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Arafune Cold Storage added to UNESCO list

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken April 18, 2014 shows the Arafune Cold Storage for silkworm eggs in Shimonita, Gunma Prefecture, which used cold air blowing from underground through gaps between rocks. The facility, called Fuketsu, was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in June 2014, along with the Tomioka Silk Mill and other related sites in the prefecture.

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Arafune cold storage in Gunma Pref.

MAEBASHI, Japan - Arafune cold storage for silkworm eggs, in the town of Shimonita, Gunma Prefecture, is photographed on April 18, 2014. An advisory panel to UNESCO recently recommended the storage site be added to the World Cultural Heritage list.

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Expressway closed after road collapse

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo-bound lanes on the Joshinetsu Expressway collapses Aug. 15 after heavy rains lashed out eastern Japan the previous day. The expressway linking Tokyo with Nagano via Gunma Prefecture is closed between Shimonita and Tomioka interchanges in Gunma Prefecture.

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Emperor, empress visit Japan's first western-style dairy farm

SHIMONITA, Japan - Emperor Akihito feeds milk to a calf at Kouzu Dairy Farm, Japan's first western-style dairy farm set up in 1887, in the town of Shimonita, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 26 with Empress Michiko looking on. The imperial couple are taking a rest in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Shimonita, Joshu

Shimonita, Joshu==Date:Early Meiji, Place:Gunma, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Expressway closed after road collapse

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo-bound lanes on the Joshinetsu Expressway collapses Aug. 15 after heavy rains lashed out eastern Japan the previous day. The expressway linking Tokyo with Nagano via Gunma Prefecture is closed between Shimonita and Tomioka interchanges in Gunma Prefecture.