the Showa era; back then I didn't understand its appeal, but looking at it now, I realized again what a really cute design it was. 【Highlights】 ➀ A display of the experimental flask that a British scientist made using a vacuum for the first time in the world. ② The lineage of thermoses, pots, and electric rice warmers ③ Vacuum experiment machine (the wonders of vacuum) ④ Products from the time of the Osaka Expo (special exhibition) ⑤ An explanation of why they came to use the elephant mark 【Other】 ● Closed Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays ● Reservation required by 16:00 the day before ● Viewing in 3 sessions: 10:00, 13:00, 15:00 ● Time spent: 20–40 minutes (60 minutes if you carefully listen to the tablet explanations as you go around) ● It's efficient to visit together with the nearby Mint Museum. ● Barrier-free → ◯ ● Toilets → clean but Japanese-style (the building is old) ● Free admission ● The office staff are kind

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A free archive museum in a corner of the Zojirushi Mahobin company premises. Weekdays only, and you need to reserve by the day before. Times are 10:00, 13:00, and 15:00. Probably because of the COVID pandemic, there's nobody at reception; when you call on the dedicated phone at the start time, a staff member comes. You get a simple explanation, like not touching the exhibits, and are handed a tablet. The exhibits have numbers, and when you touch the same number, the guide plays. It's compact, but with the history of thermoses, lots of thermoses, Zojirushi's past products, and the commercial gallery, 1 hour isn't enough. There used to be many thermos manufacturers, but with some withdrawing and so on, apparently there are now 8 companies. Besides Tiger and THERMOS, there were also manufacturers I didn't know. There happened to be a special exhibition of old floral-pattern pots, and as a souvenir I received non-sale floral masking tape. Being weekdays only is the drawback, but it's free, and I recommend it to museum lovers.

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Open on weekdays only, with fixed time slots of 10:00, 13:00, or 15:00, and reservations required. (As of December 2023) When I contacted them the day before, they said any slot was available, so I asked for 15:00 the next day. When I visited the museum about 7 years ago, I was impressed that a staff member stayed with me the whole time and carefully guided me around, so I visited again. However, perhaps because of COVID, visitors are now handed a tablet, and you view the exhibits & follow the explanations through the tablet's audio and text. First there's a brief explanation of how to use the tablet and about the museum, then the staff member leaves; when you've finished, you return the tablet & tell the staff by phone that you're done, so only the visitors view the exhibits. I recommend it for people who like retro appliances and those interested in how thermoses work. It might be difficult for young children, but I felt the content is understandable for upper elementary school students and older. Numerous Zojirushi products are on display, but touching the exhibits is prohibited. Besides the exhibits, there's a booth where you can watch old commercials and such, which I personally found interesting. You get a souvenir after the tour; when I went, there were 2 choices: wet wipes made from rice or masking tape (choose one of 2 patterns). That said, in the past I'd also received other souvenirs such as a letter set, and the system has changed so that staff are completely absent during the visit, which I found a little disappointing. Still, since you can see historically valuable appliances, thermoses, and more in person for free, I think you can spend a meaningful time.