Tomioka Silk Mill

Tomioka Silk Mill history

■Tomioka Silk Mill (Tomioka blame Shi-jo) is a was established Japan's first full-fledged instrument reeling factory in Gunma Prefecture Tomioka

■not only the modernization of Japan, is a contribution to the plant significantly to such as silk industry innovation and exchange, to the entire country of historic sites, including the site, initial building group is designated as national treasures and important cultural assets ing

■In addition, as a constituent assets of "Tomioka Silk Mill and silk industrial heritage group", which was officially registered in the 38th World Heritage Committee of June 21, 2014 (Doha)

■Japan that changed the national isolation policy in the late Edo period began to trade with foreign countries. Largest export product was raw silk at that time. A result of increased demand by rapid increase in exports, crude Ranzo problem that poor-quality raw silk made a large number of place, had lowered the reputation of Japan's raw silk

■After the Meiji Restoration, the government order to the Japanese foreign and equal footing, was promoting the modernization of industrial science and technology. The government and improve quality improvement and production of raw silk as the one, for the technology leadership, decided to create a model factory with a reeling instrument of western style. This is the Tomioka Silk Mill

■Tomioka Silk Mill is Japan's first government-run model Silk Mill was founded in 1872. As it was born in order to play a part of the listed policies of the Meiji government "encouragement of new industry", it was a Europe of technology and the world's largest silk factory of Japan's own method is can try fusion

■are Haraisage Mitsui house in 1893, in 1902 to the original partnership, but in 1939 in Katakura reeling spinning company (now Katakura) and management mother has changed, until you stop the operation in 1987, the Second World including even during the war, and continued to function consistently as a silk mill