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  • Former Soga Textile Mill
    Travel / Tourism
    Gunma Pref. Kiryushi Honchou 1-7-15
    Located a 20 minute walk north of JR Kiryu Station. Soga Sukematsu built his fortune in the Meiji period, moving from working as a live-in apprentice for a raw silk thread dealer to becoming a tycoon in the silk thread market, and one of the things he purchased with this fortune was the land here. In 1922, he had this mill built to celebrate the wedding of his son, Kiichiro. Built with Oya tuff stone and consisting of five conjoined buildings with a saw-tooth roof, the mill produced silk goods up until 1970. Today it is preserved as a National Tangible Cultural Property; only the exterior is available for viewing by visitors. The structure still retains the atmosphere of a bygone era from the city of Kiryu’s past.
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  • Former Hirata Family Residence and Shop
    Travel / Tourism
    Gunma Pref. Kiryushi Honchou 1-6-28
    A 15 minute walk from JR Kiryu Station. The area where this building is located was selected as an Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings in 2012. This historic former residence and shop stands on the east side of the central road passing through. The first owner of the shop, Hirata Uhachi, set up his own general store in 1851; thereafter, the store carried dyes and raw silk thread, but the difficulties of acquiring stock during the war forced it to close. The structure is a rare example of Meiji-period townhouse architecture and the primary building and adjoining storehouse were registered as Tangible Cultural Properties in 2006.
    Former Hirata Family Residence and Shop image
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Gunma prefecture is synonymous with onsen. Natural hot spring water sources throughout the prefecture have given rise to a series of small onsen towns, each set among luscious mountains. At Kusatsu, Ikaho, and Minakami, traditional indoor and outdoor bathing experiences are served hand in hand with irresistible onsen-themed food, including steam-cooked eggs and custard pudding.

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