New station building near World Heritage candidate site

New station building near World Heritage candidate site

MAEBASHI, Japan - A tape-cutting ceremony is held to mark the completion of a new building at Joshin Dentetsu railway company's Joshu Tomioka station in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, on March 17, 2014. The station is located about 15 minutes by foot from the Tomioka Silk Mill, a pioneer in Japan's industrial modernization and a UNESCO World Heritage candidate site.

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