Tajima Yahei Sericulture Farm

Tajima Yahei Sericulture Farm - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The is located in the Sakaishima neighbored of the city of Isesaki, Gunma. It was the former home of an influential silk farmer in the early Meiji period, known for writing a new sericulture theory which laid the foundations for modern sericultural production. The building has been protected as a National Historic Site since 2012. It was subsequently included as part of The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013.Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites (maps) at UNESCO website Read more on Wikipedia

type: building
date from: 1863

Source: en.wikipedia.org