I live in metro Tokyo and am assuming it's here. Can anyone give me some leads as to how to get there and whether or not it's open to the public?

I believe Alan said that it is not open to the public. He was able to get in during a special club event.

Is this the same "Zama" that is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan? I assume its close to Nissan's Zama Operation Center which is the closed plant's new name. Take lots of pictures if you get in!!

Chris

All of this I am trying to find out. I may break down and go to a Nissan dealership here with a magazine that has pictures of the place and see if they can't help me.

Zama Operations Center Address:

10-1, Hironodai 2-chome, Zama-shi, Kanagawa 228-8502

Hope that helps you.

Chris

lvymy240z,

Don't jump the gun by turning up at the Zama Operations Centre expecting to get a personal viewing. There are a lot of things going on at Zama these days that involve the general public, but access to their car collection storage hangar is very strictly limited, and a casual 'drop-in' visit is not on the cards.

If I were you I would write to Nissan ( try aiming for the top with a letter to the head office in Ginza ) and ask how you would go about asking........ As you already live in Japan I obviously don't need to tell you that protocol is going to be very important. Don't try to take any short cuts with that.

The collection is supervised and 'curated' by a sub-contractor to Nissan, and you will have to go through the correct channels and get the right introductions before you are invited to one of the occasional open days they have. These are usually organised in collaboration with relevant car clubs, and the members that are allowed to visit are strictly supervised. Everybody who gets a look at this collection of Nissan and Datsun history is left under no illusions that they have been very lucky indeed.

I was trying to arrange a personal visit for many years, and was lucky enough to be invited along on a special viewing with a Japanese club that I belong to. I made a trip to Japan from the UK expressly to join this group viewing.

Good luck,

Alan T.