The is a museum on the subject of gold mining in ancient and modern Japan, which is located next to the Toi gold mine in the city of Izu, Shizuoka, Japan.
Museum The museum displays reconstitutions of the manufacturing process for gold during the Tokugawa period, ancient artifacts from the period, explanatory exhibitions about gold processing, and an exhibit of various gold ores from various places throughout Japan.
The museum received some fame for housing the world's largest gold bar, weighing ,The Japan Journal: "Three Diamonds Cast Gold-Medal Gold Bar" (November 2005) . Retrieved on 18 August 2009The Japan Times: "Mitsubishi makes record-size gold bar" (17 January 2005). Retrieved on 18 August 2009 and representing a 2016 value of about 1.1 billion yen (US$9.7 million). It has a fineness of 99.99%. The bar obtained an official Guinness record certificate for "The largest manufactured pure gold bar":Guinness World Records certificate at Toi Mine Museum
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External links Official website