The “Tomioka silk industry” of Tomioka City, Gunma Prefecture has become the prospect of registration as World Heritage.
This is the 18th World Heritage of Japan, and the first government managed silk industry.
The Tomioka silk industry was established in the year 1872 as the first government managed silk industry in Japan.
The main equipment was located on the same district where the raw silk production was popular as part of the plan to increase the production and establish the business of the Meiji era government.
During the golden age a total of 370 tons of raw silk was produced in 1974 but the operation came to an end in 1987. It was designated as the national important cultural property in the year 2006.
The main building is excellently preserved almost at the condition during the first establishment. The construction is the fusion of Japanese and Western architectural technique with the piling up of the bricks in the framework of wood, in about 5.5 hectares of site area.
A formal registration in the World Heritage Committee is expected in June this year.
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