The World Cultural Heritage Site!

Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage was registered the World Heritage Site today!

They were basis of  the modern industrial in Japan.





"The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage" is comprised of four places.

1) Tomioka Silk Mill in Tomioka city

2) Takayama-sha Sericulture School in Fujioka city

3) Tajima Yahei sericulture Farm in Isesaki city

4) Arafune Cold Strage in Shimonita town

Each city and town must maintain and manage.

And other silk industry heritage are in Gunma.

The others should cooperate with the heritage site.

Because the others are important to silk industries.

http://worldheritage.pref.gunma.jp/en/