Tajima Yahei sericulture farm house in Gunma Pref.

Tajima Yahei sericulture farm house in Gunma Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - The Tajima Yahei sericulture farm house in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, is photographed on April 26, 2014. A UNESCO advisory panel has recommended giving World Heritage status to the house together with the Tomikoka Silk Mill in the prefectural city of Tomioka and two other sites related to the sericulture industry in the prefecture.

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