Tomioka Silk Mill's east cocoon warehouse in Gunma Pref.

Tomioka Silk Mill's east cocoon warehouse in Gunma Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - The east cocoon warehouse of the Tomioka Silk Mill in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, is photographed on April 25, 2013. An advisory panel to UNESCO recently recommended giving World Cultural Heritage status to the silk mill complex.

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