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06TEL053-576-0064http://www.toyota.co.jp/jp/about_toyota/facility/sakichi/A global inventor,with small beginnings.■Hours: 9:30̃17:30 (4/1̃9/30) 9:30̃16:30 (10/1̃3/31)■Closed: Wednesdays, year end (12/26̃31), New Year (1/6̃8)■Admission: Free ■Parking: 40 cars113-2 Yamaguchi, Kosai 431-0443The world leader - "Toyota". Toyota had its origins in a shed in a bleak village on the shores of Lake Hamana, in which a boy wanting an easier life for his mother devoted himself night and day to studying textiles. Being a boy interested in textiles, Sakichi Toyoda was considered somewhat of an oddball, but he eventually obtained his first patent in 1890. After this, he continued with his inventions, developing Japan's first powered loom, the Type G, which was considered to be the pinnacle of achievement at the time. A British textiles company recognized the superiority of the loom, and bought the rights to it in 1929. As a young man 40 years earlier, he had been mortified by encountering the most up-to-date western technology at a loom exhibition, but this was the moment that he conquered the world. A year later, this life devoted to invention and creation drew to its end. In his last years, he was heard to say, "We are entering the age of the automobile." The Sakichi-Toyoda Memorial House shows off his school graduation certificates, replicas of his letters of patents, and inventions such as the Type G loom, and a video narrates the story of his life. Sakichi's home and shed still remain just as before, surrounded by rich greenery. His small, humble beginnings in a quiet village in which time seems at a standstill make a striking contrast with the magnitude of his achievements. His saying that "for inventors, wiping away people's sorrows is the attainment of a life's wish” are particularly moving. At the same time, you can feel the emerging sense of rivalry between inventors that led to the dawn of Japanese industry. Passion and an equal amount of hard work lead to invention.The rest area features the "Toyoda human-powered wooden loom", young Sakichi Toyoda's first invention, which can be experienced by visitors. The automatic passing of the wooden weft thread shuttle is interesting, and was a ground-breaking innovation at the time. Here you can truly understand his greatness. Experience the "Toyoda human-powered wooden loom"Sakichi-Toyoda Memorial Houseycles ars

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