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Tomioka Silk Mill(About 30-minute drive)
Certified as a World Heritage Site in 2014.Began its founding in Meiji era, it is the first mechanical spinning factory in Japan.It was made with the design of a French engineer, was a government official at the time, but it changed into a private company in the middle of the Meiji era.There is a memorial hall of a French designer on the premises, and you can also visit.