Shimano Bicycle Museum Review
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- The Shimano Bike Museum in Sakai, Japan, focuses on bicycles rather than corporate history, celebrating the evolution of the machine.
- The museum features a chronological display from hobby horses to modern bikes, with many accessible exhibits not behind glass.
- Exhibits include racing bikes, postal service bikes, a mountain bike, and a bike used in the Paralympics, plus interactive zones on materials science.
- The museum is bilingual (Japanese and English), has a library and archive for researchers, and offers a peaceful, spacious setting (4,223 m²).
- Admission is cheap (around JPY 500 or less than €3), but there is no gift shop selling Shimano merchandise.