Banner to inform UNESCO's decision on Tomioka mill

Banner to inform UNESCO's decision on Tomioka mill

MAEBASHI, Japan - A banner hangs on the Gunma prefectural government office building in Maebashi on June 21, 2014, informing the UNESCO World Heritage Committee's decision to add the Tomioka Silk Mill and related sites to the World Cultural Heritage list.

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