Introduction In this paper, I will demonstrate how the silkreeling industry influenced the development of Japan's industrialization and modernization. To illustrate the development process of Japan, I will mainly focus on Tomioka Silk Mill, in Gunma Prefecture as an example.
Within its first year of operation, silk produced at the mill won second place at the 1873 World's Fair in Vienna, and suddenly, "Tomioka Silk" became a known brand worldwide. Over the next 115 years, the mill went through many changes in ownership and survived two world wars, but in 1987, with advancements in synthetic fibers and cheap ...
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Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2014 as a property that illustrates technological innovation and technologica...
The Tomioka Silk Mill shut down production in the 1980s, yet Gunma still accounts for 40 percent of Japan's cocoon production. Visitors can enter several buildings on the Tomioka Silk Mill grounds, including the silk reeling mill, which was stateoftheart at the time it was used. Audio guides that can be downloaded directly to your ...
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The Tomioka Silk Mill, about 120 kilometres northwest of Tokyo, was active for more than a century until it was eventually close down in 1987. These days, it is a museum and historical site because of the crucial role it played in the emergence of modern Japan.
During the Meiji period (), Tomioka silk mill led the Japanese silk industry to the highest level in the world. At the 1873 World's Fair in Vienna, Tomioka silk won the 2nd "progress prize", becoming one of the finest silks in the world. In 1909, Japan became the world's leading exporter of raw silk by conducting research on reeling ...
The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage. Made from material. brick ( red, wall) Location. Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Located in or next to body of water. Kabura River. Street address. 群馬県富岡市富岡11.
The city of Tomioka is known for its world heritage Tomioka Silk Mill. Within its darkbrown townscape, The Chamber of Commerce purchased "Yoshino Gofukuten" a traditional Kimono store to ...
The Tomioka Silk Mill garnered international acclaim when it was registered in 2014 as a world heritage site. It's home to rich history that nods to the heyday of the Meiji Restoration period. During this era, the Japanese government launched a number of development plans that prioritized industry and the sciences. One key element that ...
You can take a train from Tokyo to Tomioka Silk Mill via Takasaki and Joshutomioka in around 2h 9m. Alternatively, Express bus Gunma Prefecture operates a bus from 池袋駅東口（西武観光バスのりば） to 富岡（共通） every 3 hours. Tickets cost ¥1900 ¥2700 and the journey takes 2h 4m. Seibu bus also services this route ...
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Tomioka Silk Mill. 富岡製糸場. Gunma. Jun. Built in 1872 by the Meiji governemnt, Tomioka Silk Mill was the first western factory built in Japan, and served as the model for future factories of its kind. The main building is a rare example of the combination of traditional Japanese and modern Western architecture, as you can see in the ...
Mar. 2019 • Family. First modern large scale silk mill in Japan, built with the initiative of the Japanese government in 1870s. The good reputation of 'Made in Japan quality' as we know it today probably started here (way before Japanese automobiles, and consumer electronics). Family excursion trip from Tokyo, and wound up spending 2 hours here.
The Tomioka Silk Mill experiment would prove extremely useful. In the latter half of the 1880s, the Meiji government launched another project to create a district of government buildings in Hibiya ...
The city of Tomioka (富岡) in southwestern Gunma Prefecture is the site of Japan's first modern silk factory, established in 1872. The Tomioka Silk Mill served as a model for other silk mills in the country in an effort to modernize Japan's silk industry during the Meiji Period, when far reaching reforms were carried out in all aspects of society in order to catch up with the West.
Tomioka Silk Mill Tour, Tomioka City, Gunma Prefecture 富岡製糸場, 富岡市, 群馬県. The Tomioka Silk Mill in Tomioka City, Gunma Prefecture, was the first modern industrial complex in Japan, opening in 1872. The original silk mill buildings from the earliest days of operation are still intact today and form an impressive architectural ...
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The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage (富岡製糸場と絹産業遺産群, Tomioka seishijō to kinu sangyōisangun) is a grouping of sites that relate to the industrialization of Japan in the Meiji period, part of the industrial heritage of Japan.
Tomioka Silk Mill in Gunma Prefecture, not far from Tokyo, was Japan's first massproduction silk mill, using techniques and experts brought over from France. Having recently become a UN World Heritage site (the first industrial site in Japan to be added), Tomioka is set to become a much more famous tourist spot in Japan.
Located about a 15minute walk from Joshu Tomioka Station in Tomioka City, Gunma Prefecture, the Tomioka Silk Mill was Japan's first governmentoperated model mechanized silk mill. It was inscribed on UN's World Heritage List in 2014.
The Tomioka Silk Mill received world heritage status in 2014 for its crucial role in making Japanese silk a major, international trade commodity and establishing the textile industry as the country's most important industry which it remained for many decades into the 20th century.
Tomioka Silk Mill 667 reviews #2 of 19 things to do in Tomioka Historic Sites Closed now 9:00 AM 5:00 PM Write a review What people are saying " Interesting slice of Japan's modernisation. For history buffs " Aug 2023
The Tomioka Silk Mill allowed 300 people to work at the same time, which made it one of the largest silk reeling mills in its day. Its technological transfer of French industrial sericulture methods illustrates the successful international trade commodity and entryway to the modern industrialized world. In addition, the Tomiko Silk Mill helped ...
The Tomioka Silk Mill is the jewel in the crown (open 9:0017:00 daily, closed New Year; admission 500 yen). It's also the most accessible, being a 15minute walk from JoshuTomioka Station (if you're not traveling by car). The mill was established as part of a Meiji governmentsponsored industrialization initiative.
Tomioka Silk Mill. EN: My today's pick was Tomioka Silk Mill. UN World Heritage site, for me personally very interesting and very informative. I spent 3 hours walking around enjoying the place, even though it is in ongoing reconstruction. I am aware that it is pretty much out of the way and people with 23 weeks long holidays in Japan ...
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