The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage
World Heritage Registration Promotion Office
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Proposal (PDF file 1,085KB)- Leaflet (English/français.) PDF file 513KB
“The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage”have been inscribed on Japan’s tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage. Let us introduce silk industrial heritage included in the proposal for the List.
The Great Mulberry of Usune
Arafune Fuketsu
Tochikubo Fuketsu (Cold storage)
Birthplace of Takayama-sha
The Tomizawa house
Group of Silk-raising farmhouse in the Akaiwa district
Old-Kanrasha Obata-gumi Warehouse
The Tomioka Silk Mill
Old Usui Pass Railroad Infrastructure
Old Kouzuke Railway and Facility
- 2009 is the International Year of Natural Fibres!
It was decided by the General Assembly of the United Nations. The main objective of the International Year of Natural Fibres is to raise the profile of natural fibres.
International Year of Natural Fibres (link to the FAO site)
World Heritage Registration Promotion Division, Gunma Prefectural Government 1-1-1 Ote-machi Maebashi-shi Gunma 371-8570 |