Tajima Yahei Sericulture Farm, Honjō

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The Tajima Yahei Sericulture Farm is located in the Sakaishima neighbored of the city of Isesaki, Gunma. It was the former home of an influential silk farmer in the early Meiji period, known for writing a new sericulture theory which laid the foundations for modern sericultural production. The building has been protected as a National Historic Site since 2012. It was subsequently included as part of The Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Industrial Heritage UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013. ()

Alternative names: Area: 150.24 acres (0.2347 mi²)Coordinates: 36°14'48"N, 139°14'21"E

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Tajima Yahei Sericulture Farm – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ikushina Jinja, Serada Tōshō-gū, Hara kanga ruins, Sai District Shōsō ruins.

6.2 miNE
Sacred and religious sites
Ikushina Jinja, Ota
158 min walk • Ikushina Jinja is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Ōta, Gunma, Japan, dedicated to the kami Ōkuninushi. The precincts of this shrine was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1934.
2.3 miNE
Temple
Serada Tōshō-gū, Ota
58 min walk • The Serada Tōshō-gū is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Ōta Gunma Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the deified first Shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu. In the year 2000, it was one of the eleven sites connected with the Nitta-no-shō which were collectively designated a National Historic Site of Japan.
4.1 miSE
Archaeological site
Hara kanga ruins, Fukaya
106 min walk • The Hara Kanga ruins is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Nara to Heian period government administrative complex located in what is now the cities of Kumagaya and Fukaya in Saitama prefecture in the Kantō region of Japan. The site consists of the Hara kanga ruins, and the Nishi-Fuchibe Ritual Site ruins.
5.1 miNW
Archaeological site
Sai District Shōsō ruins, Isesaki
129 min walk • The Kōzuke Province Sai District Shōsō Site is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Nara to Heian period regional administrative complex, located in what is now the city of Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 2014.
5.6 miNW
36°19'7"N • 139°11'28"E
Xiang chuan kao gu guan, Isesaki
144 min walk • Museum
4.6 miN
Archaeological site
Jūsanpōzuka Site, Isesaki
118 min walk • The Jūsanpōzuka iseki is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Nara to Heian period regional administrative complex, located in the Sakaiiyoku neighborhood of the city of Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1988.
4.1 miSE
36°11'60"N • 139°17'6"E
Shen gu shi li tu shu guan, Fukaya
105 min walk • Library
3.5 miS
Universities and schools
Saitama Institute of Technology, Fukaya
91 min walk • Saitama Institute of Technology is a private university in Fukaya, Saitama, Japan, established in 1976. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1903.
4.1 miNW
Universities and schools
Jobu University, Isesaki
105 min walk • Jobu University is a private university in Isesaki, Gunma, Japan, established in 1968. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1950. The university has a secondary campus in the city of Takasaki, Gunma.
3.8 miNW
Universities and schools
Tokyo University of Social Welfare Junior College, Isesaki
97 min walk • Tokyo University of Social Welfare Junior College is a private junior college in Isesaki, Gunma, Japan. The College was opened in 2006, and is affiliated with the Tokyo University of Social Welfare.
5.7 miSE
Universities and schools
Tohto University, Fukaya
145 min walk • Tohto University is a private university in Fukaya, Saitama, Japan, renamed in 2019.