Tomioka Silk Mill added to UNESCO list

Tomioka Silk Mill added to UNESCO list

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 31, 2014 shows tourists listening to explanations by a guide at the reeling section within the Tomioka Silk Mill, a historic factory building in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture. The mill and related sites in the prefecture were added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in June 2014.

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