UNESCO - Takayama-sha Sericulture School - 高山社跡 Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites - 富岡製糸場と絹産業遺産群 - Takayama-sha Sericulture School - 高山社跡 - This property is a historic sericulture and silk mill complex established in the late 19th and early 20th century. It consists of 4 sites that correspond to the different stages in the production of raw silk: a large raw silk reeling plant whose machinery and industrial expertise were imported from France; an experimental farm for production of cocoons; a school for the dissemination of sericulture knowledge; and a cold-storage facility for silkworm eggs. Tomioka Silk Mill and its related sites became the center of innovation for the production of raw silk and marked Japan’s entry into the modern, industrialized era, making it the world’s leading exporter of raw silk. Takayama-sha Sericulture School was a place where people from all across Japan and neighboring countries could go to study more about sericulture, the techniques of raising silkworms to obtain raw silk. Takayama Chogoro, a former samurai who entered the silk business after the end of the feudal age, established the Takayama-sha Sericulture School in 1884. Name: Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites - 富岡製糸場と絹産業遺産群 Site: Takayama-sha Sericulture School - 高山社跡 Country: Japan Location: Fujioka City, Gunma Prefecture, Kantō Region Inscription: 2014 Category: Cultural (ii)(iv) Unesco Ref: 1449-003 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the side