It is the only museum that specializes specifically in mandolins in the world.

Mandolin Melodies Museum was founded by mandolin player Hirokazu Nanya in a renovated pharmacy.

[2] It features Nanya's collection of mandolin LP and EP records, CD's, and 20 mandolins, dating from the 1920s to present.

[3] Notable holdings include mandolins owned by Gaetano Vinaccia, an Italian luthier, and Masakichi Suzuki, the first person in Japan to build a mandolin.

[4] The records and CD's exhibited at the museum can be listened to for a fee.