Nissan Heritage Collection in Zama, Japan

The Zama car factory, once Nissan's most advanced assembly plant, now houses mostly assembly technology development operations and a collection of 400 Nissan vehicles.

Visits are arranged around timed tours which occur several times per day. The tour begins with a video detailing the history of the factory complex. (Narration is in Japanese with English subtitles.) After the video, a metal door is rolled up to reveal a huge hall filled with hundreds of cars.

Visitors can choose to follow a guided tour in Japanese or explore the collection independently. The guides may open a few hoods or demonstrate some of the car's features. They may even start the engine as some 70 percent of the vehicles on display are kept in working condition. A small workshop area at the back of the hall shows mechanics in action. Each car is accompanied by a detailed plaque in Japanese and English.