This tour include Tomioka Silk Mill of UNESCO World Heritage and Byakuikannon-statue which is the symbol of Takasaki-city. After you understand the important historical value of Tomioka Silk Mill , you will be very much impressed for the World Heritage. And you will be overwhelmed by the giant statue rising up on top of Mt.Kannon to which people pray for their better fortune and longevity.
At a ticket entrance of JR Takasaki Shinkansen bullet train,
Tomioka Silk Mill has been registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List as “Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites” on 2014.
You will be able to find the historical importance of the Heritage for various aspects including Silk Mill technology, advanced architecture and Japanese women lavor history and tremendous efforts & result by them for the technology improvement.
Tomioka Silk Mill had contributed a lot to the silk industry in the world. The high quality of raw silk and the silk warm breeding technology had spread over the world and contributed the world wide silk industry expansion. The plant was the largest size of silk plant at the time-flame which is 140 meter length,12 meter breadth and 12 meter hight. After the factory be privatized, this Silk Mill technology finally had become the world leading technology and had produced the Silk products as world number one volume until this factory had ceased to operate in 1987.
To take train from Jyoshu-Tomioka to Takasaki
To have a lunch near Takasaki station,
To take bus from Takasaki to Kannonsama (Hakui-Daikannon)
Byakuikannon/Goddess of Mercy) in Takasaki-city of Gunma. The top of Mt.Kannon is located 190meter of altitude and Byakuikannon is 41.8meter tall with 6.0 tons weight. This Kannon statue is constructed by concrete with the thickness of thumb as 0.4meter diameter. It was established in 1936. The inside the Kannon body is made with nine-storied building and you can walk up to the top from where all over the Takasaki-city, famous Jyomo-sanzan (three mountains: Akagi, Myogi and Haruna) and a chain of mountains in the distance. 20 numbers of Buddhist statues are enshrined inside this Kannon statue.
This Kannon is the symbol of Takasaki-city and a lot of people come here to pray their better fortune, longevity and so-on.
To take bus from Kannonsama (Hakui-Daikannon) to Takasaki,
At JR Takasaki station,
Guide fee,
Transportation inside Takasaki city for a guide,
Entrance fee for you: Tomioka Silk Mill : JPY1000/ adult,
Lunch fee,
JR Transfer fee between Takasaki and Jyoshu-Tomioka 8both way): JPY1620/adult,
Bus fee between Takasaki station and Byakui-Kannon(both way): JPY400/adult,
I am now focusing tour guide area for East Japan area such as Tokyo, Yokohama, Hakone, Kamakura, Mt.Fuji, Nikko, Gunma, Saitama and Kanazawa.
However, I can support you for one day trip of Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Nara and Himeji from Tokyo.
1) For fairly long walking of sight -seeing, please put on the shoes to walk with ease.
2) Please prepare the cash to spend any train riding, lunch and souvenir.
3) I prepared the blog of Gunma/Tomioka Silk Mill with photos and detail explanation each shown as below,
Blog title of Tomioka Silk Mill: Tomioka Silk Mill in Gunma as UNESCO World Heritage,
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