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Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites 富岡製糸場と絹産業遺産群
Inscribed 2014CulturalGunma
The government-built Tomioka Silk Mill (1872) brought French machinery and expertise to a traditional silk region and helped make Japan the world's top raw-silk exporter. The mill, a model sericulture farmhouse, a sericulture school and a natural cold-storage for silkworm eggs survive together.
| Inscribed | 2014 (UNESCO World Heritage List) |
|---|---|
| Criteria | (ii), (iv) — Cultural |
| Prefectures | Gunma |
| UNESCO listing | whc.unesco.org — ref. 1449 |
| Component parts | 4 listed below |
| Coordinates | 36.25530, 138.88800 · Open in Google Maps |
Component parts of Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites
The inscription is made up of 4 component parts. Open one for its location, coordinates and details.
Tomioka Silk Mill 富岡製糸場
Gunma
Tajima Yahei Sericulture Farm 田島弥平旧宅
Gunma
Takayama-sha 高山社
Gunma
Arafune Cold Storage 荒船風穴
Gunma
Planning a visit
Opening hours, admission and the best access routes are managed by each site's local operators and change over time. Start with the official UNESCO listing and the local official tourism pages linked from Wikipedia below, and check the current information before you go.
Read more
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites
- Wikipedia (English): The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage
- Wikipedia (Japanese): 富岡製糸場と絹産業遺産群
- Wikidata: Q7769551
Basic data from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Wikidata (CC0).