Tomioka Silk Mill

Tomioka Silk Mill is Japan's oldest modern model silk reeling factory, established in 1872 by the government to introduce modern machine silk reeling from France and spread its technology in Japan.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: silk reeling factory in Tomioka, Gunma prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Mulli i mëndafshit Tomioka”, “Tomioka Seishijō”, “המטוואה בטומיאוקה”, “המטווייה בטומיאוקה”, “טחנת המשי בטומיאוקה”, “מטוואת טומיאוקה”, “מטוויית המשי בטומיאוקה”, “מטוויית טומיאוקה”, “原富岡製糸所”, “富岡製糸所”, “旧富岡製糸場”, “株式会社富岡製糸所”, “片倉富岡製糸所”, “片倉工業ＫＫ富岡工場”, and “片倉工業株式会社富岡工場”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Silk-Reeling Plant and East Cocoon Warehouse.

Building
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is a building.

Building
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is a building.

Building
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is a building, which is situated 100 metres northwest of Tomioka Silk Mill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kanra-machi.

Town
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Kanra is a town located in , Japan. As of 31 August 2020, the town had an estimated population of 21,749 in 8311 households, and a population density of 220 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 58.61 square kilometres. is situated 3½ km southeast of Tomioka Silk Mill.

Tomioka Silk Mill

Latitude
36.25531° or 36° 15′ 19″ north
Longitude
138.88766° or 138° 53′ 16″ east
Open location code
8Q8W7V4Q+43
Open­Street­Map ID
way 313782668
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landuse=­retail
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Wiki­data ID
Q7818931
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Yue Chinese—“Tomioka Silk Mill” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Mulliri i mëndafshit Tomioka”
  • Catalan: “Fàbrica de seda de Tomioka”
  • Chinese: “富冈制丝厂”
  • Chinese: “富冈制纱厂”
  • Chinese: “富岡制紗廠”
  • Chinese: “富岡製絲廠”
  • Dutch: “Zijdefabriek van Tomioka”
  • Finnish: “Tomiokan silkkikehräämö”
  • French: “filature de soie de Tomioka”
  • French: “Filature de soie de Tomioka”
  • Georgian: “ტომიოკის აბრეშუმის ფაბრიკა”
  • German: “Seidenfabrik in Tomioka”
  • German: “Stätten der Seidenspinnerei in Tomioka”
  • Hebrew: “מטוואת המשי בטומיאוקה”
  • Hebrew: “מפעל טוויית המשי בטומיאוקה”
  • Indonesian: “Pabrik Sutera Tomioka”
  • Italian: “Mulino da seta di Tomioka”
  • Japanese: “とみおかせいしじょう”
  • Japanese: “富岡製糸場”
  • Korean: “도미오카 제사장”
  • Malayalam: “ടോമിയോക്ക സിൽക്ക് മിൽ”
  • Maltese: “Fabbrika tal-Ħarir ta‘ Tomioka”
  • Maltese: “Fabbrika tal-Ħarir ta’ Tomioka”
  • Persian: “کارخانه ابریشم تویمی‌اوکا”
  • Polish: “Dawny ośrodek jedwabnictwa w Tomioka”
  • Portuguese: “Fábrica de Seda de Tomioka”
  • Russian: “Фабрика в Томиоке”
  • Spanish: “Manufactura de seda de Tomioka”
  • Swedish: “Tomioka silkesfabrik”
  • Thai: “โรงงานทอผ้าโทมิโอกะและสถานที่ที่เกี่ยวข้อง”
  • Thai: “โรงงานทอผ้าโทะมิโอะกะและสถานที่ที่เกี่ยวข้อง”
  • Turkish: “Tomioka İpek Fabrikası”
  • Ukrainian: “Фабрика в Томіоці”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà máy dệt lụa Tomioka”
  • Yue Chinese: “富岡製絲廠”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: 旧韮塚製糸場 and 銀座まちなか交流館.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 蒸気釜所 and 高圧変電所.

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