Exhibition room
Konosuke's 94-year path is profiled in seven chapters. Compare his past journey with your own as he overcame numerous hardships in different eras.
Introduction to the Museum
Trace the 94-year path of Konosuke Matsushita and learn from his own words and recorded speeches how he overcame numerous challenges and developed his views on management and life.
Exhibition room
Travel Konosuke’s 94 years of business history in seven chapters.
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Exhibition room
Konosuke's 94-year path is profiled in seven chapters. Compare his past journey with your own as he overcame numerous hardships in different eras.
The house where Panasonic started
An introduction to the attachment plug manufacturing process. You can sense the young Konosuke's high hopes and passion as he, his wife Mumeno, and her younger brother, Toshio Iue, built a reputation of trust as they grew the business.
The house where Panasonic started
A full-scale recreation of the workshop where Konosuke began pursuing his dreams.
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The house where Panasonic started
An introduction to the attachment plug manufacturing process. You can sense the young Konosuke's high hopes and passion as he, his wife Mumeno, and her younger brother, Toshio Iue, built a reputation of trust as they grew the business.
The Grove of Learning
You can watch four videos, including "Start Anew Every Day," "Making People Before Products," "Why We Manufacture Things," and "Business Spirit." You can also select 15 of 30 cards with gems of Konosuke's wisdom to take home.
The Grove of Learning
Learn from four videos, including "Start Anew Every Day."
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The Grove of Learning
You can watch four videos, including "Start Anew Every Day," "Making People Before Products," "Why We Manufacture Things," and "Business Spirit." You can also select 15 of 30 cards with gems of Konosuke's wisdom to take home.
Library
Here you'll find books and videos relating to Konosuke, as well as recorded speeches.
About the building
This is a faithful recreation of the company's third head office in Kadoma, Osaka as it looked in 1933.
The building incorporated the latest in Western construction methods,
and Konosuke's influence on the design is evident throughout.
The Konosuke Matsushita Museum faithfully replicates the original building using advanced construction techniques.
This building will be passed on to future generations forever.
Ship's wheel
Konosuke traveled to Kobe personally to purchase the wheel of a ship about to be scrapped. The wheel symbolizes the head office's function in steering the future course of Matsushita Electric. The original ship's wheel was lost during the war, but based on photographs, it was replicated faithfully.
Ship's wheel
This symbolizes the head office's function in steering the course of Matsushita Electric.
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Ship's wheel
Konosuke traveled to Kobe personally to purchase the wheel of a ship about to be scrapped. The wheel symbolizes the head office's function in steering the future course of Matsushita Electric. The original ship's wheel was lost during the war, but based on photographs, it was replicated faithfully.
Stained glass
These are the actual windows used in the third head office, completed in 1933. They were part of the Matsushita Electric House of History, completed in 1968, and later moved to the Konosuke Matsushita Museum, which opened in March 2018.
Stained glass
This beautiful window is the original, dating to 1933.
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Stained glass
These are the actual windows used in the third head office, completed in 1933. They were part of the Matsushita Electric House of History, completed in 1968, and later moved to the Konosuke Matsushita Museum, which opened in March 2018.
Brick tiles
The original tile arrangement, with the undersides facing outward, is reproduced faithfully. Three shades of brown tiles were originally used, but six were used for the restored version to reproduce the color variations of the original ceramic firing technology.
Brick tiles
A distinctive feature of the tiles on the building's facing is the way they were laid with the underside outward.
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Brick tiles
The original tile arrangement, with the undersides facing outward, is reproduced faithfully. Three shades of brown tiles were originally used, but six were used for the restored version to reproduce the color variations of the original ceramic firing technology.
Roof tiles
It was Konosuke's idea to use French tiles on the ground floor, and Spanish tiles on the second. The head office was an extremely ambitious, modern design incorporating the latest Western architectural technology. (Photo: third head office at the time)
Roof tiles
Konosuke's design uses different kinds of tiles on the ground and second floors.
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Roof tiles
It was Konosuke's idea to use French tiles on the ground floor, and Spanish tiles on the second. The head office was an extremely ambitious, modern design incorporating the latest Western architectural technology. (Photo: third head office at the time)
Library
Get in touch with Konosuke Matsushita's words.
You can freely pick up and read books on the words of Konosuke Matsushita.
Explore your own approach and philosophy.
300 books that give tips of exploring your approach and philosophy
100 books written by Konosuke Matsushita conveying his thoughts
Words for leaders, management executives, individuals who will become major players in the future of Japan, and the young…Books relevant to the words of Konosuke Matsushita presented in the exhibition room are arranged on the wall. The books help you interpret the meanings of his words.
200 books selected according to six themes
On the center table, books featuring the founder are sorted by theme: Life and work, management, leadership, politics and economics, humans and universe, and PHP ideals.
Editorial supervision: PHP Institute
Get in touch with the founder's words
Private spaces for quiet reading
The serene space with single seats is well-suited for self-reflection. Have a relaxing and peaceful time during a work break.
Linked to 30 cards of Konosuke Matsushita's words
Archived historical materials related to the cards of Konosuke Matsushita's words presented in the exhibition room can be viewed on a tablet. Listen quietly to the founder's actual voice while viewing videos.
Editorial supervision: PHP Institute
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