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TOMIOKA SILK MILL

Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2016
Tomioka Silk Mill tours using smart glasses to look back in time
The Tomioka Silk Mill, a UNESCO World Heritage site, rolled out a new tour this month featuring smart glasses technology.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2014
Last private owner, locals were vital to Tomioka mill's UNESCO listing
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee recently decided to add the Tomioka Silk Mill to the World Cultural Heritage list as a result of strenuous efforts to preserve the historic building by its previous owner and the local community.
EDITORIALS
Jun 26, 2014
Old silk mill gains new importance
Gunma Prefecture's Tomioka Silk Mill, which UNESCO has decided to add to the World Cultural Heritage List, symbolizes 19th-century Japan's efforts to become a member of the industrialized world.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2014
Culture minister pays visit to mill
Culture minister Hakubun Shimomura on Monday visited the Tomioka Silk Mill after the historic factory building was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list over the weekend.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2014
Daily celebrates UNESCO honor with silk edition
A local newspaper in Gunma Prefecture issued a special edition made of silk on Sunday to mark the Saturday listing of the Tomioka Silk Mill as a World Cultural Heritage site.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2014
Heritage listing puts Tomioka on tourist map
The Tomioka Silk Mill, a historic factory in Gunma Prefecture and a cradle of Japan's industrialization in the 19th century, has been inundated with tourists following its listing Saturday as a World Heritage site.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2014
Tomioka Silk Mill makes UNESCO list
A historic factory building in Gunma Prefecture symbolizing Japan's industrialization from the 19th century gains UNESCO World Heritage status.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 5, 2014
Silk mill took Japan to global level
The historic Tomioka Silk Mill in Gunma Prefecture and its related facilities are expected to become UNESCO World Heritage sites next month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2014
UNESCO endorses Tomioka Silk Mill for World Heritage status
A UNESCO advisory panel recommends giving World Heritage status to the Tomioka Silk Mill, a historic factory building symbolizing Japan's industrialization from the 19th century, the Agency for Cultural Affairs announced Saturday.
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