Tomioka Silk Mill World Heritage Site

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf World Heritage Site
gptkbp:admissionFee 500 yen
gptkbp:architect Kikuchi_Kiyoshi
gptkbp:architecturalStyle large windows
wooden beams
high ceilings
Western-style architecture
gptkbp:area 1.2 hectares
gptkbp:associatedWith Meiji Industrial Revolution
gptkbp:communityInvolvement local volunteers
gptkbp:conservationEfforts ongoing
well-preserved
gptkbp:constructionMaterial brick
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Industrial Heritage
events
workshops
demonstrations
exhibitions
gptkbp:culturalSignificance symbol_of_Japan's_industrialization
gptkbp:educationalPrograms available
gptkbp:established 1872
gptkbp:exhibits silk production techniques
gptkbp:features water supply system
boiler room
silk reeling factory
silk weaving factory
gptkbp:guidedTours available
gptkbp:historicalFigures gptkb:Mitsui_Takatoshi
gptkb:Mitsui_family
foreign advisors
Japanese_government_officials
Kikuchi_Kiyoshi
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Meiji period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tomioka Silk Mill World Heritage Site
gptkbp:inscription 2014
gptkbp:internationalClassification yes
gptkbp:localCuisine Tomioka ramen
gptkbp:location Tomioka, Gunma, Japan
gptkbp:managedBy Tomioka City
gptkbp:nearbyAttractions Tomioka City Park
Tomioka Historical Museum
Tomioka Shrine
gptkbp:notableEvent Silk Festival
gptkbp:openedIn Mondays
gptkbp:openingHours 9 AM to 5 PM
gptkbp:parking available
gptkbp:partOf Tomioka_Silk_Mill_and_Related_Sites
gptkbp:publicTransport yes
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:UNESCO
gptkbp:researchInterest available
gptkbp:significance historical silk production
gptkbp:surroundingArea Tomioka City
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:visitorsPerYear approximately 100,000